Format Limited series Letterer(s) Luc Jacamon Creator(s) Matz
Luc Jacamon Genre Crime Fiction Publication date October 1998 | Artist(s) Luc Jacamon Colourist(s) Luc Jacamon Volume One ISBN 978-1-932386-44-8 Writer Alexis Nolent | |
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Publishers Casterman, Archaia Entertainment Similar Inspector Canardo, XIII, Low, Universal War One, Sibylline | ||
The Killer (Le Tueur) is a French comic book by writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon which follows the life of an unnamed assassin.
Contents
Publication history
The series was published in twelve albums by Casterman. It was translated into English and published by Archaia Studios Press, who turned each album into two comic books.
Publications
The French albums from Casterman are:
Collected editions
Volume One (collects The Killer #1-4: "Long Fire" and "Vicious Cycle", hardcover, 128 pages, September 2007, ISBN 1-932386-44-0)
Volume Two (collects The Killer #5-10: "The Debt", "Blood Ties", and "The Killer Instinct", hardcover, 176 pages, March 2010, ISBN 1-932386-56-4)
Volume Three (collects: "Modus Vivendi", "Ordinary Mortals" and "The Natural Oder Of Things", hardcover, 176 pages, February 2011, ISBN 978-1-936393-03-9)
Volume Four (collects: "Unfair Competition", and "Putting Your Heart In It", hardcover, 128 pages, April 2013, ISBN 1-936393-69-7)
Volume Five (collects: "One Track Mind", and "Fight or flight", hardcover, 128 pages, February 2017, ISBN 978-1608867684)
Awards
The Volume One collected edition won "Best Indy Book" in IGN's Best of 2007. 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.
Film adaptation
The series is being made into a film by Paramount Pictures which will be directed by David Fincher.