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Hard Looks: Adapted Stories (Comics market edition) Paperback – December 30, 2002

by Andrew Vachss (Author), Various (Artist)

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Andrew Vachss' writing has been described as "red-hot and serious as a punctured lung" (Playboy), "hypnotically violent ... made up of equal part broken concrete block and razor wire" (Chicago Sun-Times), and "short and choppy, like the ticking of a time bomb" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

This new digital-only edition collects eleven of Vachss's life-at-ground-zero comics stories, brought to life by an outstanding lineup of the industry's most talented writers and artists. This exciting book also contains a gallery of covers from the original Hard Looks series, as well as a cover by Geof Darrow, award-winning artist and creator of such titles as Shaolin Cowboy, and co-creator of The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, and Hard Boiled.
The Hard Looks preview features story pages from "Drive-By" by Joe Lansdale and artist Gary Gianni.

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Hard Looks
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208 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Dark Horse
Publication date

December 30, 2002
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6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

1569718318
ISBN-13

978-1569718315
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The Chicago Sun-Times described Andrew Vachss' stories as "hypnotically violent ... made up of equal parts of broken concrete block and razor wire." The New York Times said, "Vachss seems bottomlessly knowledgeable about the depth and variety of human twistedness." All of that depth and all of that knowledge is displayed in Hard Looks, adapting Vachss' short stories to comic book format. A graphic novel companion to Vachss' short story collection, Born Bad, this isn't just a "hard look" at our human species, it's a call to action against its predators ... and a profound statement of respect for those scar-carrying members of that vast tribe Vachss calls the "Children of the Secret."

About the Author

Andrew Vachss has been a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a social services caseworker, and a labor organizer, and has directed a maximum-security prison for youthful offenders. Now a lawyer in private practice, he represents children and youths exclusively. He is the author of numerous novels, including the Burke series, three collections of short stories, and a wide variety of other material including song lyrics, graphic novels, and a "children's book for adults." His books have been translated into twenty languages and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, the New York Times, and numerous other forums. A native New Yorker, he now divides his time between the city of his birth and the Pacific Northwest.

The dedicated Web site for Vachss and his work is vachss.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse (December 30, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1569718318
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1569718315
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.61 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,709,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,121 in Dark Horse Comics & Graphic Novels
- #6,995 in Mystery Graphic Novels

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Andrew Vachss has been a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a social-services caseworker, a labor organizer, and has directed a maximum-security prison for "aggressive-violent" youth. Now a lawyer in private practice, he represents children and youth exclusively, and is a founding member of the Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection. He is the author of numerous novels, including the Burke series, three collections of short stories, and a wide variety of other material including song lyrics, graphic novels, essays, and a "children's book for adults." He is most currently engaged in the work of the Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (ldicp.org). His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, The New York Times, and many other forums. His books have been awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policiére, the Falcon Award, Deutschen Krimi Preis, Die Jury des Bochumer Krimi Archivs and the Raymond Chandler Award (per Giurìa a Noir in Festival, Courmayeur, Italy). Andrew Vachss' latest books are Mortal Lock (Vintage, May 2013), SignWave (Pantheon, June 2015), and Carbon (Haverhill House, 2019). The dedicated Web site for Vachss and his work is vachss.com.

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Tyr Shadowblade (TM)

A true Vachss graphic novel

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022

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My wife and stepson are huge fans of Andrew Vachss. Got him the original comic series and she got the graphic novel version. Everything was perfect.

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sob

" And that's a very good thing. He made me think

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2017

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I've recently been introduced to the writings of Andrew Vachss. This is my THIRD copy of this book (somewhat for collectors value to me). It's really hard for me to explain who and what or even WHY Andrew is a big deal. The first few books left me with a sense of 'Wha?" And that's a very good thing. He made me think, he left me speechless, he makes me feel small and insignificant! HOW does a man like this think of some of his subject matter? DO the research and see WHO he is. It will start to click. To me there's nothing better than someone that can write an entire story in a few pages, and NOT leave you wanting to know more details - they are/were there. You don't have to fill in much as he's provided the framework. I can remember only one other writer that made me feel a sense of wonder like Mr. Vachss does. He's in great company, but this is HIS review. Buy ANY Vachss book, and you won't be disappointed, I guarantee that.

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Jenn RW

Vachss is a fantastic and descriptive writer. His Burke novels are wonderful, engaging and thrilling. I hope they keep on coming

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014

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Vachss is a fantastic and descriptive writer. His Burke novels are wonderful, engaging and thrilling. I hope they keep on coming forever!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2013

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Each story was OK, but just OK. Vachss has written much better stories, such as Blue Bell. Any of the Burke series would have been much better

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David Wirth

A Handsomely-Produced Collection of Brilliant Short Stories

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2003

HARD LOOKS is an outstanding collection of 17 short stories by attorney/author Andrew Vachss, which makes an unflinching examination of all manner of human depravity while at the same time providing the reader with heroes and hope. The stories (titles include: DRIVE BY; DATE RAPE; LYNCH LAW; HEAD CASE; BORN BAD; CRIPPLE; DUMPING GROUND; and MAN TO MAN) have been adapted to graphic novel format by Joe R. Lansdale, Charles de Lint, Chet Williamson, Jim Colbert, Rose Dawn Scott, and Neal Barrett, Jr. and feature the splendid artwork of Geoff Darrow, David Lloyd, Gary Gianni, Warren Pleece, Jack Pollack, and others. The skillful adaptations and the beautifully-done artwork serve to greatly amplify the power of these hard-edged tales.
For years I have admired the power and strength of Mr. Vachss' novels (FLOOD, STREGA, BLUE BELLE, SHELLA, ONLY CHILD, et al.). This collection, with the freedom allowed by the short story form and its wide range of subject matter, equals or surpasses the intensity of those books.
This edition of HARD LOOKS is available in two versions, one with a photo cover and one with a masterfully-drawn cover by Geof Darrow. I would highly recommend the book featuring Mr. Darrow's artwork. Mr. Darrow's richly-detailed, colorful illustration tells a story (actually, many stories) all its own and is well worth the cover price....
HARD LOOKS ... masterfully adapted, wonderfully illustrated versions of 17 provacative, disturbing, and important short stories from Andrew Vachss.

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D W

Hard Looks Rules! (where is the Darrow cover?)

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2003

I learned about this new edition from the Andrew Vachss website. But Amazon, for *whatever* reason, doesn't have the ultra-hype Geof ("The Matrix") Darrow cover! Hey, Amazon, why can't we have a CHOICE? I mean, this photo cover is very good, but not everyone is so high-art -- some of us Vachss fans WANT the graphics cover!
I got my Darrow cover edition at my local comics shop, and paid full price, which totally [was bad]. Get a move on, Amazon!

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Amazon Customer

Great Book - Why not both covers?

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2003

This is a really nice graphic novel, and I'd expect no less from Vachss and his team of talented artists and writers. But how come we can't get the comics cover by Geof Darrow? I think Amazon should be offering both covers as a special "buy with" option (instead of the old Predator stuff!).
Anyway, the book is great, the story HALF BREED is tight and tense and the drawings by Darrow just suck you into it. The differing styles in the artwork add a nice touch and seem to match the individual stories perfectly.
And there really is something for everyone in this book!

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naharnahekim

Trite, moralistic tales with no concept of reality

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2005

I seem to be the one voice of dissent when it comes to this collection of short grphic peices. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I found Vachss stories to be completely lacking in any redeaming volue what so ever. The stories them selves are less than surface level involving no depth of charater, or exploration of ideas. How to best explain it? Ah, got it! Do you remember sitcoms from the early 90's, were at the end everyone has learned a very important lesson about drugs, or gangs, or sneaking out to parties? Mix that with the sort of "poetic justice" you would find in "Tales from the crypt" and you have "Hard Looks". Except there is no kitchy irony involved, no chuckles at how silly and ridiculus this sort of stroy telling is, Vachss is dead serious. After reading the book I was ahgast to find out that Vachss was at one point a fedral investigator, AND a social worker. This book is apparently how he thinks the world works, or should work. I would suggest not buying this garbage. If you really must read it, I'm sure your public or a local college library will have a copy. Head over one day and flip through it, you'll see what I mean.

P.S. Vachss actually uses the "escaped hook-handed crazy man" ([...]) legend in one story, only he throws in a rape at gun point to make it all "Hard" and "Edgy". I mean come on! Why do people like this tripe!

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They read like storyboards for a 'Morality Tales of the Unexpected'

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2016

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Dark, very dark, but insightful, interesting and entertaining. They read like storyboards for a 'Morality Tales of the Unexpected', they could do with being filmed.

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