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The Body Trade #4

Book #4 of The Body Trade
Illustrated by Jok / Letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Published by Mad Cave Studios
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Kim wakes handcuffed to a hospital bed. His reckless quest for vengeance has finally caught up with him. An old friend arrives to deliver some devastating news… he’s dying. But if Kim so chooses… he can donate his body to “science”.

About The Author

Zac Thompson is a multidisciplinary writer from Prince Edward Island, Canada. He is best known for his work at Marvel Entertainment on titles like Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land and The Marvelous X-Men. His debut original comic series, The Dregs, was called “lowbrow brilliant” by New York Magazine. In 2022, Thompson’s original screenplay The Replacer was selected for production financing from Telefilm Canada. In 2023, Zac received the PEI Arts Grant to write a novel tentatively titled That Thing I Found In You. His other comic book credits include Batman: The Brave and the Bold for DC Comics, Into The Unbeing at Dark Horse Comics, Cemetery Kids Don’t Die at Oni Press, and Blow Away at BOOM! Studios. When Zac’s not out in the woods foraging for mushrooms you can find him at the cinema or walking his dog Astra.

About The Illustrator

Jok was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in the seventies and has been working as a comic book artist since 1993. His work´s been published in the US (Image, Massive, Heavy Metal, Scholastic, Capstone, Bad Bug, Alien Books and soon in Mad Cave), England (Markosia, David Lloyd´s Aces Weekly), Italy, France (Mosquito, Delcourt), Spain, Germany (Splitter), Denmark, Cyprus, Canada, China (Cixin Liu´s work adaptation), Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

He runs a studio along with fellow comic book creators since 2001, splitting his time amongst several endeavors, including work-for-hire projects, creator-owned books, children illustration, attending conventions all over the world and not missing a match of his weekly soccer with friends and colleagues.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Mad Cave Studios (January 8, 2025)
  • Length: 28 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781545817322

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