Discover the electrifying graphic novel, *Run Like Crazy Run Like Hell*, a thrilling collaboration between renowned graphic novelist Jacques Tardi and celebrated crime writer Jean-Patrick Manchette. This gripping story follows Michel Hartog, a wealthy industrialist with a sinister agenda, who hires Julie—a young woman fresh out of a psychiatric asylum—as a nanny for his troublesome nephew, Peter. What begins as a seemingly innocent job quickly spirals into chaos when Hartog orchestrates a fake kidnapping, with Julie unwittingly framed as the scapegoat.

Filled with unexpected twists, this page-turner showcases Julie's strength and resilience as she navigates a treacherous world, pursued by relentless foes, including the terrifying contract killer Thompson. With masterful storytelling and remarkable illustrations, *Run Like Crazy Run Like Hell* combines dark humor and biting socio-political satire, making it a must-read for graphic novel enthusiasts and crime fiction lovers alike.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781606996201
Year: 2015
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 104

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781606996201
Year: 2015
Publisher: W W Norton & Company
Pages: 104


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After the teeth-rattling, one-two punch of West Coast Blues and Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot, Jacques Tardi makes a third appointment with ace crime writer Jean-Patrick Manchette for his wildest adaptation yet. Michel Hartog, a rich industrialist, hires a troubled young woman, Julie, straight out of the psychiatric asylum to which she has been consigned for several years, to work as a nanny for his bratty nephew Peter. But Hartog's seemingly altruistic impulse to help rehabilitate a troubled soul hides a darker motive: He plans to stage a fake kidnapping of his nephew and use Julie as a scapegoat. Unfortunately for Hartog, Julie proves infinitely more tough and resourceful than he expected, the kidnapping goes horribly, bloodily wrong, and now Julie and Peter are on the run, pursued both by the police and by Hartog's goons, led by the aging but fantastically dangerous contract killer Thompson ” one of Manchette's most unforgettable creations, a golem of Terminator-like tenacity who is barely slowed down by physical punishment that would instantly kill a lesser man (he does not end the book with the same amount of eyes and feet as he started). As with the other Tardi/Manchette books, Run Like Crazy... is full of moments of pitch-black humor, and a strong current of socio-political satire runs beneath its bleak surface. It's a ride to hell, but a devilishly fun one.