My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies

Newsweek's Best Comic Books of2018

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ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS-the bestsellingcreators of CRIMINAL, KILL OR BE KILLED, THE FADE OUT, and FATALE-present theirfirst original graphic novel in paperback for the very firsttime!



Teenage Elliehas always romanticized drug addicts, those tragic artistic souls drawn toneedles and pills, ever since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. Butwhen Ellie lands in an upscale rehab clinic where nothing is as it appears tobe, she'll find another-more dangerous-romance, and discover how easily drugsand murder go hand-in-hand.

MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES is a seductivecoming-of-age story, a pop and drug culture-fueled tale of a young girl seekingdarkness... and what she finds there.

“Readers of postmodern pulp will enjoy thisintense story and unapologetically cunning character.” -PublishersWeekly (starred review)

“Provides plenty of truly twisted twists andwraps up with a pulpy punch of an ending that's satisfying-and heartbreaking...a fine addition to a staggering body of work.” -Library Journal(starred review)

“Like most CRIMINAL stories, there's adarkness, along with twists that cut to the core. Phillips' art utilizes alimited color palette that makes you feel the ideas that run through each scene,each of the narrator's thoughts and memories.”-LAist