Road to PerditionDC/Paradox. Series of OGNs, all written by Max Allen Collins. |
Road to Perdition (a Richard Piers Rayner). [From
DC Comics: Rock Island, Illinois - 1929. Michael O'Sullivan is a good
father and a family man - and also the chief enforcer for John Looney, the
town's Irish Godfather of crime. As Looney's "Angel of Death,"
O'Sullivan has done the bidding of Chicago gangsters Al Capone and Frank
Nitti as well - but when a gangland execution spells tragedy for the O'Sullivan
family, a grieving father and his adolescent son find themselves on a winding
road of treachery, revenge, and revelation. Writer Max Allan Collins is
a two-time winner of the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for
his Nathan Heller historical thrillers True Detective and Stolen Away. Award-winning
artist Richard Piers Rayner spent four years working on the artwork for
Road to Perdition, a labor of love that has resulted in some of the most
stunningly realistic drawings of 1930s Chicago ever seen on the printed
page.] |
On the Road to Perdition 1: Oasis (a Steve Lieber).
[From DC Comics:Once, Michael O'Sullivan was the "Angel of Death,"
the Irish mob's most feared enforcer. Once, his son was an innocent youth.
Now, neither is what he once was. Tragedy has brought them together on a
mission of vengeance. A mission that takes them through America's heartland,
to rob banks of funds hidden there for safe-keeping by Chicago Gangland.
Few banks are safe from the Angel of Death. But when Al Capone and his notorious
mob figure out what O'Sullivan and his son are up to, no Oasis on earth
will be safe haven for them. Already hailed as a landmark graphic novel,
and the basis for one of 2002's best motion pictures, the story of Road
to Perdition continues in Oasis, the first of three graphic novellas detailing
the six-month period in the O'Sullivans' lives spent robbing banks across
America's heartland. At turns grim and heartwarming, Oasis achieves the
same balance of breathtaking action and emotional realism that made the
original Road to Perdition a classic and an inspiration.] |
On the Road to Perdition 2: Sanctuary (a José Luis García-López
& Josef Rubinstein). [From DC Comics: In the
months between losing his family and giving his life to avenge them, gangster
Michael O'Sullivan and his son robbed banks throughout America's heartland
with the bounty hunters known as the Two Jacks hot on their trail.
Now, in ON THE ROAD TO PERDITION: SANCTUARY the second of three original
tales based on characters from the acclaimed graphic novel and Oscar-winning
movie learn what happened while the O'Sullivans were on the run!
SANCTUARY is written by Eisner Award-winning novelist Max Allan Collins,
writer of ROAD TO PERDITION and ON THE ROAD TO PERDITION: OASIS, with gorgeous
art by the award-winning Steve Lieber (Whiteout) and a cover by comics legend
José Luis Garcia-Lopéz. In this new tale, the elder O'Sullivan
shares a secret history with his pursuers and their paths were destined
to cross again, in the one place O'Sullivan, the "Angel of Death,"
always sought sanctuary!] |
On the Road to Perdition 3: Detour (a José Luis García-López
& Steve Lieber). [From DC Comics:In the days
of Al Capone, only one city was as corrupt as Chicago: Kansas City. Thats
where gangster Michael OSullivan, on the run from the crime syndicate
that destroyed his family, prepares himself for a climactic showdown with
the murderous kingpins heir whose history and destiny
is completely entangled with his own!] |
Road to Perdition 2: On the Road (collects all three On the Road
volumes). [From DC Comics: A collection of three
stories by Max Allan Collins set between the pages of the original ROAD
TO PERDITION, illustrated by José Luis García-López,
Steve Lieber and Josef Rubinstein! This compact trade paperback collects
the three one-shots ON THE ROAD TO PERDITION: OASIS, ON THE ROAD TO PERDITION:
SANCTUARY, and ON THE ROAD TO PERDITION: DETOUR into one hefty, hard-boiled
package. These thrilling tales are set during the 6-month period in which
Michael OSullivan and his son were on the run. In OASIS, Michael Jr.
contracts a life-threatening illness, forcing him to hide out in an oasis
of tranquility. The story continues in SANCTUARY, as the OSullivans
seek a hiding place from the vicious bounty hunters on their trail. And
in DETOUR, Michael OSullivan is headed for a showdown with the murderous
kingpins heir whose history and destiny is completely
entangled with his own!] |