Gatsby - by Jeremy Holt (Paperback)

About the Book

An epic rager based on a timeless classic--welcome to the new Roaring '20s with GATSBY! When middle-class Singaporean student Lu Zhao spends a summer on Long Island with his rich cousin Tommy, his assimilation into the opulent American lifestyle straps him into a collision course fueled by designer drugs, sex, deceit, and murder. GATSBY reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel as an LGBTQ-tinged, multicultural thriller for the Internet age. When middle-class Singaporean student Lu Zhao is invited to spend a summer on Long Island with his rich cousin, Tommy, before attending Columbia University in the fall, his assimilation into the opulent American lifestyle straps him into a collision course fueled by designer drugs, sex, deceit, and murder. Set in present-day Long Island, Gatsby reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel as an LGBTQ-tinged, multicultural thriller for the Internet age.

Book Synopsis

An epic rager based on a timeless classic--welcome to the new Roaring '20s with GATSBY!

When middle-class Singaporean student Lu Zhao spends a summer on Long Island with his rich cousin Tommy, his assimilation into the opulent American lifestyle straps him into a collision course fueled by designer drugs, sex, deceit, and murder. GATSBY reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel as an LGBTQ-tinged, multicultural thriller for the Internet age.

When middle-class Singaporean student Lu Zhao is invited to spend a summer on Long Island with his rich cousin, Tommy, before attending Columbia University in the fall, his assimilation into the opulent American lifestyle straps him into a collision course fueled by designer drugs, sex, deceit, and murder. Set in present-day Long Island, Gatsby reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel as an LGBTQ-tinged, multicultural thriller for the Internet age.

About the Author

Jeremy Holt is a non-binary author whose works include Gatsby, Made in Korea, Virtually Yours, Before Houdini, After Houdini, and Skip to the End.

An original art page from After Houdini was acquired by The Houdini Museum of NYC, where it now hangs in its permanent collection. And Skip to the End was one of three works of fiction that The New York Times included in an in-depth expose titled Kurt Cobain: What to Read and Watch, 25 Years After the Nirvana Leader's Death.

They have received high praise from Brian K. Vaughan (Y the Last Man, Saga, Paper Girls) and NYT crossword constructor David Kwong. Originally from no place in particular, they've lived in Italy, Singapore, England, Norway, Texas, and Vermont, before settling in Brooklyn, New York.

Comic book artist based/born/raised in Brazil, Felipe Cunha (pronounced koo - een - yah). Worked for Dynamite Comics on titles like Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim and Mandrake The Magician. Pinups, pages and other material on books at IDW and Image, covers and short stories on 215 Ink's Doctor Crowe. Five issues of the first arc of DELEGATES, published by ImagineBin through ComiXology. A creator-owned series at Vault Comics called Cult Classic: Return To Whisper with writer Eliot Rahal (Quantum & Woody, The Doorman), out now on comic shops and everywhere else. CAPTAIN CANUCK Season 5, published by Lev Gleason's imprint Comic House, formerly known as Chapterhouse. More recently wrapped up the artwork for GATSBY, a creator-owned Original Graphic Novel to be published by AWA Studios in the Spring of 2023. GATSBY was co-created with writer Jeremy Holt with edits by Axel Alonso.