Super Spy

(Hardback)

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From New York Times bestselling and Harvey award-winning graphic novelist Matt Kindt comes this deluxe hardcover edition of the meta-spy thriller exploring the geography of espionage through interconnected short stories that can be read sequentially and out-of-order. Super Spy is Pulp Fiction meets James Bond-fifty-two interwoven short stories about cyanide, pen-guns, heartbreak, and betrayal. Each story follows the life of a spy during World War II. Spanning the globe from Spain to France and Germany, this book takes the reader on a tour of the everyday life of the spy. From the small lies and deceptions to the larger secrets that everyone hides, Super Spy reveals the nature of espionage and how an individual can be lost and also find redemption. A children's book is something more than it seems...a woman swims the English Channel to deliver a deadly secret...a German spy desperately seeks escape for herself and her daughter...and a spy continues to serve his country even beyond death. This deluxe edition also collects Super Spy- The Lost Dossiers- a "secret spy activity book for grown-ups" including comics, toys, codes, sketches, diagrams, annotations to the original Super Spy, deleted scenes, standalone spy stories, sketchbook pages, 3-D comics, spy gadget diagrams, keys to unlock secret codes hidden throughout the original book, toys and stories for you to cut out and assemble! PLUS- illustrations, photos, and commentary from Matt explaining the real-world spy origins of his stories and techniques and also featuring a brand new cover illustrated by Matt Kindt. Collects Super Spy Volume 1 and Super Spy- The Lost Dossiers.

Author Bio

Matt Kindt is the Harvey Award-winning writer and artist of the comics and graphic novels MIND MGMT, Frankenstein- Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy, 2 Sisters, and Pistolwhip. He has been nominated for four Eisner Awards and three Harvey Awards (and won once). His work has been published in French, Spanish, Italian, and German. The author lives in St. Louis, Missouri.