Bog Bodies

Product Description

An Irish gangster, on the run after a job gone wrong, stumbles upon a young woman lost in the Dublin mountains. Injured and unarmed, the unlikely pair must try to evade their pursuers and survive the desolate bog that has served as burial grounds for unspeakable murder throughout history.
DECLAN SHALVEY (INJECTION, SAVAGE TOWN) and
GAVIN FULLERTON (Bags) deliver a cold and poignant story of crime, survival, and regret.

Review

“A top flight crime book, managing to be brutal and vulnerable and funny as hell all at the same time.” –
Warren Ellis

“Intensely readable character driven story, with great action and evocative art.” –
Jock

“A hauntingly beautiful crime thriller that is sad, funny and terrifying with its inevitability.” –
Tom Muller

“Brutal noir against beautiful landscapes… This is a wonderful book.” –
Dan Watters

“Exactly the kind of comic I wish there were more of… A true genre-defying gem.” –
Jeff Lemire

LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) — Illustrator
Shalvey (
Injection Deluxe Edition. Vol. 1) proves himself an equally talented author in this noir mystery set in the mountains outside Dublin. After bungling a job for a crime boss, Killian wanders through an ancient bog with a pair of aging assassins in close pursuit. When Killian happens across a woman named Neev, who’s covered in blood and claims to have no idea how she ended up so far outside the city, the two become unlikely companions. Shalvey has an incredible knack for dialog that crackles with energy tuned to the emotional pitch of a given scene-Killian and Neev bicker nervously as they seek refuge; the conversation between the assassins is made even more chilling by the matter-of-fact tone they take while debating how best to capture their quarry. A climax that takes place outside a small farmhouse on the edge of a graveyard forces all involved to come face-to-face with the repercussions of living outside the law, and questions whether it’s possible to commit a sin so great there can be no chance of redemption.
VERDICT A fast-paced, thrilling noir perfect for fans of the Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s
Criminal and David Lapham’s
Stray Bullets.

Review

LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) — Illustrator Shalvey (Injection Deluxe Edition. Vol. 1) proves himself an equally talented author in this noir mystery set in the mountains outside Dublin. After bungling a job for a crime boss, Killian wanders through an ancient bog with a pair of aging assassins in close pursuit. When Killian happens across a woman named Neev, who’s covered in blood and claims to have no idea how she ended up so far outside the city, the two become unlikely companions. Shalvey has an incredible knack for dialog that crackles with energy tuned to the emotional pitch of a given scene-Killian and Neev bicker nervously as they seek refuge; the conversation between the assassins is made even more chilling by the matter-of-fact tone they take while debating how best to capture their quarry. A climax that takes place outside a small farmhouse on the edge of a graveyard forces all involved to come face-to-face with the repercussions of living outside the law, and questions whether it’s possible to commit a sin so great there can be no chance of redemption.

VERDICT A fast-paced, thrilling noir perfect for fans of the Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Criminal and David Lapham’s Stray Bullets.

Review

“A top flight crime book, managing to be brutal and vulnerable and funny as hell all at the same time.” -Warren Ellis

“A hauntingly beautiful crime thriller that is sad, funny and terrifying with its inevitability.” -Tom Muller

“Brutal noir against beautiful landscapes… This is a wonderful book.” -Dan Watters

“Exactly the kind of comic I wish there were more of… A true genre-defying gem.” -Jeff Lemire

“Intensely readable character driven story, with great action and evocative art.” -Jock