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The Human Target Book One
By (Author) Tom King
By (author) Greg Smallwood
DC Comics
DC Comics
16th January 2024
24th October 2023
United States
General
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Crime, mystery and thrillers
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Superheroes and super-villains
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Science fiction
741.5
Paperback
192
Width 168mm, Height 259mm
Christopher Chance has 12 days to solve his own murder! Superstar writer Tom King and acclaimed artist Greg Smallwood team for a new, noir examination of a classic DC character! 2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Limited Series 2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Writer, Tom King 2023 Eisner Nominee - Best Penciller/Inker, Greg Smallwood Christopher Chance has made a living out of being a human target-a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. He's had a remarkable career until his latest case protecting Lex Luthor when things go sideways. An assassination attempt Chance didn't see coming leaves him vulnerable and left trying to solve his own murder, as he has 12 days to discover just who in the DC Universe hated Luthor enough to want him dead by slow-acting poison. And the prime suspects happen to be...the Justice League International Human Target is a hard-boiled, gritty story in the vein of classic detective noirs, told by bestselling and critically acclaimed creators Tom King and Greg Smallwood! This volume collects Human Target #1-6, the first half of the murder mystery.
Tom King is a comic book writer and novelist, best known for his work at DC Comics including Batman, Mister Miracle and The Omega Men. He won Eisner awards for best writer for his work on Mister Miracle and Marvel's Vision. He often relies on his experience as an ex-CIA agent and experiences during the recent conflicts in the Middle East in his writing. King joined the CIA counterterrorism unit after September 11 where he stayed for seven years before writing his first novel, A Once Crowded Sky.