Homicide, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO's The Wire, is reenvisioned in this first volume of a gritty, cinematic graphic novel duology.
In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out-chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace.
Originally published in 1991, Simon's Homicide became the basis for the acclaimed television show Homicide: Life on the Streets and inspired HBO's The Wire. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.
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Before THE WIRE, Treme and We Own This City, David Simon (@AoDespair) wrote Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets based on his time among the Baltimore Murder Police. #PhilippeSquarzoni has adapted this into the Homicide Graphic Novel. Pre-Order Now. https://t.co/JapJ7o3zjb https://t.co/Qoscn8IS0b
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David Simon's 1991 HOMICIDE became the basis for the acclaimed television show Homicide: Life on the Streets and inspired HBO’s The Wire. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series. Enter to win a copy: https://t.co/4fF6VZB0tA https://t.co/PFWD5jUOHl
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@DesiJed @TheRachelFisher I remember he was in the Homicide book. Which, David Simon’s later David Simonness aside, is really good.
"The illustrated book from French graphic novelist Philippe Squarzoni, published this week--as adapted from the
original in consultation with [David] Simon--is as beautifully stark as the hard-boiled Hollywood adaptations of another former Baltimore Sun reporter, legendary noir author James M. Cain." --The Washington Post