FADE OUT (2014)

"The first project from their groundbreaking five-year deal at Image will have Brubaker and Phillips fans, old and new, at the edge of their seats, as they weave an epic crime story unlike anything they've done before. Hollywood - 1948. A noir film stuck in endless reshoots. A writer plagued with nightmares from the war and a dangerous secret. An up-and-coming starlet's suspicious death. And a maniacal Studio Mogul and his Security Chief who will do anything to keep the cameras rolling before the Post-War boom days come crashing down. THE FADE OUT is the most ambitious series yet from the award-winning Noir Masters. Bonus: This 40-PAGE FIRST ISSUE features more story pages, as well as exclusive back pages articles that are only in these single issues!"

"Was a murder covered up? Or did the movie starlet commit suicide? And how does the show go on with a dead leading lady and an unfinished film? BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' new crime noir masterpiece is just getting started! Remember, every month THE FADE OUT has exclusive back pages articles that are only available in the single issues."

"BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' new crime noir masterpiece is just getting started! Remember, every month THE FADE OUT has exclusive back pages articles that are only available in the single issues."

"Sex and violence in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Charlie's flashbacks to the war affect his work, and his secret mission to solve a covered up murder. And remember, like all BRUBAKER/PHILLIPS comics, the back pages of THE FADE OUT are filled with extra art and articles you can only find in the single issues!"

"The second act of BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' biggest hit ever begins with a bang! Someone knows who killed Valeria Sommers, but can our 'heroes' find them without exposing themselves? And will their search lead them to answers they don't want to find? A perfect jumping-on point for new readers, released the same day as the trade! And packed with bonus back pages articles only found in the single issues."

"BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' best-selling series ever just keeps hitting! Charlie and his blacklisted friend Gil hunt Hollywood's back alleys for answers to Valeria Sommer's murder and cover-up, but the one man who might know something, ex-child star 'Flapjack' Jones, has gone into hiding...unless he's dead in a ditch by the side of the road. "

"Charlie is falling for the replacement blonde... but is he working her for information, or is she playing him for her own ends?"

"STORY ARC CONCLUSION BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' best-selling series so far concludes its second act, as every answer Charlie and Gil find brings them into more and more danger. And remember, every issue of THE FADE OUT is packed with essays and art that are only in the monthly comics. THE FADE OUT WILL RETURN WITH ISSUE #9 IN SEPTEMBER "

"NOMINATED FOR THE EISNER AWARD FOR BEST NEW SERIES! Act Three begins as the mystery heats up!"

"Another secret about the murder comes to light!"

"All the threads of the mystery come together, as Charlie and Gil barrel headfirst toward trouble! Major Plot Point: A major clue in the murder is revealed."

"SERIES CONCLUSION It all ends here! The dramatic wrap-up to the mystery and to Brubaker and Phillips best-selling and most ambitious project yet!"