Tom Sacchi describes the book as a вЂњlove letter to mid-century Americana and NYC,вЂќ adding вЂњIвЂ™m a born and raised вЂњNew YorkerвЂќ and wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time to this fabulous era.вЂќ

вЂњвЂ¦ and jazz, gangsters and 1950вЂ™s cities are all things I like to draw. вЂњI try to only work on projects I enjoy in some way,вЂќ Giles explains. Without a doubt, one of the most distinctive aspects of the book is the gorgeous European style artwork, courtesy of talented Australian artist Giles Crawford. вЂњThe challenge was to create something that hit all the familiar story beats but somehow felt fresh, and I think the cartoon style really works in this instance.вЂќ вЂњI love dark, moody tales set in this era, but I felt this was a well-trodden landscape, вЂњsaid co-creator and writer John Ward. I just love how the Belgian creators can use cartoony characters in very real settings, coupled with real-life situations. This unusual juxtaposition of tone was very much a deliberate choice as co-creator Tom Sacchi explains, вЂњIвЂ™ve had a love affair with the Belgian comic scene since I was a teenager. Tata Rambo), OFFBEATS skillfully blends noir storytelling with a distinctly Franco-Belgian art style to create a uniquely entertaining comic experience.

With beautiful artwork from Giles Crawford (FUBAR, Igor: Occult Detective), eye-popping colors from Dan Thompson (Rip Haywire) and Lee Milewski (HunterвЂ™s Lore, The Winter Year) and exquisite lettering from Henry Bajaras (La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Jim must team up with small-time hustler Booker to save BookerвЂ™s sister from the mob, and stay one step ahead of the police.

Guardian Knight Studios today announced OFFBEATS #1 kicking off this four-issue limited series.Д¬reated by Tom Sacchi and John Ward, OFFBEATS is the tale of Jim, a lowly mechanic who flees to the Big Apple in search of a new life as a writer but instead finds himself caught between a hard-nosed police force and the mob. If Sin City and Tintin hooked up itвЂ™s hard to imagine the resulting offspring being anything other than OFFBEATS, a kinetic crime noir set in the jazz-drenched atmosphere of 1950вЂ™s New York City.

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