| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
111 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Summary |
Our story opens in Bay City in 1931 in the midst of the Great Depression. Big Sam sees himself as a righteous, truth-seeking patriot, defending the American way, as his Irish immigrant father would have wanted, against a rising tide of left-wing unionism, strikes, and disruption that plague his home town. At the same time he makes monthly, secret overnight trips on behalf of Cousin Joseph, a mysterious man on the phone he has never laid eyes on, to pay off Hollywood producers to ensure that they will film only upbeat films that idealize a mythic America: no warts, no injustice uncorrected, only happy endings. |
| Note(S) |
Illustrated |
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Prequel to Kill My Mother (2014) |
| Subject(S) |
Graphic novels.
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Noir fiction.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Fiction.
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Graphic novel.
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Mystery Detective, Professional Police procedural.
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Suspense.
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Noir.
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Police.
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Police corruption.
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Anti-Semitism.
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Filmmaking.
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Propaganda.
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Manipulation.
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| ISBN |
9781631490651 (hardcover) |
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1631490656 (hardcover) |
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