Former Batman and Justice League writer Scott Snyder has been focusing on creator-owned comics in recent years, with one of the most noteworthy being his collaboration with artist Tula Lotay, Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder. Now the full series is being collected in graphic novel format for the first time, and IGN has an exclusive preview.
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The creative team on Barnstormers also includes colorist Dee Cunniffe. The series was originally published as a digital-only release through Comixology, and recently won the 2023 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic. Barnstormers is now being released in print form by Dark Horse Comics.
Here's the official description for Barnstormers:
It's 1927--the late days of the barnstorming era, when pilots competed with each other by performing deadlier and more wondrous feats. Injured pilot Hawk E. Baron is back from the frontlines of the war. Still a young man, he's an adventurer who lives his life traveling from town to town in his plane entertaining folks--most of whom have never seen a car, let alone a plane.
His world changes when he meets Tillie, a young woman who shares his passion for aviation and adventure. They become a traveling act, delighting folks with their antics. Tillie even becomes Hawk's wing-walker, climbing out on the wing of the plane mid-flight to perform death-defying acrobatics.
When they learn they are suspected of a horrific crime, their journey becomes an even deadlier race against time. Along the way they bond, confessing their secrets, and begin a romance in this lush, character-driven series that explores the early days of aviation and the evolving relationship and romance between two young pilots.
The Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder TPB is priced at $24.99 and will be released on Wednesday, January 10. You can preorder a copy below:
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