Pistolwhip: Yellow Menace - Softcover

Hall, Jason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 189183035X ISBN 13: 9781891830358

Publisher: Top Shelf Productions, 2003

Synopsis

by Jason Hall & Matt Kindt
Jack Peril is the beloved hero of radio, comics, and the silver screen - but is his existence merely fictional? What does a series of grisly murders and a new lecture series condemning the pulse-pounding parables of said Mr. Peril have to do with it all? And just who is The Yellow Menace? Mitch and Charlie, along with luckless cop Ray and inquisitive maid Isla, plan to find out!

About this title

About the Author:

Matt Kindt was born in 1973 in St. Louis and currently resides in Webster Groves, Missouri. He worked in the local mini-comics scene from a young age, self-publishing his own copyshop zines since 1990. In 1995 he obtained a degree in art from Webster University in St. Louis. In 2001, Top Shelf Productions published his first full graphic novel, Pistolwhip. The book was critically well-received, nominated for the prestigious Harvey Award the next year and featured in Time Magazine's Top 10 list for Graphic Novels of 2001. He has written and illustrated the comics and graphic novels Mind MGMT, Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy, and 2 Sisters, as well as Justice League of America (DC), Spider-Man (Marvel), and Unity (Valiant). He has been nominated for 4 Eisner and 6 Harvey Awards. His work has been published in French, Spanish, Italian, German and Korean. The author lives in Webster Groves, Missouri.

From Publishers Weekly:

Pistolwhip made Time's list of top 10 comics of 2001 and garnered two Harvey Award nominations. Set in 1930s America, this sequel focuses on the duel between the Yellow Menace, who models his murders after comic books, and Jack Peril, the comic book hero determined to stop him. Simultaneously, author Roderick Loom begins giving a series of lectures associating comic books, radio shows and movies with the deterioration of contemporary society. Meanwhile, aspiring private investigator Mitch Pistolwhip, the mysterious Charlie Minks, hotel maid Isla Rose and flatfoot Ray Ford search for the links among Loom, the Yellow Menace and the origin of Jack Peril. With wisps and squiggles, Kindt opens the door to a young American city filled with Woofie Dogs, flapjacks and torch singers. As Hall's narrative shift from flashbacks to fantasy, Kindt shifts perspective, using creative angles and frames to move readers along. The two weave a tight story, interspersing "advertisements" for Jack Peril paraphernalia and "pages" of Jack Peril comics throughout the book. These layers of fiction within fiction make for a complex read that pulls readers and the characters into Jack Peril's world. The book's only downfall is the vague use of the term "yellow," which carries little weight here, but bears a racial burden historically. While Kindt and Hall capitalize on the paranoia of yesteryear with catchphrases, they allude to the threat of foreigners in a pat and safe manner that skims over the underlying bigotry. But overall, this is a showcase for the skill, grace and charm of Top Shelf's newest dynamic duo.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 189183035X
• ISBN 13: 9781891830358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144