The Cigar That fell In love With a Pipe f e aT u R I N G o R S o N W e l l e S a N D R I Ta h ay W o R T h ■
By dav i d c a m u s a n d n i c k a B a dZ i s
s e lling points ■ Nick abadzis won an eisner award in 2008 for his graphic
Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth star in this tragicomic tale of love, heartbreak, and tobacco
novel Laika, published in 2007 by firstSecond, and David Camus won the Prix Relay for Knights of the Kingdom in 2005 ■ Perfect for fans of old hollywood glamour
s pecifications Color illustrations throughout 128 pages, 6 × 9½” Hardcover RIGHTS: US & CaNada PUB MONTH: aPRIl CoMICS • GRaPHIC Novel ISBN 978-1-906838-48-5 ISBN$22.95 978-1-906838-48-5 US CAN $25.95
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n the eve of the release of his latest movie, The Lady From Shanghai, Orson
Welles receives a gift: An admirer has sent him a box of cigars. Rich and full bodied, they are the finest he’s ever tasted. But then, these are
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no ordinary cigars: They’ve been assembled by the most famous cigar roller in Cuba, Conchita Marquez. It is an exquisite gift, though one not appreciated by Welles’s wife, Rita Hayworth. As he smokes these most coveted of cigars, he daydreams about the plump genius Conchita Marquez, whose story of triumph, despair, and love unfolds within the pages of this stunning and imaginative graphic novel.
ALSO AVAIL AB LE david Camus is an award-winning writer. His work Knights of the Kingdom won the Prix Relay for best adventure/fantasy novel. He lives in Paris, France. Nick abadzis is an artist, writer, and editor who has won various awards, includ-
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ing an Eisner in 2008 for his graphic novel Laika, which was also selected as Best Book of the Year by both Publisher’s Weekly and Kirkus. He lives in New York.
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