The Complete Hank Howard, Pizza Detective

Plot

New York Times bestselling writer, Robert Venditti (SUPERMAN ‘78, GREEN LANTERN), and world-renowned comics legend, David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS, THE HERO TRADE), have combined powers, and are joined by a slew of superstars including Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), Alex Maleev (DAREDEVIL), Jorge Fornés (BATMAN), Eduardo Risso (100 BULLETS), Andrea Sorrentino (JOKER: KILLER SMILE), Mico Suayan (JOKER/HARLEY), and many more, to bring you a striking new vision in the fight against crime. Buckle up to meet HANK HOWARD, PIZZA DETECTIVE -- a man who lives and breathes the high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled, thrill ride world of pizza crime.

Pizza crime has taken Hollywood, Florida to the brink, and Hank Howard, the street-smart corporate detective for Big Caligula’s, Florida’s premier pizza-chain, is the one man who stands in its way. Brace yourself for The Complete HANK HOWARD, PIZZA DETECTIVE Ultra-Deluxe Hardcover collection, 268 pages of relentless action, mind-bending twists, and non-stop excitement that will keep you hanging onto the edge of your seat!

Collected Here:

-An introduction by Chef Chris Bianco, who creates the most acclaimed pizza on Earth in... Phoenix, Arizona!?!?

-THE HANK HOWARD SAGA SHOWCASE! Beginning with the original published smash-hit stories, including:

--CALIGULA’S SAFE #1

--THE COUNTERFEITER’S GAMBLE #1 (originally published in 2021's Tankers #3)

--THE BAD GOODS #1 (originally published in the NYCC 2024 Edition of The Lot #1)

- Followed by the feature-length blockbusters:

--THE TWO HOLLYWOODS #1-2

--THE INSIDE JOB (The first-of-its-kind personalized comic!)

-- THE FAIR PLAY

--A SLICE OF LIFE #1-2

-The two-part HERO TRADE X HANK HOWARD crossover event:

-- GAME RECOGNIZES GAME (Part 1)

--Thrush (Part 2, written by Matt Kindt!)

-The full mind-bendingly cinematic DEEP DISH DAYDREAMS Collection:

-- you may remember the original, ...IN THE YEAR 4,000 #1 (originally published in 2021's Odinn's Eye #4)

- and finally, spiral through time in the contrasting vector withTHE DEEP DISH DAYDREAMS Prequels!:

---A WORLD WITHOUT PIZZA

---RECIPE FOR WEEVIL starring Hank Howard, Agent of Pizza

-Do not miss out on the stupendous back matter, dozens-ish of pages of process art with MAKING HANK HOWARD, Caligula's Safe's script, foundational pencils, a select gallery, unused color artwork, images of rare con merch, character & logo sketches...

-...and ultimately an Afterword by Bad Idea resident genius Matt Kindt!!!