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BANG!

by Matt Kindt
Willfredo Torres
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"A great #$%^ed up blend of James Bond and Tintin."—Keanu Reeves
From New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator MATT KINDT and Quantum Age's WILFREDO TORRES comes a brand-new pulp-inspired tale of action, mystery, and altered reality.
A best-of the-best secret agent with memories he couldn't possibly possess, a mystery writer in her 80s who spends her retirement solving crimes, a man of action with mysterious drugs that keep him ahead of a constant string of targeted disasters, a seemingly omnipotent terrorist organization that might be behind it all . . .
And they're all connected to one man: a science-fiction author with more information than seems possible, whose books may hold the key to either saving reality or destroying it.
Collects BANG! #1-#5, along with all covers, a sketchbook section, and pinups by Matt Kindt.
What Knives Out did for whodunits Bang! does for 007-style spy adventures by flipping sexist and culturally condescending tropes on their head."—DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD
"I will literally read anything by Matt Kindt or Wilfredo Torres. Put them together and it's magic. Skip dinner and buy this book"—Mark Millar
"A top secret agent, an elderly crime fiction writer who also solves crimes, members of a sprawling terrorist organization, and a drug-fueled action hero find themselves inexplicably linked to a sci-fi author whose novels could hold the key to saving all of reality...or destroying it."—io9
"I #$%^ing love this comic! it's literally everything I want out of one of my favorite creators!! Congrats to the entire team. This is how you make comics!!"—Brian Michael Bendis
"What does a secret agent with false memories, a sci-fi author who knows more than he should, and a global secret organization have in common? They're the opening threads to what Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres have in store with their first collaboration from Dark Horse Comics, BANG!"—NEWSARAMA

"BANG is a fun, twisty spy thriller with a great meta-twist."—Jay Faerber

"Matt Kindt has demonstrated his skill at trippy genre storytelling in past work like Ether and Mind MGMT, while Wilfredo Torres' dynamic art is perfectly suited for both spy action and meta-fictive revelations.... Fascinating."—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"I love Matt Kindt and I love Wilfredo Torres, so it's no surprise that I loved BANG! It's like the weirdo, mind-bending James Bond story I didn't know I wanted."—Jeff Lemire
"Thanks to Kindt and Torres we finally have our Idris Elba - James Bond, and it's exactly as cool as you imagined."—Jeff Parker

"Imagine James Bond being abducted by David Lynch and forced into a maze that shifts with every step forward. The ground is unsteady. The walls of reality move. This is the world of Bang!, a spy thriller expertly conducted by Kindt and Torres, a mystery box that truly starts off with a... Well. You know." —Van Jensen

  • Creators

  • Series

    BANG! (2020)

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 1, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781506716176

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      November 1, 2020
      Kindt's latest series features characters from across a variety of pulp-fiction genres: the misogynist secret agent; a man with chemically enhanced senses, strength, and intelligence; a wealthy scientist with a sentient car and augmented body; and an elderly (and underestimated) amateur detective who can solve just about any case. What ties them all together is the author who writes the books in which they are characters and who knows their stories' outcomes. Together, they gradually build a team reminiscent of the Avengers or Justice League, with each member having a particular specialization that helps get them out of trouble. Each character's "story" is bookended by a page from the book in which he or she is featured. The metafictional aspect here makes this feel especially unique and fresh, and Torres' clean, detailed illustrations are perfect for this action-packed read. Spy-thriller fans who want some sf elements will be happiest with this book, but you may want to consider handing it to Miss Marple fans in need of adventure.

      COPYRIGHT(2020) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2020

      Kindt (Ether. Vol. 3: The Disappearance of Violet Bell) and Torres (Quantum Age) channel Ian Fleming by way of Philip K. Dick in this action-packed celebration of pulp fiction and sf. Debonair superspy Thomas Cord's latest mission: locate Philip Verge, an eccentric sf author whose eerily prophetic novels may hold the key to defeating Goldmaze, a global criminal organization. The closer Cord comes to catching up with his quarry, the more he's bedeviled by impossible memories of past lives, loves, and adventures; stranger still, Verge claims to possess the ability to travel across alternate realities, and that the only way to save the world is to recruit the leads of his various adventure novels. Enter John Shaw, a barrel-chested everyman with a penchant for finding himself at the scene of hijackings and terrorist attacks; hi-tech heroine Michele Queen and her sentient car, Baby B.O.I.; and octogenarian Paige Turner, the world's greatest detective. VERDICT While comics featuring casts consisting of characters crafted to pay homage to classic pulp adventure heroes aren't exactly rare, few exude the genuine affection for the genre and originality displayed on every page of this twisty, consistently surprising romp.

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Read

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