Book cover for Life by Brian Azzarello and Stephanie Phillips
2027 Released
304 Pages
5-7 Hours
Ebook Unavailable
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Paperback Available July 20, 2027
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DstlryISBN 9781962265270
NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM DSTLRY. Brian Azzarello (THE BLOOD BROTHERS MOTHER, 100 Bullets) and Stephanie Phillips (ENDEAVOUR, Grim, Harley Quinn) writing together for the first time team up with artist Danijel Zezelj (Nostalgia) and colorist Lee Loughridge (SOMNA, Deadly Class) to create a masterfully crafted story, housing two enthralling narratives that collide in unexpected ways.

In the future, a death penalty will be considered an act of kindness, as covert experiments have forced criminals with multiple life sentences to live all their time to full term. For the "Casanova Killer," that means living out the nearly 2,400 years of his 32 life sentences mining on a distant prison planet alongside some of humanity's most heinous offenders. Years pass...

Decades turn to centuries, abandoned, the prisoners are shocked to see a ship approaching-filled with thieves hoping that their next big score is on the planet's long dead mine. They have no idea that the prisoners-are still alive. While the prisoners scheme to find a way off planet, the thieves plan the biggest score
of their careers.

Each chapter of "LIFE" houses one story from two different perspectives. A prison break and a heist both offer interlocking narratives, creating an immersive experience that will challenge your perceptions of justice while begging the immortal question: Who really wants to live forever?

For fans of ALIENS, OCEAN'S ELEVEN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.

Brian Azzarello

Brian Azzarello has been writing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. He is the author of SPACEMAN, BATMAN: BROKEN CITY and the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning 100 BULLETS, all created in collaboration with artist Eduardo Risso. The New York Times best-selling author's other work for DC Comics includes the titles HELLBLAZER and LOVELESS (both with Marcelo Frusin), SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW (with Jim Lee), JOKER, LUTHOR and RORSCHACH (with Lee Bermejo), COMEDIAN (with J.G. Jones), SGT. ROCK: BETWEEN HELL AND A HARD PLACE (with Joe Kubert), and most recently the ongoing series WONDER WOMAN (with Cliff Chiang).

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Stephanie Phillips

Stephanie Phillips is an American writer known for comics and graphic novels such as Harley Quinn, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Sensational Wonder Woman, and The Butcher of Paris. Her stories and comics have appeared with DC Comics, AfterShock Comics, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Top Cow/Image Comics, Heavy Metal, and more. Stephanie also holds a PhD in English.

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