From the mind of literary icon Barry Gifford-internationally renowned creator of Wild at Heart and cowriter of David Lynch's neo-noir masterpiece Lost Highway-Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious, where neon-lit Southern nights give way to lipstick, sweat, and blood, and the odd, the innocent, and the evil are all fellow travelers down an interstate of dark, elusive dreams.
Adapted from Gifford's acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) and a rotating cast of stunning artistic talents-including Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asia more
Whether or not you're familiar with Gifford's source material, Night People is worth the experience alone. Condon's writing and the art from Level and Pattison is not for the faint of heart, but well worth it in the end. The creative team have not just adapted this storythey've owned it. Read Full Review
There's room for improvement in terms of clarity in that regard with the storytelling but where Night People #1 excels at is the artwork. Read Full Review
'Night People' is a trippy crime thriller that doesn't let up with one nasty turn after another. You won't know what to expect or who to trust. Read Full Review
From a bird's eye view, Night People #1 explores the noir fiction trope of femme fatale with more of an emphasis on the fatale and not the femme so much. There's not a lot of seduction just a lot of guns being pulled and woman on man violence like when Douglas gets smothered in Read Full Review
Adapting a novel into 32 pages of comic books is a daunting task, and this one gets a lot of things right, but the final product is still a bit puzzling. Read Full Review
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