Light It, Shoot It GN (2024 Fantagraphics Books) comic books 1990 or later

1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Graham Chaffee. Graham Chaffee's first graphic novel in seven years,Light It, Shoot It! is a classic tale of noir below the spotlight. Fresh out of prison for an arson conviction, clueless 20-yearold Billy Bonney finds himself drifting through the seedy and unsavory world of cut-rate moviemaking, even more out of place amongst his peers than he felt as a teen six years earlier whenhe got busted. Following his brother to the sets of grade B and exploitation 1970s Hollywood seems like a path of least resistance, until he accidentally lands a job as a handler to a has-been actor. But the bright lights burn harsher and show more than he anticipated as he steps lucklessly into a gangster-driven plot toburn down a studio for the insurance money and finds himself in over his head. Drunken, washed-up stars. Scrambling, past their-own-prime producers. Teenage girls on the make, slick hustlers, and violent fixers. Drawn in bold brushstrokes, and hand-painted in subtle washes, Chaffee brings vintage LA to the page in a propulsive adventure! Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.