Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers (Graphic Novel)

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Return to the world of the cult-classic film with this prequel from the mind of its original creator. President Nixon has discovered an alien threat, and he knows there's only one man he can reach out to for help- Elvis Presley. But will Elvis be enough to defeat a horde of Cosmic Blood-Suckers The 2002 Bubba Ho-Tep comedy-horror film based on the novella by Joe R. Lansdale is a fan-favorite that balances themes of aging with the all-out whackiness of a soul-sucking mummy. This all-new story takes readers back to a world when Elvis truly was The King!

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a gem of a story from Joe R. Lansdale skillfully adapted for the funny pages by writer Joshua Jabcuga. Its just as funny as Lansdales original "Bubba Ho-Tep and, importantly, its got those same downbeats that ring true with the Kings history--Will Nevin, The Oregonian

Lovecraftian horror with sixties and seventies pop sensibilitiesBubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckersburns up the pages with purpose.--Heath Holland, Cereal AtMidnight.com

Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckerscombines monster movie serials of the '30s with the post Vietnam war sensibilities of the '70s to create a thinking mans comic for the 21stcentury.--Susan Leighton, Editor -1428Elm.com

Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood Suckersis a comic series that is starting to revitalize my love of comicsIm hard pressed to think of any other comic series that is able to switch tone and design from issue to issue and still provide the reader with such a rich and amazing experience.--John Edward Betancourt, Nerds ThatGeek.com

Author Bio

Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in eighteen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited over a dozen anthologies. Lansdale has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others.