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Does not center around superheroes. It is instead a detective story with all the elements of a good noir...Tefenkgi's drawings in sepia, orange, gray and black enhance the dark ambiance of the story. -Asian Review of Books Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it. -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman Fantastic. -Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth, Gideon Falls Like any good noir, a sense of dread hangs off every page of The Good Asian, a brittle story that takes place during an unfamiliar time in our history that is tragically all too familiar now in our present. -Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets, Moonshine The best noir comic I've read in years. It's taut, evocative, and though it's set nearly 100 years ago, incredibly relevant. -G. Willow Wilson, Ms. Marvel Edison Hark immediately joins the ranks of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade in a smart, classic noir drenched in style and history. -James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Batman

Does not center around superheroes. It is instead a detective story with all the elements of a good noir...Tefenkgi's drawings in sepia, orange, gray and black enhance the dark ambiance of the story. -Asian Review of Books Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it. -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman Heavily researched and rooted in real life, the result is something that feels brand new and ground-breaking, while continuing to honor the traditions of the stories it draws on, both real and imagined. -Variety Has all the trappings of a noir tale, but also tackles questions of race, immigration, and 'respectability politics.' All wrapped up in a thrilling mystery. -Fortune Absolutely the best kind of comics noir. -Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine, Die With snappy period dialogue and deftly engaging art, Pornsak And Alex have crafted a gripping and authentic crime story from an Asian-American POV. This is the book I've been waiting for. -Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls

Absolutely the best kind of comics noir. -Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine, Die Does not center around superheroes. It is instead a detective story with all the elements of a good noir...Tefenkgi's drawings in sepia, orange, gray and black enhance the dark ambiance of the story. -Asian Review of Books Fantastic. -Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth, Gideon Falls Edison Hark immediately joins the ranks of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade in a smart, classic noir drenched in style and history. -James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Batman With snappy period dialogue and deftly engaging art, Pornsak And Alex have crafted a gripping and authentic crime story from an Asian-American POV. This is the book I've been waiting for. -Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it. -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman

Fantastic. -Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth, Gideon Falls Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it. -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman Does not center around superheroes. It is instead a detective story with all the elements of a good noir...Tefenkgi's drawings in sepia, orange, gray and black enhance the dark ambiance of the story. -Asian Review of Books With snappy period dialogue and deftly engaging art, Pornsak And Alex have crafted a gripping and authentic crime story from an Asian-American POV. This is the book I've been waiting for. -Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls Like any good noir, a sense of dread hangs off every page of The Good Asian, a brittle story that takes place during an unfamiliar time in our history that is tragically all too familiar now in our present. -Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets, Moonshine Edison Hark immediately joins the ranks of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade in a smart, classic noir drenched in style and history. -James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Batman

Edison Hark immediately joins the ranks of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade in a smart, classic noir drenched in style and history. -James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Batman With snappy period dialogue and deftly engaging art, Pornsak And Alex have crafted a gripping and authentic crime story from an Asian-American POV. This is the book I've been waiting for. -Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls Absolutely the best kind of comics noir. -Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine, Die Fantastic. -Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth, Gideon Falls Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it. -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman Does not center around superheroes. It is instead a detective story with all the elements of a good noir...Tefenkgi's drawings in sepia, orange, gray and black enhance the dark ambiance of the story. -Asian Review of Books

Like any good noir, a sense of dread hangs off every page of The Good Asian, a brittle story that takes place during an unfamiliar time in our history that is tragically all too familiar now in our present. -Brian Azzarello, 100 Bullets, Moonshine Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it. -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman The best noir comic I've read in years. It's taut, evocative, and though it's set nearly 100 years ago, incredibly relevant. -G. Willow Wilson, Ms. Marvel Edison Hark immediately joins the ranks of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade in a smart, classic noir drenched in style and history. -James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Batman With snappy period dialogue and deftly engaging art, Pornsak And Alex have crafted a gripping and authentic crime story from an Asian-American POV. This is the book I've been waiting for. -Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls Absolutely the best kind of comics noir. -Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine, Die

Fantastic. -Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth, Gideon Falls The best noir comic I've read in years. It's taut, evocative, and though it's set nearly 100 years ago, incredibly relevant. -G. Willow Wilson, Ms. Marvel Edison Hark immediately joins the ranks of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade in a smart, classic noir drenched in style and history. -James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Batman Absolutely the best kind of comics noir. -Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine, Die Both important and incredibly fun. Don't miss it. -Scott Snyder, Nocterra, Batman Does not center around superheroes. It is instead a detective story with all the elements of a good noir...Tefenkgi's drawings in sepia, orange, gray and black enhance the dark ambiance of the story. -Asian Review of Books

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Pornsak Pichetshote started his career as a Thai-American rising star editor at DC's Vertigo imprint, his books being nominated for dozens of Eisner awards -- from the award-winning Daytripper to critical darling Sweet Tooth. He left Vertigo to become an executive in DC Entertainment's media team, where he started and oversaw DC's TV department. His critical and commercial horor book INFIDEL marked his first major work as a comics writer. His current work with Image Comics is the Eisner- and Harvey-winning THE GOOD ASIAN, which he's currently adapting for television with James Wan's Atomic Monster. Lee Loughridge is an Eisner and GLAAD-award winning comic book colorist who has worked for the biggest and best publishers in the business. He is notably the colorist for the 2024 Eisner award-winning comic book series SOMNA: A BEDTIME STORY, and is the creator of Image Comics' hit new comic STANDSTILL.

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