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by Charles Ardai (Author), Ang Hor Kheng (Illustrator)
The first three volumes of the critically-acclaimed, best-selling comic franchise, written by award-winner Charles Ardai, co-founder of Hard Case Crime, collected together for the first time!
A must-have for fans of the series and pulp noir enthusiasts to add to their collection of sexy heroine Joanna Tan's adventures! Charles Ardai's smash-hit Gun Honey returns in this epic collection of the first three volumes! Fans can't get enough of the sexy heroine who can get you a weapon, anytime, anywhere. Relive the spectacular, sultry adventures of Joanna Tan with this brand new edition, which includes 3 exclusive art cards. Fans of pulp noir and crime writers like Ed Brubaker and Max Allan Collins will want to sink their teeth into this salacious and super-charged thriller. Volume 1:She'll get you the weapon you need, when you need it, where you need it -- no matter how impossible. But when a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the death of dozens and the escape of a brutal criminal, Joanna Tan is suddenly forced by the U.S. government to do a job for them: find the man she set loose and bring him down. Volume 2:
Joanna Tan is back, sexier and deadlier than ever... She'll get you the weapon you need, when you need it, where you need it -- no matter how impossible. But this time, somebody else is planting the weapons. Somebody who's causing a lot of trouble. And with Joanna's MO, the authorities are making her their number one suspect. It's now up to Joanna to prove her innocence, and find the woman responsible for framing her for murder! Volume 3:
After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, Gun Honey Joanna Tan launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will anyone survive the explosive collision? Fans of the first two graphic novels and classic pulp crime fiction will get a thrill out of this fast-paced, action thriller.
Author Biography
CHARLES ARDAI is the founder and editor of Hard Case Crime as well as an acclaimed author. His five novels include the Shamus Award-winning SONGS OF INNOCENCE, which the Washington Post called "an instant classic." In addition to the Shamus, Ardai has received the Edgar Allan Poe and Ellery Queen Awards. He was a writer and producer for six years on the TV series HAVEN, inspired by Stephen King's first Hard Case Crime novel, THE COLORADO KID. King has called him "a true renaissance man" and "a master of the short story."
ANG HOR KHENG is an illustrator based in Ipoh, Malaysia who works primarily with traditional media rather than digitally. His inspirations include Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Peter Konig, Jim Lee, and John Buscema. He has been drawing since he was 3 years old.
