Billionaire Island

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Pub Date Nov 24 2020 | Archive Date Nov 30 2020

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Description

A savage satire reuniting the critically acclaimed team behind DC's The Flintstones-writer Mark Russell (SECOND COMING) and artist Steve Pugh (Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass)-in a new graphic novel. Welcome to Billionaire Island, where anything goes... if you can afford it. But the island's ultra-rich inhabitants are about to learn that their ill-gotten gains come at a VERY high price. "Social commentary with an uncompromising determination and a caustic wit, Billionaire Island is going to get readers talking every bit as much as [Mark Russell's] SECOND COMING." -Broken Brontier "A nasty piece of art that bares its teeth at the 1 percent with a level of bloodlust not seen nearly enough in the graphic medium." -CBR "The commentary and wit are as sharp as ever. The art is fantastic. The characters are engaging. ... Huge credit goes to Steve Pugh, who draws Canto with a face that can only be described as 'punchable.'" -Comics Bulletin "Biting satire with something to say... . Timely in its approach to climate change, income inequality, and sexism, Billionaire promises to do to the uber rich what SECOND COMING did to the co-opting of the Christian faith." -Insights Magazine "To call the recent work of writer Mark Russell 'brilliant,' 'ambitious' and 'subversive' would be the understatement of the decade. ... Now, he's bringing his magic touch to BILLIONAIRE ISLAND, the perfect social satire in an era where phrases like 'eat the rich,' 'billionaires shouldn't exist' and 'bring out the guillotines' are being uttered with rapidly decreasing levels of irony by a starving and furious populace." -WMQ Comics "The most emotionally devastating comic book in recent memory." -Vox, on Russell & Pugh's The Flintstones

A savage satire reuniting the critically acclaimed team behind DC's The Flintstones-writer Mark Russell (SECOND COMING) and artist Steve Pugh (Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass)-in a new graphic novel...


A Note From the Publisher

• Star writer Mark Russell's new creator-owned graphic novel, fresh off the runaway success of SECOND COMING and his ongoing DC Comics work
• Timely subject matter, already getting a lot of press
• Supported by copious interviews

• Star writer Mark Russell's new creator-owned graphic novel, fresh off the runaway success of SECOND COMING and his ongoing DC Comics work
• Timely subject matter, already getting a lot of...


Advance Praise

“Mark Russell, Steve Pugh & Chris Chuckry are precisely the kind of creative team that ought to reconvene every few years to utterly pants modern society. Luckily for you (and me) the Eisner-nominated team behind DC's The Flintstones have done exactly that with BILLIONAIRE ISLAND, AHOY Comics' satirical dressing-down of our current malaise, focusing primarily on influencer culture and pin-headed billionaire worship. Each page has a joke on it, which I'm pretty sure is Rule #1 in the Funny Book Commandments. However. That the team bothers to put this much oomph into these gags makes each successive issue of BILLIONAIRE ISLAND feel incredibly special.” - DOOM ROCKET

“Russell is comicdom's answer to Naomi Klein, but with far more gags. ... [Pugh] is producing some of the best art of his career. And that's saying something from a man who's been hitting out of the park for a fair few decades now. ... Thank the gods for creators like Russell and Pugh who walk that very difficult line of satire without any dryness or preaching.” - COMICON.COM

“An absolutely bonkers comic that features everything from a floating island to a TV network exclusive to billionaires to a president who looks suspiciously like Kid Rock... one of the most potent satirical books on the stands right now. Russell and Pugh are walking a fine line between real and surreal here, and that gives the whole book an impish sense of delight.” - SYFY WIRE

"A book that is top-to-bottom fantastic, both from a writing and story perspective to the incredible art. It's got action, humor, a bit of horror, and hits this strange emotional spot where everything is not fine, but you keep telling yourself it is. It's also the first and only book I've ever declared to be 5/5 for every single issue released to date, which means it's going to be at the top of my list for a long, long time to come. Do not miss this one." - COMICBOOK.COM

“This book continues to be one of the most clever satires of 2020 wealth disparity issues in any medium, and it's a book not to be missed.” - COMICS BOOKCASE

“And if you feel that certain things are holding up a mirror to current society, well, that's a clear intentional writing choice. This story is funny but also offers a scary warning of what could be. Recommendation: PICK IT UP!” - THE GEEKIARY


“Mark Russell, Steve Pugh & Chris Chuckry are precisely the kind of creative team that ought to reconvene every few years to utterly pants modern society. Luckily for you (and me) the...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781952090028
PRICE $16.99 (USD)
PAGES 144

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