Billionaire Island
by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh
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Pub Date Nov 24 2020 | Archive Date Nov 30 2020
Diamond Book Distributors | Ahoy Comics
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Description
A Note From the Publisher
• Timely subject matter, already getting a lot of press
• Supported by copious interviews
Advance Praise
“Mark Russell, Steve Pugh & Chris Chuckry are precisely the kind of creative team that ought to reconvene every few years to utterly pants modern society. Luckily for you (and me) the Eisner-nominated team behind DC's The Flintstones have done exactly that with BILLIONAIRE ISLAND, AHOY Comics' satirical dressing-down of our current malaise, focusing primarily on influencer culture and pin-headed billionaire worship. Each page has a joke on it, which I'm pretty sure is Rule #1 in the Funny Book Commandments. However. That the team bothers to put this much oomph into these gags makes each successive issue of BILLIONAIRE ISLAND feel incredibly special.” - DOOM ROCKET
“Russell is comicdom's answer to Naomi Klein, but with far more gags. ... [Pugh] is producing some of the best art of his career. And that's saying something from a man who's been hitting out of the park for a fair few decades now. ... Thank the gods for creators like Russell and Pugh who walk that very difficult line of satire without any dryness or preaching.” - COMICON.COM
“An absolutely bonkers comic that features everything from a floating island to a TV network exclusive to billionaires to a president who looks suspiciously like Kid Rock... one of the most potent satirical books on the stands right now. Russell and Pugh are walking a fine line between real and surreal here, and that gives the whole book an impish sense of delight.” - SYFY WIRE
"A book that is top-to-bottom fantastic, both from a writing and story perspective to the incredible art. It's got action, humor, a bit of horror, and hits this strange emotional spot where everything is not fine, but you keep telling yourself it is. It's also the first and only book I've ever declared to be 5/5 for every single issue released to date, which means it's going to be at the top of my list for a long, long time to come. Do not miss this one." - COMICBOOK.COM
“This book continues to be one of the most clever satires of 2020 wealth disparity issues in any medium, and it's a book not to be missed.” - COMICS BOOKCASE
“And if you feel that certain things are holding up a mirror to current society, well, that's a clear intentional writing choice. This story is funny but also offers a scary warning of what could be. Recommendation: PICK IT UP!” - THE GEEKIARY
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781952090028 |
PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 144 |