Stray Bullets Volume 3 HC Other People NM 1st print David Lapham El Capitan

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Stray Bullets Volume 3 HC Other People, collecting #15–22 (Hardcover: ISBN 0-9653280-9-0)

Stray Bullets is an independent American comic book series published in black and white (with color covers) by El Capitan Books. It is written and drawn by David Lapham.

The story deals with the often criminal and sometimes tragic misadventures of a large cast of characters and takes place from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s.

The series has been nominated for numerous awards. Stray Bullets won the 1996 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist, Drama, and the trade paperback collection Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism won the 1997 Eisner Award for “Best Graphic Album-Reprint” the Comic Book Awards Almanac and was a top votegetter for the Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album for the same year.

“Stray Bullets is all about delivering a gut-punch each and every issue,” said Lapham. “I call it domestic-noir. These stories will hit you where you live.”

STRAY BULLETS won the 1996 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist, and the hardcover collection STRAY BULLETS: Innocence of Nihilism won the 1997 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album-Reprint. Its trademark dark, neo-noir themes and nonlinear storytelling have been likened to the storytelling styles of Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch.

Volume 3 – 1st printing. “Other People!” Collects Stray Bullets (1995-2005) #15-22. Story and art by David Lapham. Other People collects the entire third story arc of David Lapham’s critically acclaimed series. Stray Bullets issues #15-22 the way they were meant to be seen! This larger-than-life hardcover features never-before-seen scripts, character sketches, and other behind-the-scenes extras. Volume 3 weaves together the sick and depraved lives of ordinary Americans. Watch as they follow down the path of sin, crime, and emotional vampirism! With startling realism, these new characters slowly weave their way into the lost lives of an old familiar cast like Virginia Applejack, Beth, Monster, and Amy Racecar. Eisner Award-winner for its beautiful style and design, this hardcover is a perfect introduction for new readers and an absolute must for every true Stray Bullets fan. Hardcover, 264 pages, B&W.

For several years I’ve been slightly pissed off at David Lapham. In the late nineties, Stray Bullets – along with Sin City, Eightball, Black Hole and a handful of other titles – was largely responsible for introducing me to the world of ‘alternative’ comics, reigniting my childhood enthusiasm for the medium. It remains a masterpiece of hardboiled crime and sequential art in general, with some of the most unforgettable characters and shocking moments I’ve encountered in over fifteen years of voracious-yet-very-selective comics consumption.

After following the individual issues for awhile, I eventually settled on picking up the trade paperbacks instead; when El Capitan, Laphams’ independent label devoted solely to Stray Bullets (and related projects, like his mini-series Murder Me Dead), began publishing the over-sized hardcover collections I immediately fell in love with the format (at a time when deluxe oversized hardcovers were rare things, unlike today, when every crappy series gets the deluxe treatment), and purchased the first three volumes as they appeared. After a brief hiatus from comics, completing my collection of Deluxe Edition Stray Bullets hardcovers was a top priority.

Make no mistake, this is one of the best comics of the quarter-century, and it deserves to be read and appreciated. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Lapham for Stray Bullets.

These Hardcovers are huge! (12″x9″!)

0-9653280-9-0

Collects issues 15-22 of Stray Bullets. Near mint, first printing. From my personal collection, has been kept bagged and boxed since the day I got it!