The Good Asian: 1936 Deluxe Edition
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Image Comics
Published:6th Jun '23
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Collecting the Eisner-award-winning hit in one completevolume alongside special bonus content. THE GOOD ASIAN follows Edison Hark– a haunted, self-loathing Chinese-American detective on the trail of akiller in 1936 San Francisco – in a noir mystery exploring the firstgeneration of Americans to come of age under an immigration ban: the Chinese, asthey’re besieged by rampant murders, abusive police, and a world thatseemingly never changes.
Collects THE GOOD ASIAN #1-10
"This is the kind of textured plotting you might expect from Raymond Chandler if he were writing today." —Thrillist
“The best noir comic I've read in years. It's taut, evocative, and though it's set nearly 100 years ago, incredibly relevant.” —G. Willow Wilson, Ms. Marvel
"Edison Hark immediately joins the ranks of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade in a smart, classic noir drenched in style and history." —James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Batman
"With snappy period dialogue and deftly engaging art, Pornsak And Alex have crafted a gripping and authentic crime story from an Asian-American POV. This is the book I've been waiting for." —Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls
“Absolutely the best kind of comics noir." —Kieron Gillen,The Wicked + The Divine, Die
"Rich with history, style, and emotion, Image Comics’ The Good Asian delivers noir excellence at every turn." —The AV Club
ISBN: 9781534325852
Dimensions: 279mm x 178mm x 25mm
Weight: 1293g
304 pages