{"product_id":"hard-bargain-paperback-1","title":"Hard Bargain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Deknight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeno Carvalho\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eBruno Hang\u003c\/b\u003e (Colorist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this dark supernatural thriller, a detective races to solve a deadly mystery in the heart of Los Angeles before a horrific fate descends upon everyone it touches. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHARD BARGAIN, an original graphic novel from acclaimed Daredevil and Spartacus filmmaker Steven S. DeKnight with artist Leno Carvalho, colorist Bruno Hang, and letterer Troy Peteri. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a book crafted in the Humanoids tradition, created and written by a scribe at the top of his game, with art by an incredible artist with influences from both US comics and European bande dessin?e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1940. The city is named Los Angeles, but you'd be hard pressed to find any angels there. Demons, on the other hand, are a dime a dozen, and if you have the bad luck to get mixed up with one, there's only one private detective to call: Frank Harding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDemons, monsters, and various and sundry mystical ne'er-do-wells are Frank's bread and butter. With the help of his gal Friday, Nahla, and his hookup to magical munitions, Rumi, there's not much he can't handle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut \"not much\" ain't \"nothing.\" A mysterious woman is using dark magics to push old friends of Frank's to perform nightmarish self-mutilations, and all signs point to Frank being next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith time running out, Frank follows every lead he has to keep one step ahead of annihilation, including his old arch-nemesis Doctor Wraith and even Death herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrank's investigation unearths tough truths, old sins, and new terrors that threaten everything he holds dear, and if he wants even the slightest chance to make it out alive he's going to have to put everything on the table for one last HARD BARGAIN.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven S. DeKnight\u003c\/b\u003e attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and went on to earn an M.F.A. in playwriting from UCLA. He got his start in the entertainment industry as a staff writer on the groundbreaking television series \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e. He then wrote, directed, and produced on the series \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmallville\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDollhouse\u003c\/i\u003e before creating and running \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e for the premium cable channel Starz. From there he executive produced and showran season one of the acclaimed Marvel\/Netflix series \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e. He made his feature directorial debut with \u003ci\u003ePacific Rim: Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro's international hit. He is currently in production on the \u003ci\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/i\u003e spinoff series \u003ci\u003eHouse of Ashur\u003c\/i\u003e for Lionsgate and Starz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeno Carvalho\u003c\/b\u003e is a Brazilian comic artist and illustrator best known for his realistic and detailed style. Throughout his career, Carvalho has worked with many publishers on series such as \u003ci\u003eSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special \u003c\/i\u003eat DC Comics, Dean Koontz's \u003ci\u003eNevermore\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Bionic Woman\u003c\/i\u003e at Dynamite Comics, \u003ci\u003eThe Rift \u003c\/i\u003eat Red 5 Comics and \u003ci\u003eCrusaders \u003c\/i\u003eat Soleil, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Source \u003c\/i\u003eat Scout Comics. When he is not at his desk drawing, he can be found in the kitchen eating or making cakes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Hang\u003c\/b\u003e is a former DC and Marvel colorist responsible for painting titles like \u003ci\u003eSuperman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Girl, Nova\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHouse of M.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTroy Peteri\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003estarted lettering in the late 1900s and forgot to stop. Since that time he's lettered approximately half a squillion pages of comics, many of which include Batman, Spider-Man, Witchblade and now the Metabaron, John Difool, and Kill Wolfhead from Humanoids' Incal universe.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 10.24 x 7.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47211741348089,"sku":"9798893576894","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/vTwPzlP0j49798893576894_7db2557f-7c84-480d-9401-bb8faf1dafea.webp?v=1768084237","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hard-bargain-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}