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Hunger Bill Sienkiewicz Premiere Edition
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About The Book
In 1896 Bombay, under British rule, a concentration camp holds IZNA, a plague-infected and famine-stricken being. Mutated through medical experiments, she, along with others, becomes a mutant. British officers invite famine photographer William Wallace Hooper to document the mutants, unaware he's controlled by a shape-shifting vampire called Pisach. The Pisach infects prey with insatiable hunger, while Hooper bonds with Izna amidst rulers' games with famine slaves.
Unbeknownst, Izna descends from women embracing monsters. Discovering Hooper's role in her mother's death, she wishes to become a monster herself. Transformed into a half-human, half-mutant, half-beast, she embraces her hunger, consuming oppressors and drenching her land in blood. This infinite hunger mirrors trauma's generational and cultural impact, forging an inseparable link between oppressed and oppressor. The graphic novel blends True Blood, Kill Bill, and Spiral Into Horror, delving into hunger's exploration of trauma's pervasive influence.
About The Illustrator
Joe Bocardo was born in Cádiz, Spain in 1980 and currently resides in Seville with his wife and children. His career as an artist began with Phantasmagoria and Sangré Bárbara, both published by El Torres. In the USA, Joe has worked with publishers such as Scout Comics (The Recount, The Shepherd, The West Moon Chronicle), Source Point Press (Nightwalkers), and Mad Cave Studios (The Hexiles) among others.
Product Details
- Publisher: The Lab Press (December 16, 2025)
- Length: 152 pages
- ISBN13: 9781964226088
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Raves and Reviews
“(Nihaarika) Negi and artist (Joe) Bocardo…transmute the horrors of colonialism into a grotesque phantasmagoria. Bocardo’s showstopper art, reminiscent of Bill Sienkiewicz (who draws the cover art), evokes horror with hallucinatory collages, warped faces and bodies, and bloodlike spatters of ink. This is a dark delight.”
– Publishers Weekly
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