Murder By High Tide HC (Gil Jordan) - Hardcover

TILLIEUX, M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606994514 ISBN 13: 9781606994511

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2011

Synopsis

• Imagine the beautifully crisp images of Hergé (Tintin) put in service of a series of wisecracking, fast-paced detective stories — punctuated with scenes of spectacular vehicular mayhem (including in this volume a dockside pursuit via car and bulldozer).
• Gil Jordan is a nattily dressed but tough-as-nails private eye, seconded by his trusty ex-burglar assistant Crackerjack and his eccentric friend Inspector Crouton (as well as the invaluable Miss Midge). Fantagraphics' first Gil Jordan book combines two of Gil's finest yarns in one splendid hardcover. In "Murder by High Tide," Gil and his associates are hired to investigate the suspicious disappearance (death?) of an antiques dealer, while in "Leap of Faith" they get involved in trying to protect an attorney from Joe the Needle, a mysteriously escaped convict with apparent superhuman powers who has sworn vengeance.

About this title

About the Author

Born in 1921 in Belgium, Maurice Tillieux was best known for the sixteen-volume Gil Jordan series but he was also a prolific writer for other artists. He died in an automobile accident in 1978.

Review

“...[T]hese books are good stuff, the writing as well as the art.... There is something in this story for every reader: mystery, adventure, humor, bad jokes and a real sense of menace.... This is absolutely the kind of book that I would hand to someone who has expressed an interest in comics.”
- R.M. Rhodes, Forces of Geek

Edition details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1606994514
• ISBN 13: 9781606994511
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: Thompson Kim