1949 - by Dustin Weaver (Hardcover)

About the Book

By day, Detective Blank is a cop on the trail of a vicious serial killer in the year 1949. But when she sleeps, Blank lives a different life-- two hundred years in the future. Is Detective Blank next on the killer's list? Her dreams may hold the key to the case, if only she can remember them in time. The danger mounts and the suspense builds as the detective closes in, in this genre-bending sci fi-noir thriller. For Detective Blank, to catch the killer will mean facing her greatest mystery--herself.

Book Synopsis

"Weaver (Paklis) merges elements of cyberpunk and film noir in this admirably ambitious, totally engaging sci-fi thriller." --Library Journal

By day, Detective Blank is a cop on the trail of a vicious serial killer in the year 1949. But when she sleeps, Blank lives a different life-- two hundred years in the future. Is Detective Blank next on the killer's list? Her dreams may hold the key to the case, if only she can remember them in time. The danger mounts and the suspense builds as the detective closes in, in this genre-bending sci fi-noir thriller.

For Detective Blank, to catch the killer will mean facing her greatest mystery--herself.

Review Quotes

"The effort Weaver has put into the book pays off and provides a great value for science fiction readers."-- "AIPT Comics"

About the Author

Dustin Weaver began his career in comics as an intern at WildStorm Studios in 2003, where he was held to an unreasonable standard by his idol. Since then, he's illustrated the NY Times bestselling novel The Tenth Circle, had a fruitful relationship with Dark Horse Comics where he made significant contributions to the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series, and worked for several years exclusively at Marvel where, most notably, he co-created the acclaimed series S.H.I.E.L.D: Architects of Forever with writer Jonathan Hickman. In recent years, Weaver has moved into the writing side of comics. He helped define IDW's approach to Rocksteady and Bebop in their Ninja Turtles comics by co-writing the duo's introductory issue and the mini-series Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything! For Marvel he has performed as writer and artist for Edge of Spider-Verse and the 5-issue series Infinity Gauntlet: Warzones. Weaver now dedicates himself to his own Image series, including PAKLIS.