City stories are piece of the tradition of comics; the comics page offers unique opportunities to explore both the grids and blocks of the cityscape and the separate but intersecting lives of its inhabitants. From fictional metropolises like Terminal City,Astro City, Sin City and Francois Schuiten's Obscure Cities, or to visions of real cities like Jason Lutes' Berlin,Seth Fisher's Tokyo, Eddie Campbell's London, or Juanjo Guarnido's Paris,or Will Eisner's New York; comics thrive in cities.
In fact, comics enjoy a particular affinity for New York, and where so many comics are made. Z2 Comics is adding another New York yarn to the library this topple with Pawn Shop,a tale of four lives criss-crossing at a Manhattan pawn shop. Writer Joey Esposito and artist Sean Von Gorman will pull at the threads that link New Yorkers together, with Von Gorman providing watercolors over his digital art. Check out a preview below:
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Source: comicsalliance.com