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Punks: The Comic #1-5
Punks: The Comic Vol. 1: Nutpuncher
From JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV (The Bunker, The Life After, I, Vampire) and KODY CHAMBERLAIN (SWEETS, The Ride: Southern Gothic) comes a book unlikely to become a blockbuster movie. Much to their chagrin.
ABE, FIST, SKULL, and DOG live in a house, get into fights, murder gnomes, and punch each other in the nuts. A lot. Vomit out loud comedy guaranteed.*
Collects PUNKS: THE COMIC # 1-5, may be used to cure venereal diseases**
* Guarantee void everywhere.
** Will not cure venereal diseases.***
*** Says who?
ABE, FIST, SKULL, and DOG live in a house, get into fights, murder gnomes, and punch each other in the nuts. A lot. Vomit out loud comedy guaranteed.*
Collects PUNKS: THE COMIC # 1-5, may be used to cure venereal diseases**
* Guarantee void everywhere.
** Will not cure venereal diseases.***
*** Says who?
- GenresComicsGraphic Novels
160 pages, Paperback
First published March 25, 2015
25 people want to read
About the author
Joshua Hale Fialkov
445 books140 followersJoshua Hale Fialkov is the creator (or co-creator, depending) of graphic novels, including the Harvey Nominated Elk’s Run, the Harvey and Eisner nominated Tumor, Punks the Comic, and the Harvey Nominated Echoes.
He has written Alibi and Cyblade for Top Cow, Superman/Batman for DC Comics, Rampaging Wolverine for Marvel, and Friday the 13th for Wildstorm. He’s writing the DC relaunch of I,Vampire, as well as debuting the new Marvel character The Monkey King. This fall sees the launch of The Last of the Greats from Image Comics with artist Brent Peeples.
He also served as a writer on the Emmy Award Nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection, and as Executive Producer of the cult hit LG15: The Resistance web series.
Elk’s Run, Tumor, and Alibi are all currently in development as feature films. He has written comics for companies including Marvel, Wildstorm, IDW, Dark Horse, Image, Tor Books, Seven Seas Entertainment, Del Rey, Random House, Dabel Brothers Productions, and St. Martin’s Press. He has done video game work for THQ, Midway Entertainment, and Gore Verbinski’s Blind Wink Productions. He also wrote a Sci-Fi Channel movie starring Isabella Rossellini and Judd Nelson. Unfortunately, at no point in the film does Judd Nelson punch the sky and freeze frame. Joshua grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, went to college in Boston, where he got a BFA in writing and directing for the stage and screen, and then worked in the New England film industry, until finally deciding to move to Los Angeles to do it properly. He lives with his wife, Christina, daughter, Gable, and their cats, Smokey and the Bandit.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joshfialkov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/joshuahalefia...
Photograph by Heidi Ryder Photography
He has written Alibi and Cyblade for Top Cow, Superman/Batman for DC Comics, Rampaging Wolverine for Marvel, and Friday the 13th for Wildstorm. He’s writing the DC relaunch of I,Vampire, as well as debuting the new Marvel character The Monkey King. This fall sees the launch of The Last of the Greats from Image Comics with artist Brent Peeples.
He also served as a writer on the Emmy Award Nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection, and as Executive Producer of the cult hit LG15: The Resistance web series.
Elk’s Run, Tumor, and Alibi are all currently in development as feature films. He has written comics for companies including Marvel, Wildstorm, IDW, Dark Horse, Image, Tor Books, Seven Seas Entertainment, Del Rey, Random House, Dabel Brothers Productions, and St. Martin’s Press. He has done video game work for THQ, Midway Entertainment, and Gore Verbinski’s Blind Wink Productions. He also wrote a Sci-Fi Channel movie starring Isabella Rossellini and Judd Nelson. Unfortunately, at no point in the film does Judd Nelson punch the sky and freeze frame. Joshua grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, went to college in Boston, where he got a BFA in writing and directing for the stage and screen, and then worked in the New England film industry, until finally deciding to move to Los Angeles to do it properly. He lives with his wife, Christina, daughter, Gable, and their cats, Smokey and the Bandit.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joshfialkov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/joshuahalefia...
Photograph by Heidi Ryder Photography
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
April 25, 2015
This series was one of my top 10 favorites of 2014, http://comicsalternative.com/episode-..., and so I had to have Josh and Kody on the podcast when their first collection of Punks was released. Gene and I interviewed these guys -- the interview will go up on Monday, 4/27/15 -- and the conversation was as fun as the comic. Their sense of humor, and especially Kody's punk-like collage style, is pure enjoyment. I hope this series continues!
July 31, 2015
Wow, what a complete waste of time. Talk about being shitty, this was beyond that.
August 2, 2015
This is essentially the book form of Adult Swim. It's all over the place and the exact same style of humor (think Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen, etc). There is actually some social commentary within this book as well which is always fun.
The book is funny, I laughed a few times. It never really pulls you in to keep reading though. I kept with it because of the format and artwork. I really did enjoy the style. To be honest, it's also a very original seeming book. At least, I've never read anything like it before.
The book is funny, I laughed a few times. It never really pulls you in to keep reading though. I kept with it because of the format and artwork. I really did enjoy the style. To be honest, it's also a very original seeming book. At least, I've never read anything like it before.
September 16, 2015
This collection of comics and puzzles and bow ties and cross stitch patterns is a work of art and genius, and anyone who says otherwise is a craptastic bourgeois poopface who should be punched in the gonads*.
(Note the gender-inclusive threat and insult. Take that, PC police!)
(Note the gender-inclusive threat and insult. Take that, PC police!)
December 25, 2015
Could be my favourite new comic.
Batshit insane in the best way possible.
Imagine if the guy who makes the prop ransom notes in Hollywood films dropped acid and made a comic and this is what you'd get, and it's glorious.
A must-read, seriously.
Batshit insane in the best way possible.
Imagine if the guy who makes the prop ransom notes in Hollywood films dropped acid and made a comic and this is what you'd get, and it's glorious.
A must-read, seriously.
February 8, 2016
Generally, did not appeal to me. Two stars because 1) I admired the unorthodox art style and 2) the manga parody in the back made me laugh.
August 14, 2016
I have no words.
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