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Description
Graham Chaffee's first graphic novel in seven years, Light It, Shoot It is a classic tale of noir below the spotlight.
Fresh out of prison for an arson conviction, clueless 20-year old Billy Bonney finds himself drifting through the seedy and unsavory world of cut-rate moviemaking, even more out of place amongst his peers than he felt as a teen six years earlier when he got busted. Following his brother to the sets of grade B and exploitation 1970s Hollywood seems like a path of least resistance, until he accidentally lands a job as a handler to a has-been actor. But the bright lights burn harsher and show more than he anticipated as he steps lucklessly into a gangster-driven plot to burn down a studio for the insurance money, and finds himself in over his head. Drunken, washed-up stars. Scrambling, past-their-own-prime producers. Teenage girls on the make, slick hustlers, and violent fixers. Drawn in bold brushstrokes, and hand-painted in subtle washes, Chaffee brings vintage LA to the page in a propulsive adventure.
About the Author
Graham Chaffee is a tattoo artist, painter and cartoonist who lives in Los Angeles. His previous books with Fantagraphics include The Big Wheels, Good Dog and To Have And To Hold.
Praise For…
This fittingly sleazy throwback noir [is] a sure thing for comics fans who dream of Quentin Tarantino helming a Raymond Chandler adaptation.
— Publishers Weekly
Illustrated in gorgeous black-and-white brushstrokes and moodily evocative painted washes, this twisty thrill ride through old Hollywood features a large cast of complex and nuanced characters.
— Library Journal
An overarching look at the corruption and sleaze of 1970s Hollywood.
— Slings & Arrows