Fatale Compendium - by Ed Brubaker (Paperback)

About the Book

"Josephine is cursed, and in a series that darkly blends American crime noir with unnamed Lovecraftian horrors, we follow her from 1950s San Francisco, where crooked cops hide deeper evils, to mid-'70s L.A., where burnt-out actors and ex-cult groupies are caught in a web around a satanic snuff film, then back through the ages of time--and in the middle of it all is Josephine, with a power to die or kill for"--

Book Synopsis

The best-selling, award-winning team of ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS finally collect their hit book FATALE under one cover in this gorgeous compendium edition.

Josephine is cursed, and in a series that darkly blends American crime noir with unnamed Lovecraftian horrors, we follow her from 1950s San Francisco, where crooked cops hide deeper evils, to mid-'70s L.A., where burnt-out actors and ex-cult groupies are caught in a web around a satanic snuff film, then back through the ages of time... and in the middle of it all is Josephine, with a power to die or kill for.

Review Quotes

"Brubaker doesn't write a word more than necessary, and Phillips' scenery has all the right angles, evoking a film-noir feel without slavish imitation. If the words 'last call' make you think of 'The Call of Cthulu, ' this is your kind of hard-boiled tale."-- "Booklist"

"Graced with a suspenseful plot that has more twists and turns than an alpine road, and deliberately understated artwork, Fatale boasts both intrigue and an atmosphere that feels as densely bleak as a San Francisco mist at the tip of Fisherman's Wharf at dawn." -- "Publishers Weekly"

"In Brubaker and Phillips' hands, Jo shows the seams, the paste and spit and wires lurking behind the femme fatale's glorious façade." --Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The Turnout

"This isn't just another noir series; Fatale takes everything the duo has learned about producing classic noir crime stories and mixes it with horror and magic."-- "IGN"

About the Author

Ed Brubaker is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, winning five best writer Eisner and Harvey Awards in the last ten years. His bestselling work with Sean Phillips on Criminal, Incognito, Fatale, and The Fade Out has been translated around the world to great acclaim, and Marvel's movies featuring his co-creation, The Winter Soldier, have all been international blockbusters. Ed lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their crazy dog, where he works in comics, film, and television, most recently on HBO's new hit series Westworld.

Drawing comics professionally since the age of fifteen, Eisner Award winning Sean Phillips has worked for all the major publishers. Since drawing Sleeper, Hellblazer, Batman, X-Men, Marvel Zombies, and Stephen King's The Dark Tower, Sean has concentrated on creator-owned books including Criminal, Kill Or Be Killed, Incognito, Fatale and The Fade Out.

He is currently drawing a new volume of the long-running Criminal series written by his long-time collaborator Ed Brubaker and coloured by his son Jacob Phillips.

He lives in the Lake District in the UK.

Dave Stewart is a multi Eisner Award Winning colorist who has worked for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and Image comics. Some of his award winning works include Hellboy, Star Wars, Human Target, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Captain America, Superman, BPRD, The Goon, Body Bags and Fatale.

Elizabeth Breitweiser is an American comic book colorist and cover artist. Some of her work includes OUTCAST by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta, The Amazing Spider-Man, FATALE, Captain America, THE FADE OUT, Hulk, Legends of the Dark Knight and Wolverine.