Blockbuster movies, secret histories, and evil sharks. After this summer, you'll never go in the water again.
“Marcks…has accomplished an unusual feat with cinematic homage” —The New York Times Book Review
"Distinct and relatable…a lovely read" —Molly Knox Ostertag, bestselling creator of the Witch Boy series
When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha's Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film contest boasting a huge cash prize, disgraced pitcher Gayle "Blue Streak" Briar sees a chance to turn a bad season into the best summer ever. After recruiting aspiring cinematographer Elijah Jones and moody director Maddie Grey, Gayle and her crew set out to uncover the truth of the island's own phantom shark and win the prize money.
But these unlikely friends are about to discover what happens when you turn your camera toward the bad things lurking below the surface.
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Snake NightIra Marcksis a cartoonist living in Upstate New York with his wife, two cats, a dog, and lots of books he's been meaning to read. His love for ancient magic and possible futures has led him to create a warehouse of esoteric objects for the Hugo Award-winning magazineWeird Talesand to tell stories about villainous technology for the European Research Council.Shark Summeris his debut graphic novel.
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Marcks ... has accomplished an unusual feat with this cinematic homage: He has produced a meta-graphic novel that manages to deconstruct a genre, pay tribute to it and keep the reader happily inside it all at the same time. More popcorn please!"The New York Times"
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