Newsweek's Best Comic Books of
2018
Thrillist's Best Comics &
Graphic Novels of 2018
ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS-the bestselling
creators of CRIMINAL, KILL OR BE KILLED, THE FADE OUT, and FATALE-present their
first original graphic novel in paperback for the very first
time!
Teenage Ellie
has always romanticized drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawn to
needles and pills, ever since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. But
when Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is as it appears to
be, she'll find another-more dangerous-romance, and discover how easily drugs
and murder go hand-in-hand.
MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES is a seductive
coming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled tale of a young girl seeking
darkness... and what she finds there.
"Readers of postmodern pulp will enjoy this
intense story and unapologetically cunning character." -Publishers
Weekly (starred review)
"Provides plenty of truly twisted twists and
wraps up with a pulpy punch of an ending that's satisfying-and heartbreaking...
a fine addition to a staggering body of work." -Library Journal
(starred review)
"Like most CRIMINAL stories, there's a
darkness, along with twists that cut to the core. Phillips' art utilizes a
limited color palette that makes you feel the ideas that run through each scene,
each of the narrator's thoughts and memories."
-LAist
Teenage Ellie has always romanticized drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawn to needles and pills, ever since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. But when Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is as it appears to be, she'll find another more dangerous romance, and discover how easily drugs and murder go hand-in-hand.
