London's Dark A Tale of Love and War, Life, Death (and Afterlife)

by Robinson, James A.; Johnson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781852861575
• ISBN10: 1852861576
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Titan Books

Summary

A TALE OF LOVE, WAR, LIFE, DEATH... AND AFTERLIFE. Featuring early work from red-hot creator James Robinson (Starman, JSA, Leave it to Chance)! In 1940, London is in the middle of World War Two; bombers fly overhead nightly, and blackouts are enforced by air-raid wardens. With this violent, uncertain setting, multi-award winner James Robinson and acclaimed artist Paul Johnson (The Books of Magic, The Invisibles, Mercy) spin a masterly tale of love and betrayal... Jack Brookes, an air raid warden, is asked to investigate a young, beautiful fortune-teller who has told one of his mother's neighbours that her son, thought to have been killed in the blitz, was in fact murdered! Soon, Jack finds himself in love with the mysterious woman, and in deadly danger from a gang of brutal killers...

Author Biography

James Robinson is an English author of graphic novels and comic books. He is the writer of the multi-award-winning Starman saga, as well as London’s Dark, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Terminator, Wild C.A.T.S., and his hugely acclaimed "all ages" series Leave It to Chance. He lives in Las Vegas.

Paul Johnson is a British comic book and graphic novel illustrator who uses pencils, ink, and paint to create his work that has been part of the Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse comic book worlds. His most notable works include the final installment of Neil Gaiman’s The Books of Magic and J. M. DeMatteis’s Mercy. In the 1980s, his work appeared in Psst! and Escape Magazine.