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I've read the first two stories in this collection so far. They cover a wide range of classic storytelling styles. The first evokes a romantic wartime action-drama. The second is a lighthearted Horror story. It's a gorgeous album with fun stories celebrating a character who doesn't look a million miles away from Nick Fury. (Maybe it's the eye patch). If you like Golden Age comics, check it out!
Here's all the info from Titan Comics:
THE COLLECTED WILL EISNER’S JOHN LAW
Author: Will Eisner
Illustrator: Gary Chaloner
Publisher: Hard Case Crime, Titan Comics imprint
HC, 152 pages, B&W, $24.99
ISBN: 9781787745353
On sale March 4, 2025
Wherever men live, be they nomads or city dwellers, there they must have law and a man to enforce it.
Meet Detective John Law of Crossroads City. Strong, decent, hardworking and hard-nosed. He’s a man who believes in the law and order. He’s the last of a dying breed.
In 1948, Will Eisner produced the first issue of “John Law Detective”, which he intended to add to a line of self-published comics. However, after Eisner's “Baseball Comics”, “Kewpies”, and “Pirate Comics” failed to find an audience, John Law never made it to the newsstand and was quietly dropped, with much of the original artwork reworked in 1950 for his most famous creation, The Spirit.
Featuring original stories by Will Eisner, Gary Chaloner’s award-winning reboot from 2004, including a previously unpublished John Law Story, and a forward by long-time Eisner publisher Denis Kitchen, this is a must-have for not just Eisner fans but comic collectors of all ages.
Now, let's take a look inside:
There's more preview pages to come, but I'll save those for later. For now, know that The Collected Will Eisner’s John Law Collection will be on sale March 4, 2025 at bookstores, comic shops and digital. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and Forbidden Planet for UK.
Thanks to Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime for sharing this preview with us!
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