'85 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743297813)

Inspired by the widely praised novel Three Days as the Crow Flies, Danny Simmons and Floyd Hughes present a richly illustrated graphic novel set in the gritty underworld of New York City circa 1985 -- a time and place when street culture and the fine arts scene came together in strange and often predatory ways.

Crow, a junky and the son of a deceased police officer, steals a few paintings from his friend Danny, which he hopes to sell and make a few dollars off of to pay his landlord and cop some powder. Before he knows it, he's drawn into the surreal dreamland of "do-as-you-please," a hazy, hedonistic world of sex, drugs, and cold-blooded commerce. Filled with evocative black-and-white imagery and crackling with authentic, street-smart dialogue, Simmons and Hughes capture and bring to life this haunting urban tale.

Author: Danny Simmons
ISBN-10: 0743297814
ISBN-13: 9780743297813
Publisher: Atria Books
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2008
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 10.03h x 7.53w x 0.25d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/24/2007 pg. 35
Booklist 03/15/2008 pg. 39