Omnibus 1
Sleeper Book One
SLEEPER is the critically acclaimed series written by Eisner Award winner Ed Brubaker (AUTHORITY, BATMAN: WAR GAMES) and stylishly presented by legendary artist Sean Phillips (Marvel Zombies) and is now collected in a new format with SLEEPER BOOK ONE.
From Eisner Awardwinning author Ed Brubaker comes two thrilling stories collected together for the first time in SLEEPER BOOK ONE.
POINT BLANK, a fiveissue comic book limited series published by WildStorm, stars the popular character Grifter from the Wildcats, who is investigating an attempted murder of his friend John Lynch. Meanwhile, Holden Carver, a covert operative, has been placed undercover in a villainous organization led by TAO. As Holden and Grifter cross paths, will cooler heads prevail? The answer? Hell no.
Riddled with noir undertones and the action of a spy thriller, SLEEPER BOOK ONE highlights all the attributes that have made writer Ed Brubaker one of the most soughtafter writers in all of comics!
Join the wild ride in SLEEPER BOOK ONE. Collects POINT BLANK #15, SLEEPER #112.
Issue 1
Sleeper (2003-2004) #1
When your only friends are enemies and all the good guys think you're a traitor, how far will you go to survive? Holden Carver, also known as the Conductor, is one of the scariest people in the entire world. An elite member of an organization of post-human criminals, Holden has seen and done things most people only glimpse in their darkest nightmares. He's sold alien technology to terrorists, he's killed innocents and sold their souls on the Internet, and he's about to come face to face with the true secrets of life on Earth. There's just one problem—Holden is actually a deep-cover agent, and the only person who knows he's really one of the good guys is lying in a coma in a secret government base. Now Holden is on his own in enemy territory with no way out!
Issue 2
Sleeper (2003-2004) #2
The adventures of Holden Carver continue! A member of Tao's inner circle, one of the Prodigals, has been killed. This is a serious offense, not so much because a human life has been snuffed out, but because the chain of command has been broken. And now a sinister game of cat and mouse is played out as the ever-toying Tao conducts an investigation—with Holden in the eye of the storm!
Issue 3
Sleeper (2003-2004) #3
While on an excursion to clean up some loose ends, Miss Misery reveals her depraved origin tale. Afterwards, Holden and Misery travel to the Imperial Grove, the yearly hideaway spot of the American Monarchy, where the real movers, shakers and pop hit-makers set the rules of engagement for the coming year. Now all Holden has to figure out is how he—and, more important, Tao—fits in here.
Issue 4
Sleeper (2003-2004) #4
The game is in full swing and the rules of engagement are clear: wrong is right, black is white, deceit is truth. Tao, in the company of agents Holden Carver and Miss Misery, attends a meeting of the true power on the planet—the wizards behind the curtain. And once Tao's goals are achieved, the world will be a different place...or will it?
Issue 5
Sleeper (2003-2004) #5
Undercover agent Holden Carver's job has gone from ugly to catastrophic, and he wants out...now! But the only person who knows he's really on the side of the angels is in a coma; to the rest of the world he's the ultimate traitor! Can he convince anyone that he's one of the good guys?
Issue 6
Sleeper (2003-2004) #6
What's that strangling sensation Holden is starting to feel? Is it a noose around his neck? Holden and Genocide have a run-in with a woman from Holden's past, someone who thinks he betrayed her and his country. It doesn't go well, but these things never do. And Holden begins to suspect that one of Tao's right-hand men is on to him!
Issue 7
Sleeper (2003-2004) #7
Just when Holden Carver thought his life was complicated enough, things get worse! Someone on the right side of the law is trying to contact him, and they're using Lynch's old codes. Is it a trick, or has Lynch emerged from his coma? The only way to find out may be to risk everything!
Issue 8
Sleeper (2003-2004) #8
What becomes a Doppelganger most? On the hunt for Lynch's secret notebook, Holden meets his mirror-image, a government agent who claims to be an operative for Tao. Even more unsettling is that he appears to know a lot more about Holden than he should.
Issue 9
Sleeper (2003-2004) #9
Keep your friends close...and your enemies closer! Tao sends Holden to locate John Lynch's secret records that, if revealed, could betray his true agenda as a sleeper agent. Accompanying him is a fellow operative—who also happens to be his sworn enemy!
Issue 10
Sleeper (2003-2004) #10
Holden Carver, along with his two closest allies on the wrong side of the law, goes on an extremely dangerous mission—one that will cost one of them their lives.
Issue 11
Sleeper (2003-2004) #11
When a job goes wrong and a friend falls, Holden is captured. Now he must face up to the crimes he committed in the name of keeping his cover. But worst of all, no one will believe that he was actually a deep-cover operative the whole time—not even his ex-fiancee. And the only man who can corroborate his story is lying in a coma!
Issue 12
Sleeper (2003-2004) #12
The conclusion to Season One of SLEEPER! Tao's secret agenda is finally revealed...or is it? Does he know Holden really is working for the enemy? Has he known all along? Was Holden really captured by the good guys, or has it all been a terrifying manipulation?