Series: Parker
The Eisner-Award winning creatorcontinues adaptingRichard Stark’sworld of criminals, thugs, and grifters with his signature pulp flair in this second installment. A hard-nosed thief, Parker is Richard Stark’s most famous creation, and Stark, in turn, is the most famous pen name of Mystery Writers of America Grand MasterDonald E. Westlake. Darwyn Cookes beautifully stylized artwork perfectly compliments the hard-hitting action of one of the hardest hard-boiled characters in all of crime fiction.With his old scores settled, Parker’s living the good life… until a snitch rats him out to the Outfit for the bounty on his head. Now, he’s no longer living in swank hotels and enjoying the finer things, and someone has to pay for that. The Outfit’s about to learn, if you push Parker, it better be all the way into the grave.Winner of the 2011 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist.
About Artists & Writers:
Richard Starkis the most famous pseudonym of world-renowned author Donald Westlake (1933-2008). In 1962 hecreated the master thief Parker and began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction. Several of Westlakes books have been adapted by Hollywood and Westlakes adaptation of The Grifters earned him an Academy Award nomination for best motion picture screenplay. Westlake has won numerous awards for his fiction and in 1993 the Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by that prestigious society.Darwyn Cooke(1962-2015) was a graphic designer and animator who turned his attention toward cartooning in the late nineties. Known primarily for his work on the DC line of superheroes, Cooke always had an affinity for crime fiction and has often cited the Parker books as a great source of creative inspiration. Cooke has won multiple Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster awards, as well as the National Cartoonist Societys Best Series award. In 2008 Cooke was Emmy-nominated for the animated adaptation of his magnum opus, DC:The New Frontier.