In this neo-noir thriller, an aging debt collector confronts ghosts
from his past
In The Heavy, writer-illustrator Shawn Martinbrough tells the
hard-hitting story of Charles "Dukes" Duchamps, a New York-based debt
collector with a love for jazz and a loss that has haunted him for
years. Each week, Dukes makes his rounds collecting money for Basil-Leon
Panassie, an eccentric club owner with criminal ties in New York and
abroad.
When Basil announces a change in business and a night's worth of
collections goes missing, Dukes becomes entangled with a vicious former
colleague who escapes to Paris. Although the City of Light holds dark
memories for him, Dukes has never let a debt go uncollected, and in
order to set things right, he must face his fears and retrieve what has
been taken.
The Heavy is an original, contemporary noir themed graphic novel about
rivals, revenge and redemption.