The Sheriff of Babylon Vol. 1: Bang. Bang. Bang. (Paperback)

The Sheriff of Babylon Vol. 1: Bang. Bang. Bang. By Tom King, Mitch Gerads (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tom King, Mitch Gerads (Illustrator)
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Description


One of the most poignant retellings of the Iraq War, Tom King's critically acclaimed series SHERIFF OF BABYLON begins here, in Baghdad, 2003. The reign of Saddam Hussein is over. The Americans are in command, and no one is in control.
 
Former cop turned military contractor Christopher Henry knows that better than anyone. He’s in the country to train up a new Iraqi police force, and one of his recruits has just been murdered. With civil authority in tatters and dead bodies clogging the streets, Chris is the only person in the Green Zone with any interest in finding out who killed him—and why.
 
Chris’s inquiry brings him first to Sofia, an American-raised Iraqi who now sits on the governing council, and then to Nassir, a grizzled veteran of Saddam’s police force—and probably the last real investigator left in Baghdad. United by death but divided by conflicting loyalties, the three must help each other navigate the treacherous landscape of post-invasion Iraq in order to hunt down the killers. But are their efforts really serving justice—or a much darker agenda?
 
Inspired by his real-life experiences as a CIA operations officer in Iraq, writer Tom King (BATMAN) teams with artist Mitch Gerads to deliver a wartime crime thriller like no other in THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON VOL. 1: BANG. BANG. BANG., collecting issues #1-6 of their groundbreaking Vertigo series.

About the Author


Tom King is a comic book writer and novelist, best known for his work at DC Comics including BATMAN, GRAYSON and OMEGA MEN. He often relies on his experience as an ex-CIA agent and experiences during the recent conflicts in the Middle East in his writing, especially apparent in GRAYSON (alongside co-writer Tim Seeley), OMEGA MEN and in SHERIFF OF BABYLON, published under the Vertigo imprint.

Praise For…


“Wall-to-wall awesome!  Fantastic writing, amazing art, and a protagonist that kicks ass from the word Go. THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON rocks!”
—Brad Thor, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Code of Conduct

“THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON #1 is the best military comic I’ve ever read.”
—Kevin Maurer, journalist and co-author of the New York Times bestseller No Easy Day
 
“A clever, twisting and blood-slick crime story in a place as hot and dry and lethal as any classic noir.”
—Warren Ellis, writer of TRANSMETROPOLITAN and Injection
 
“Captures the volatility and cynical realpolitik of post-invasion Baghdad.”
The Guardian
 
“Breathtaking.”
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Product Details
ISBN: 9781401264666
ISBN-10: 1401264662
Publisher: Vertigo
Publication Date: July 19th, 2016
Pages: 160
Language: English