{"product_id":"two-dead-paperback","title":"Two Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVan Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNate Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed DC Comics writer and the artist of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and National Book Award-winning illustrated trilogy March comes a stunning crime noir graphic novel exploring the intertwining threads of crime, conspiracy, racism, and insanity in the post-World War II Deep South.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter World War II, tensions rise in a Southern city ruled by organized crime, touching countless residents as they struggle to make sense of the new world. A sudden act of violence sets off a series of bloody events between the police and mafia as they lash out against one another. As the violence worsens, desperation grows to stop it, by any means necessary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told in multiple perspectives--from a seemingly untouchable mafia don, to a gun-happy seasoned detective succumbing to the depths of his schizophrenia, to a newly minted police lieutenant haunted by his recent service in the war, and two African-American brothers, one mired in corruption and the other leading a local militia in an effort to see that justice is served--\u003ci\u003eTwo Dead \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a white-knuckled and unputdownable thriller, a roman   clef inspired by true events, and a book about post-traumatic stress disorder and the underlying social traumas of how war and segregation affect their survivors on all fronts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan Jensen is a former crime reporter at the \u003ci\u003eArkansas Democrat-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has gone on to write for and edit magazines. Breaking into comic books in 2009 with the acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePinocchio, Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novel series, Jensen has gone on to write some of the biggest characters in comics, including The Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman, and James Bond. Other series he has created include \u003ci\u003eCryptocracy \u003c\/i\u003e(Dark Horse) and \u003ci\u003eValkyrie Beer Delivery\u003c\/i\u003e (Stela). Jensen also writes and directs for film and TV. A native of Western Nebraska, he lives in Atlanta. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNate Powell is the first cartoonist ever to win the National Book Award. His Eisner Award-winning work includes civil rights icon John Lewis's historic \u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, \u003ci\u003eCome Again\u003c\/i\u003e, and viral comics essay \u003ci\u003eAbout Face\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eAny Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwallow Me Whole\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of Our Friends\u003c\/i\u003e. Powell's work has also received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the Michael L. Printz Award, two Ignatz Awards, four YALSA Great Graphic Novels For Teens selections, the Walter Dean Myers Award, and is a two-time \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize finalist. He has discussed his work at the United Nations, as well as on MSNBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Rachel Maddow Show\u003c\/i\u003e, PBS, CNN, and Free Speech TV. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana. Visit him at SeeMyBrotherDance.org.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.8 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771835220256,"sku":"9781501168956","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d15d3070e9562d42edc24d0a3626df26.webp?v=1780394960","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/two-dead-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}