Strange Fruit #1 (of 4) (Mark Waid / J.G Jones)

[scarletneedle]

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	Citation:
	"Strange Fruit" is set to debut in July 2015 from BOOM!, though it'll be advance solicited next month, with the publisher's June offerings. It's co-written and co-created by Jones and Waid, who worked together on DC Comics' "52" -- Jones as the cover artist for all 52 issues, and Waid as one of the series' writers -- and fully painted by Jones. Last year in advance of Comic-Con International in San Diego, BOOM! announced that Jones was working on an unnamed project described by the artist as an "edgy little piece that can only be published in one place." A month later at Baltimore Comic Con, BOOM! confirmed that Waid -- returning to the company after a stint as BOOM! Studios editor-in-chief -- and Jones were working on the project together. Based on an idea by Jones, "Strange Fruit" is a historical fiction tale that takes place in 1927 Mississippi, where the appearance of a powerful being has a major impact on the racial and social tensions of the time. It's described by the publisher as both a "challenging, provocative examination of the heroic myth" and a "deeply personal passion project."

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Authors: J.G. Jones and Mark Waid
Artist: J.G. Jones
Format: 32 pages, full color
Price: $3.99
On sale: July 2015
Synopsis: It’s 1927 in the town of Chatterlee, Mississippi, drowned by heavy rains. The Mississippi River is rising, threatening to break open not only the levees, but also the racial and social divisions of this former plantation town. A fiery messenger from the skies heralds the appearance of a being, one that will rip open the tensions in Chatterlee. Savior, or threat? It depends on where you stand. All the while, the waters are still rapidly rising…
Two of the industry’s most respected and prolific creators come together for the first time in a deeply personal passion project. J.G. Jones (Wanted, Y: The Last Man) and Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, Irredeemable) take on a powerful, beautifully painted story set during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Strange Fruit is a challenging, provocative examination of the heroic myth confronting the themes of racism, cultural legacy, and human nature through a literary lens, drawing from Southern folklore and tradition.

[scarletneedle]

Je veux!

[Fletcher Arrowsmith]

C'est très beau en effet. peut être en TP pour moi

[EsseJi]

Encore une nouvelle future pépite de Waid à ranger à côté de Kingdom Come et Empire?

[Slobo]

Faudra que je pense à le précommander en juillet

[EsseJi]

Vu comment ça se présente je pense le faire en collection pour les probables bonus de J.G. Jones.

[scarletneedle]

Ca s'annonce somptueux graphiquement.
Bon, vo en singles ou HC ou vf?

[Fletcher Arrowsmith]

Je me pose les même que toi

[Magda]

Singles et HC ^^ pouquoi faire simple quand on peur faire compliquer ^^.
En tout cas graphiquement c'est parfait, c'est vraiment magnifique, très vivant et en même temps très contemplatif, j'adore ce que je vois en tout cas et la description faite donne clairement envie de lire cette oeuvre, le sujet est vraiment original en soit, bref je suis impatiente de pouvoir lire cette oeuvre en espérant que ce ne soit pas une déception au final, mais j'ai toute confiance dans l'équipe.
Merci pour cette découverte.

[EsseJi]

Je ne veux jouer les rabats-joies mais le HC n'est pas trop dans la politique de Boom. Sauf peut-être une exception faite pour cette pépite.

[Fletcher Arrowsmith]

Rabat joie .....

Bon on le temps d'y penser jusqu'à juillet mais en recueil cela me plairait bien.


Par collection tu entends single ?

[EsseJi]

Non par collection j'entends recueil.

[Fletcher Arrowsmith]

J'avais donc bien compris.

[gillesC]

Ah flute.

C'est très fort, mais je préférais quand J.G. ne faisait pas du Ross...

[Hilarion]