SHAFT: IMITATION OF LIFE – PART ONE: BEFORE AND AFTER (10 February 2016, Dynamite Entertainment, 32 pp) Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Dietrich Smith Coloured by Alex Guimares Cover by Matthew Clark Cover Colours by Vinicius Andrade Blurb: After a high profile case that put him in the headlines, private detective…
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Preview of artwork for Shaft: Imitation of Life #1
Comic Book Resources have put up an exclusive preview of 5 pages of artwork from the upcoming Shaft: Imitation of Life written by David F Walker. The artwork, by Dietrich Smith, seems to depict the conclusion from Ernest Tidyman’s novel Shaft, where Shaft rescues Beatrice Persons from her Mafia kidnappers. The first issue of this second series is…
Graphic Novel Review – SHAFT: A COMPLICATED MAN (2015)
SHAFT: A COMPLICATED MAN (28 October 2015, Dynamite Entertainment, 176pp) ∗∗∗∗∗ Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Bilquis Evely Coloured by Daniela Miwa Cover by Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz Collection Design by Geoff Harkins Blurb: Who’s the black private dick that’s a sex machine with all the chicks? Shaft! (You’re damn…
Shaft: A Complicated Man – Trade paperback released today
The trade paperback version of David F Walker’s 6-part Shaft comic book series, with art by Bilquis Evely, was released today. Alongside the comic book there are an introduction by Shawn Taylor, character sketches, a look at the making of the series, a complete cover gallery featuring art by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Francesco Francavilla, Sanford…
More Shaft on the way in 2016
A number of specialist comic book sites have reported on Dynamite’s announcement of a second comic book series of Shaft. David F. Walker will again be writing the series, titled Shaft: Imitation of Life with artwork passing from Bilquis Evely to Dietrich Smith. Smith’s character designs for Shaft are much closer in resemblance to Richard Roundtree. Dynamite’s…
Comic Book Review – SHAFT #6
SHAFT #6 (20 May 2015, Dynamite Entertainment) ∗∗∗∗∗ Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Bilquis Evely Coloured by Daniela Miwa Cover A by Bill Sienkiewicz David Walker’s excellent prequel to Ernest Tidyman’s Shaft comes to an action-packed conclusion as Shaft goes head to head with the killers of his girlfriend, Arletha. Walker…
Comic Book Review – SHAFT #5 (2015)
SHAFT #5 (15 April 2015, Dynamite Entertainment) ∗∗∗∗∗ Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Bilquis Evely Coloured by Daniela Miwa Cover A by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz and Ivan Nunes Shaft has tracked down Marisol DuPree and gets enough information from her to trace the package Arletha has hidden away….
Shaft #5 – Early Reviews
Here are some early reviews of the fifth instalment of David Walker and Bilquis Evely’s Shaft comic book series: “David Walker’s script is a work of noirish literary excellence and the artwork from Bilquis Evely Daniela Miwa deftly manage the challenging but deeply engaging subject matter. This book is fantastic and this series is a…
Shaft #5 Preview
A preview of Shaft #5 is now available on Google Books. This is the penultimate issue of the comic book series written by David Walker and drawn by Bilquis Evely and is due out on 15 April 2015. Below is the A cover designed by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz and Ivan Nunes.
Comic Book Review – SHAFT #4 (2015)
SHAFT #4 (11 March 2015, Dynamite Entertainment) ∗∗∗∗∗ Shaft Created by Ernest Tidyman Written and Lettered by David F. Walker Illustrated by Bilquis Evely Coloured by Daniela Miwa Cover A by Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz and Ivan Nunes Shaft returns to Harlem in search of Marisol DuPree, who holds the key to the murder of his girlfriend Arletha…