| The Killer | |
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Cover of Volume One |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Casterman Archaia Studios Press |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publication date | October 1998 – September 2007 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Matz |
| Artist(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Letterer(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Colourist(s) | Luc Jacamon |
| Creator(s) | Matz Luc Jacamon |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume One | ISBN 978-1-932386-44-8 |
The Killer (Le Tueur) is a French comic book by writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon[1] which follows the life of an unnamed assassin.
Contents |
The series was published in six albums by Casterman. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press, who turned each album into two comic books.
The French albums from Casterman are:[2]
Volume One (collects The Killer #1-4: "Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1932386440)
Volume Two (collects The Killer #5-10: "The Debt", "Blood Ties", and "The Killer Instinct", hardcover, 176 pages, March 2010, ISBN 1932386564)
The Volume One collected edition won "Best Indy Book" in IGN's Best of 2007.[3] The edition also won "Best Comic You Didn’t Read This Year" from Newsarama and was nominated for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" in the 2008 Eisner Awards.[4][5]
The series is being made into a film by Paramount Pictures which will be directed by David Fincher.[6]