Brian Michael Bendis, co-creator of Miles Morales, Naomi, and Jessica Jones, teams up with his superstar co-creator and Iron Man and Daredevil collaborator Alex Maleev in this complete omnibus collection of their fearless political thriller set in the seedy underbelly of Portland, Oregon.A young woman is pushed to the edge by a world filled by police brutality, government corruption, and unspeakable crimes. After a mysterious murder and a near-death experience, Scarlet Rue wakes from a coma with her world shattered. Fueled by rage, guilt, and her vision of a better future; she takes the fight to her oppressors… and anyone else who gets in her way. Striking back against the corrupt cops who tore her life apart and sparks an uprising in this all too real tale of power, corruption, and lies.Collects the complete Scarlet: Series I issues #1-10 and Series II #1-5.Complete with behind the scenes material, sketches, and design concepts from both Bendis and illustrator Alex Maleev.
About Artists & Writers:
Brian Michael Bendis is anAmericancomic bookwriter and artist. He has won fiveEisner Awardsfor both his creator-owned work and his work on variousMarvel Comicsbooks. Starting withcrimeandnoircomics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstreamsuperherowork. WithBill JemasandMark Millar, Bendis was the primary architect of theUltimate MarvelUniverse, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000. He relaunched theAvengersfranchise with New Avengers in 2004, and has also written the Marvel “event” storylines “Secret War” (20042005), “House of M” (2005), “Secret Invasion” (2008), “Siege” (2010) and “Age of Ultron” (2013). In addition to writing comics, Brendis has worked in television, video games and film. He has also taught courses on Graphic Novels atUniversity of OregonandPortland State University. In 2014, Bendis wrote Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels, a book about comics published byRandom House.