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Shaft: A Complicated Man

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Dynamite Entertainment
Description

Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine with all the chicks? Shaft! (You're damn right!) Created by author Ernest Tidyman and made famous in a series of novels and films, iconic hero Shaft makes his graphic novel debut in an all-new adventure. He's gone toe-to-toe with organized crime bosses, stood up to the cops, squared off against kidnappers, and foiled assassination attempts. But who was John Shaft before he became the hardboiled investigator with a reputation as big as New York City itself? Recently arriving home from his tour of duty in Vietnam, his first case - tracking down a missing person for his girlfriend - quickly turns into a matter of life and death, making him a target of gangsters and the police!

Releases in
English
Imprint
Dynamite Entertainment
Theme
Gangs Mystery Organized Crime
Audience
Teenagers (13-18)
Adults (18+)
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CGN000000 CGN004010 CGN004060 Crime Media Media Tie-In Mystery
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Description

Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine with all the chicks? Shaft! (You're damn right!) Created by author Ernest Tidyman and made famous in a series of novels and films, iconic hero Shaft makes his graphic novel debut in an all-new adventure. He's gone toe-to-toe with organized crime bosses, stood up to the cops, squared off against kidnappers, and foiled assassination attempts. But who was John Shaft before he became the hardboiled investigator with a reputation as big as New York City itself? Recently arriving home from his tour of duty in Vietnam, his first case - tracking down a missing person for his girlfriend - quickly turns into a matter of life and death, making him a target of gangsters and the police!

Releases in
English
Published by
Dynamite Entertainment
Imprint
Dynamite Entertainment
Theme
Gangs Mystery Organized Crime
Audience
Teenagers (13-18)
Adults (18+)
Art Style
Western Comics
Advisory Flags
Nudity Obscene Language Sexual Content
Tags
CGN000000 CGN004010 CGN004060 Crime Media Media Tie-In Mystery
Contributors
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