One Trick Rip-Off - Softcover

Pope, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569712441 ISBN 13: 9781569712443

Publisher: Dark Horse Books, 1997

Synopsis

There're plenty of gangs in Los Angeles: north of downtown it's the Paid-in-Spades, and down south, past Washington, there's nothing. There's the East-Side Firegirls and Thee Suertes, and past El Pueblo, on the west side, it's the One Tricks. That's what Tubby is, a One Trick, but he's hungry to be someone else, someone out of Los Angeles. He and his girl Vim want to split, but before they can, they need some cash. And that's what the One Tricks got, about a quarter million. If their plan comes off, they're set for life. If it doesn't, their lives don't matter much anyway. After a year-long run in Dark Horse Presents, The One-Trick Rip-Off is collected here in its entirety. It's a tour de force of pure, kinetic storytelling that will keep your eyes peeled until the very last page.

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Review

Paul Pope's explosive work is igniting the minds of readers across the world. His artwork looks like what "an Elvis 45 played on a hi-fi with your finger" would sound like. Even though he has two previous comics novels under his belt (Sin Titulo and The Ballad of Dr. Richardson) and pages upon pages of work finished for his Japanese publisher, The One Trick Rip-Off is his first novel that is widely available in English. Two young lovers, Tubby and Vim, want to escape--escape the mistakes they've made, the lives they've lived, and the city that weighs them down. All they have to do is rip off the One Tricks, the toughest street gang in Los Angeles. The One Trick Rip-Off is infused with pure Paul Pope: Indian food, wildly romantic ideals, a sweaty young girl. If you like the moody, darkly romantic music of Nick Cave, you'll groove to The One Trick Rip-Off.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dark Horse Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1569712441
• ISBN 13: 9781569712443
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 117