Angel Town (2005) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Jan 2005 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Gary Phillips Art and cover by Shawn Martinbrough Noted crime-novelist/comic writer Gary Phillips (Shotcallerz, Midnite Mover) and artist Shawn Martinbrough (THE LOSERS, DETECTIVE COMICS) deliver ANGELTOWN, a gritty 5-issue mystery set in the sun-drenched mean streets and shadowed suites of Los Angeles. Angeltown #1 is a special 40-page issue at no extra cost! Meet Nate Hollis ? a Los Angeles-based private eye who's cool as a frozen cucumber and tougher than a box of nails. He's just landed the biggest ? and possibly the last ? case of his career. When a pro basketball star ? L.A.s #1 baller ? mysteriously disappears after his wife is found brutally murdered, it's up to Hollis to find him and either bring him to justice or prove his innocence. However, the smooth-talking P.I. soon learns he's not the only one looking for the infamous hoopster, and must navigate between a crooked District Attorney, a ruthless and resourceful gangster, and a deadly-but-beautiful bounty hunter. In between dishing out beat-downs and juggling two amorous career women, the ghosts of Hollis's past begin to surface. Will Hollis find the missing baller before his deadly competitors do? And will clues from this case reveal leads to his lifelong mission ? to find his father's murderer? On sale Nov 10 ? 1 of 5 ? 40 pg, FC, $2.95 US ? MATURE AUDIENCES Edited by Will Dennis Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #2
Published Feb 2005 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Gary Phillips Art and cover by Shawn Martinbrough The murder mystery thickens as bounty hunters, crooked cops and mobsters continue the hunt for a pro basketball player accused of murder. But after an encounter with a pair of ruthless thugs, will Hollis even be alive to act on this new lead? On sale Dec 8 ? 2 of 5 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US ? Mature Readers Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3
Published Mar 2005 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Gary Phillips Art and cover by Shawn Martinbrough The search for Theophus "The Magician" Burnett heats up in the third issue of this new miniseries as beautiful bounty hunter Irma Deuce uncovers a major lead in the case. Somehow, Nate Hollis manages to stay one step ahead of the competition ? but where Nate goes, trouble always seems to follow. On sale Jan 12 ? 3 of 5 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US ? Mature Readers Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
Published Apr 2005 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
Written by Gary Phillips Art and cover by Shawn Martinbrough. Nate Hollis has finally found his missing basketball star, Theophus Burnett. However, they don't call Burnett "the Magician" on the court for nothing, and soon Burnett is back on the lam and Hollis is back on his case. But Hollis isn't the only one after him. So will the wanted hoopster live to tell his side of the story? On sale Feb 9 ? 4 of 5 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.95 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #5
Published May 2005 by DC/Vertigo.$2.50
Written by Gary Phillips Art and cover by Shawn Martinbrough With all the key players in place and the clock ticking, it's now up to Nate Hollis to make sure "The Magician" will live to see tomorrow. But with hit men and a bounty hunter watching his every move, will the 'baller get to tell his side of the story? It all goes down in the shocking conclusion of the 5-issue miniseries! On sale March 16 ? 5 of 5 ? 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US ? MATURE READERS Cover price $2.99.
