Slums of the Empire City
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The Jump
Comic - Crime
Frank is a low level gangster who begs his next door neighbor Jan to jump his broken down car to participate in an armed robbery, but is blackmailed into giving up half his cut in exchange for her help, setting off a chain of violence and mayhem through the course of one night.
The Red Fox // English Version
Comic - Crime
In Avakin, being the leader of a major drug trafficking gang makes you a magnet for all kinds of interests. Whether they’re after your money or your head as a trophy, there will always be someone who wants something from you. This is the reality faced by Lady, a powerful woman who knows the survival game well on that board. These stories are based on the memories of Lady Manzanas' role and accounts from some people she met during her time in AvakinLife. Like all stories that come from roleplay, they contain a mix of reality and fiction. And, as with all fictional stories, there is something profoundly true in them.
Black Hearts
Comic - Crime
A work trip to a foreign country goes from bad to worse for a naive model before it even gets to start. Soon she finds herself in a tug of war between rivals, drowning in the chaos of a crumbling crime family biting off more than they can chew; and nobody is as safe or untouchable as they thought. Memories, mistakes, and murder - can she balance her mind with her morals or will she succumb to irrationality to survive?
Headcases
Comic - Crime
It’s a routine morning subway ride to school in New York, circa 1999. Hila and Ramon, two bored teens, steal a man’s bag on a whim. When they eventually manage to lose the stranger, Hila opens the bag and can’t believe what she’s seeing inside: there is a severed head! Thus begins the zany chain of events where a trained hitman, an FBI agent, and others are hunting the teens down to get the head back!
Let's Bounce
Comic - Crime
After years of working with big-time criminals, a goon gives up drugs and finally wakes to smell the coffee, changing how he perceives his actions.
New York City Gallows
Comic - Crime
Troubled NYPD Detective Cassie Delaney is thrust headfirst into a nasty game of cat-and-mouse, as the illusive vigilante known as "The Hangman" continues on his crusade against the corrupt and criminal elements of NYC. Not all is as it seems, and Cassie is determined to find out the truth behind the Hangman... no matter the cost.
Crooked
Comic - Crime
Join three unlikely allies as they navigate the criminal underworld while they try to make use of a set of plans for a huge diamond heist. The only problem? It's not theirs to steal, as two of the biggest crime families in town have their eye on the aforementioned diamonds!
So let's see if Lucy, Earl, and Van Cleer have what it takes to get rich quick and survive!
FACADE
Comic - Crime
Derek Reide makes his comic writing debut alongside newcomer superstar artist Alps Vel in this harrowing crime/noir short story!
In the shadowed depths of New York City’s criminal underworld, Newby, a young mobster, botches a drug handoff, triggering a spiral of panic. The consequences begin to unravel when his boss, Dom, confronts the fragile foundation of loyalty in their world; and when blood stains the streets and bitter truths arise, it might already be too late.
FACADE (Preview)
Comic - Crime
Derek Reide makes his comic writing debut alongside newcomer superstar artist Alps Vel in this harrowing crime/noir short story!
In the shadowed depths of New York City’s criminal underworld, Newby, a young mobster, botches a drug handoff, triggering a spiral of panic. The consequences begin to unravel when his boss, Dom, confronts the fragile foundation of loyalty in their world; and when blood stains the streets and bitter truths arise, it might already be too late.