{"product_id":"kid-maroon-paperback","title":"Kid Maroon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Cantwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor Santos\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eMattia Iacono\u003c\/b\u003e (Colorist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer meets Encyclopedia Brown in the hard-boiled detective adventure \u003ci\u003eKID MAROON\u003c\/i\u003e, where big city crime and corruption can only be cracked by the Kid - or can it?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Crimeville's always been a lousy scum stain.\" - Kid Maroon, the world's only hard-boiled boy detective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two years ago, Walden Maroon outgrew his small town slice of Americana known as Tiny Falls, his loving parents, and the low stakes mysteries involving missing butterflies and stolen cookies. Since then, he's dwelled within the gritty, gangster-ridden cesspit of a city known as Crimeville, where murders, vice, and corruption are the city's bread and butter. Where the unholy trinity of Greed, Squalor, and Despair permeates both the air the citizens breathe and the ground on which they walk - and die. But at 12 years old, Kid is weary. When a string of horrific killings and arsons spring up in the streets, can he crack the case with his quick wits and slingshot? Or does Kid Maroon secretly yearn for what he's never gotten to be ... a kid? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From bestselling writer Christopher Cantwell (\u003ci\u003eIron Man, Doctor Doom, The Blue Flame, Halt and Catch Fire\u003c\/i\u003e) and star artist Victor Santos (\u003ci\u003ePolar, Violent Love\u003c\/i\u003e)! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFor fans of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eComics series, serials, and graphic novels: \u003c\/b\u003e Dick Tracy, The Spirit (Will Eisner), \u003ci\u003eSin City\u003c\/i\u003e (Frank Miller), Richard Stark's Parker series (Darwyn Cooke), \u003ci\u003eCriminal\u003c\/i\u003e (Ed Brubaker\/Sean Philips), \u003ci\u003eReckless\u003c\/i\u003e (Ed Brubaker\/Sean Philips ), \u003ci\u003e100 Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e (Brian Azzarello\/Eduardo Risso), The Question (Steve Ditko\/Denny O'Neil\/Denys Cowan), \u003ci\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/i\u003e (Max Allan Collins), \u003ci\u003ePowers\u003c\/i\u003e (Brian Michael Bendis\/Michal Avon Oeming), EC Comics crime\/suspense stories, hardboiled detective genre, and Golden Age comics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNovels\u003c\/b\u003e: Richard Stark's (Donald E. Westlake's)Parker Crime novels (including \u003ci\u003eThe Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKiss of Death\u003c\/i\u003e), Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer books (including \u003ci\u003eI, The Jury\u003c\/i\u003e), Dennis Lahane books (including \u003ci\u003eMystic River\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShutter Island\u003c\/i\u003e), Hard Case Crime, Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade (\u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e), Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe (\u003ci\u003eFarewell, My Lovely\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e), Dashiell Hammett's Nick and Nora Charles (\u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e), John MacDonald's Lew Archer (\u003ci\u003eThe Moving Target\u003c\/i\u003e), Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins (\u003ci\u003eDevil in a Blue Dress\u003c\/i\u003e), and Max Allan Collins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFilms and series\u003c\/b\u003e: BRICK (2005 film), movies and series based on the classic hardboiled novels and characters\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Cantwell \u003c\/b\u003eis an Eisner-nominated comic book writer of such titles as DOCTOR DOOM and IRON MAN for Marvel Comics, STAR TREK: DEFIANT for IDW, PLASTIC MAN NO MORE! for DC Comics, and original books such as SHE COULD FLY (Berger Books), BRIAR (Boom! Studios), and THE BLUE FLAME (Vault). He is also the co-creator, Executive Producer and showrunner of the critically acclaimed television series HALT AND CATCH FIRE, and is also currently serving as EP \u0026amp; showrunner of THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER, set to air on AMC in 2025. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Santos\u003c\/b\u003e is the Eisner and Harvey nominee creator and co-creator of graphic novels like \u003ci\u003eFilthy Rich\u003c\/i\u003e, Rashomon, \u003ci\u003eBad Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Hope\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eViolent Love\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been published in countries like the USA, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, China and Japan. He has collaborated with companies like Netflix, Fnac, Porsche, the Corvus Belli game company and artists like Deadmau5.\u003cbr\u003e His \u003ci\u003ePolar\u003c\/i\u003e quadrilogy, published by Dark Horse, has been adapted as an original Netflix movie production with Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens with a sequel in the works, while a number of his other works have been optioned and are in different stages of development. He is also currently working on new different IPs created by him for mediums like comics, TV and cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDer-shing Helmer \u003c\/b\u003eis the Eisner-nominated and Ignatz-award winning independent science-fantasy and educational comic artist from the CA Bay Area, now based in the San Diego Area. Der-shing is currently the Managing Editor at Vault Comics. She is a self-taught artist, and has a biology degree from UC Berkeley as well as a formal background in secondary science education.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 10.07 x 6.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153526030399,"sku":"9781638492696","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/PAF4Xx35sc9781638492696.webp?v=1776948282","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/kid-maroon-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}