Crocodile Black

Walk a mile in a dead man's shoes... and you'll never come back… Danny is a seemingly normal young man, getting lost in escapism on the regular to withdraw from the mundane droll of working his delivery job in the midst of a pandemic, and the soul-crushing lack of control over his own life. One day he discovers something on the job that would be horrifying to most… but is tantalizing to a guy like Danny. The smell of death and the black glisten of a victim's crocodile skin boots will leave him changed forever, leaving chaos in his wake. In this deadly thriller for fans of Kill Or Be Killed and A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance from Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman, Incredible Hulk) and rising star artist SOM (Brigands) witness the birth of an iconic new noir killer for the modern era. Collects Crocodile Black #1-5.

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