Road to Perdition

DC/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. That’s where gangster Michael O’Sullivan, on the run from the crime syndicate that destroyed his family, prepares himself for a climactic showdown with the murderous kingpin’s 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 O’Sullivan 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 O’Sullivans seek a hiding place from the vicious bounty hunters on their trail. And in DETOUR, Michael O’Sullivan is headed for a showdown with the murderous kingpin’s heir whose history — and destiny — is completely entangled with his own!]