Dynamite is proud to present the next book in a series of
creator driven comics, featuring all new characters from the industry's best
and brightest! Ex-Con is written by the acclaimed author Duane Swierczynski
(Cable, Deadpool, Judge Dredd) - accompanied by the incredible art of Keith
Burns! Single issues in this line will be priced at $2.99 MSRP, allowing fans
the opportunity to affordably try all of the new series! And to help retailers
stock up with confidence, each launch issue will be completely returnable! To
sweeten the deal for fans and retailers alike, Ex-Con #1 will feature covers by
fan-favorite Tim Bradstreet! Be sure to look for Ex-Con #1, coming this August
to September and digital platforms!
Ex-Con #1 begins in 1985 with L.A. con artist Cody
Pomeray, who had a gift for looking inside a mark's soul with just a glance.
But one fateful night, he targeted the wrong man -- and was sentenced to the
most savage prison in California. Pomeray would have been beaten to death on
his first day if not for the intervention of Barnaby Creed, the most powerful
crime lord in the Southland. Now it is 1989 and Pomeray's out on parole, robbed
of his special ability and tasked with doing Creed "a little favor."
He has no idea he's just stepped into a long con, and this time, *he's* the
mark!
"Ex-Con is probably my first balls-out crime story
for comics, as opposed to other comics that have had a superhero or
science-fiction element to them," says writer Duane Swierczynski.
"Granted, Cody has an ability that could be considered a superpower, but
he's no hero, believe me. Fans who've liked my darker novels -- The Wheelman or
The Blonde, for instance -- will feel at home in Cody's twisted little noir world."
Ex-Con #1 will be solicited in Diamond Comic
Distributors' July Previews catalog, the premiere source of merchandise for the
comic book specialty market, and slated for release in September 2014. Comic
book fans are encouraged to reserve copies of Ex-Con #1 with their local comic
book retailers. Ex-Con #1 will also be available for individual customer
purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, iVerse, and Dark
Horse Digital.