Ed Brubaker

The first original graphic novel fromthe bestselling creators of CRIMINAL, KILL OR BE KILLED, THE FADE OUT andFATALE. Teenage Ellie hasalways had romantic ideas about drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawnto needles and pills have been an obsession since the death of her junkie motherten years ago. But when Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing iswhat it appears to be... she'll find another more dangerous romance, and findout how easily drugs and murder go hand-in-hand. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEENJUNKIES is a seductive coming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled taleof a young girl seeking darkness... and what she finds there. A gorgeousmust-have hardback from the award-winning team of Ed Brubaker and SeanPhillips.

My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies

Ryan LaFerney

A devastating story that focuses on the themes of drugs, crime, and hopelessness. I did not see the twist coming. The story and art was very impressive. If you're a fan of noir and crime stories, read this one.

Andrew Sztehlo

A new classic in the oeuvre of Brubaker and Phillips, My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies is a heartbreaking exploration of teenage love, drug addiction, and the lengths people will go to to escape their pasts... or stay in them forever. This book does link in with the Criminal series, and as such doesn't PERFECTLY stand alone as promised, but regardless of this connection the book is a must-read graphic novel and one of the very best of 2018.

Silje Risøy Helgerud

Teenage Ellie has always had romantic ideas about drug addicts. The tragic, artistic souls drawn to needles and pills have been an obsession since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. But when Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is what it appears to be, she'll find another, more dangerous romance and find out 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. This gorgeous, must-have hardback is the first original graphic novel from ED BRUBAKERand SEAN PHILLIPS, the bestselling creators of CRIMINAL,KILL OR BE KILLED, THE FADE OUT, FATALE, and INCOGNITO.

Varun Khatri

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Simon Lund Larsen

Dario Santos 

Newsweek's Best Comic Books of2018 Thrillist's Best Comics &Graphic Novels of 2018 ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS-the bestsellingcreators of CRIMINAL, KILL OR BE KILLED, THE FADE OUT, and FATALE-present theirfirst original graphic novel in paperback for the very firsttime! Teenage Elliehas always romanticized drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawn toneedles and pills, ever since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. Butwhen Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is as it appears tobe, she'll find another-more dangerous-romance, and discover how easily drugsand murder go hand-in-hand. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES is a seductivecoming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled tale of a young girl seekingdarkness... and what she finds there. "Readers of postmodern pulp will enjoy thisintense story and unapologetically cunning character." -PublishersWeekly (starred review) "Provides plenty of truly twisted twists andwraps 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 adarkness, along with twists that cut to the core. Phillips' art utilizes alimited color palette that makes you feel the ideas that run through each scene,each of the narrator's thoughts and memories."-LAist

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