Dark Horse Announces New Series The Big Shakedown

Dark Horse has announced a new comic series. 

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They announced The Big Shakedown, a new series with an incredible creative team, including:

• Writers: Jordan Blum (Minor Threats, DC Horror Presents…) & Tim Seeley (Masters of the Universe, Godzilla)
• Artists: Scott Koblish (Archie vs. Minor Threats, Venom: Original Sin)
• Colorist: Hi-Fi (Archie vs. Minor Threats, Usagi Yojimbo) 
• Letterer: Nate Piekos (The Umbrella Academy, Minor Threats)

The book’s full description reads: 

“The Big One, the earthquake to end all earthquakes, has finally struck Los Angeles. The government decides not to rebuild and the city becomes a no-man’s-land for those who refuse to leave it. But hey, you can’t beat the weather.

Five years later, Ester Blanco, a down-on-her-luck former PI, is willing to do anything to escape the City of Angels. She believes she’s found her ticket out when a desperate father hires her to solve a missing persons case in a city where a third of the population is already missing. Instead, the trail of this lost girl leads Ester to uncover a dark web of cults, conspiracy, and corruption that threatens every Angeleno who stayed behind.” 

Jordan Blum had this to say about the new book: 

“I’ve now lived in Los Angeles for most of my adult life and The Big Shakedown is a pulpy love/hate letter to a town that can simultaneously be heaven and hell on Earth. LA noir has a long, rich history and we wanted to do a unique and original spin on the detective thriller, so we set it in the aftermath of every Angeleno’s greatest fear… THE BIG ONE. Who better to explore a filthy, post-earthquake underworld than my co-writer Tim Seeley? And who better to build a city of broken freeways, sinkhole mansions and studio backlot red light districts than artist Scott Koblish? Throw in the beautiful sunsets above the flooded Venice Beach canals colored by Hi-Fi, and the smashed neon letters of Nate Piekos littering Hollywood Blvd and you have yourself a down and dirty, action-packed, pot boiler of a mystery that could only take place in the City of Angels.” 

Scott Koblish added: 

“I’ve been in Los Angeles for half of my life now, and I never tire of exploring its unique spaces, so it’s a joy to be able to put that to paper. Tim Seeley and Jordan Blum are terrific collaborators and are doing absolutely amazing things in the world of comics. Hi-Fi and Nate Piekos have been a dream to work with, I couldn’t ask for a better group of collaborators.” 

The Big Shakedown #1 releases September 16th.