Synopsis

The Body Trade is an unrelenting revenge story set against the backdrop of Americas aftermarket for dead bodies. Critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson (Blow Away, Into The Unbeing) and star artist Jok (In Hell We Fight) team up for this neo-noir crime thriller rife with bloodshed and brutality, in the tradition of Blue Ruin and Hell or High Water!Kim Krilic is a divorced ex-con whos trying to atone. However, his short temper tends to get the best of him. When he returns to Florida to bury his estranged son. Hes sickened to find an empty grave. His sons remains were sold into The Body Trade. Armed with righteous fury, Kim sets out to reclaim his childs corpse. But one act of vengeance causes everything to spiral out of control.

About The Author

Zac Thompson is a multidisciplinary writer from Prince Edward Island, Canada. He is best known for his work at Marvel Entertainment on titles like Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land and The Marvelous X-Men. His debut original comic series, The Dregs, was called lowbrow brilliant by New York Magazine. In 2022, Thompsons original screenplay The Replacer was selected for production financing from Telefilm Canada. In 2023, Zac received the PEI Arts Grant to write a novel tentatively titled That Thing I Found In You. His other comic book credits include Batman: The Brave and the Bold for DC Comics, Into The Unbeing at Dark Horse Comics, Cemetery Kids Dont Die at Oni Press, and Blow Away at BOOM! Studios. When Zacs not out in the woods foraging for mushrooms you can find him at the cinema or walking his dog Astra.Jok was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in the seventies and has been working as a comic book artist since 1993. His works been published in the US (Image, Massive, Heavy Metal, Scholastic, Capstone, Bad Bug, Alien Books and soon in Mad Cave), England (Markosia, David Lloyds Aces Weekly), Italy, France (Mosquito, Delcourt), Spain, Germany (Splitter), Denmark, Cyprus, Canada, China (Cixin Lius work adaptation), Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. He runs a studio along with fellow comic book creators since 2001, splitting his time amongst several endeavors, including work-for-hire projects, creator-owned books, children illustration, attending conventions all over the world and not missing a match of his weekly soccer with friends and colleagues.

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