The Returning

Near death experiences get a horrifying twist from novelist Jason Starr!It's the near future, and some people who have had Near-Death Experiences have come back "changed." They exhibit extreme behavioral changes, becoming increasingly paranoid and violent, and no one knows why. People who have had NDE's fall immediately under suspicion, and in some cases, are murdered by justice-seeking vigilantes. It is in this world where Beth, a quiet high school student with a bright future, will learn just how quickly friends and family will turn on her when she has the bad luck of surviving the worst night of her life... Award-winning novelist Jason Starr (Wolverine Max, The Chill) and artist Andrea Mutti (Conan, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) deliver a gripping but deeply human drama set in an uncertain world. Collects the complete story from The Returning #1-#4.

About the Author

JASON STARR is the international bestselling author of many crime novels and thrillers, including FUGITIVE RED. Starr's other novels are COLD CALLER, NOTHING PERSONAL, FAKE I.D., HARD FEELINGS, TOUGH LUCK, TWISTED CITY, LIGHTS OUT, THE FOLLOWER, PANIC ATTACK, THE PACK, THE CRAVING, and SAVAGE LANE. He has won the Anthony Award twice, as well as the Barry Award, and his books are published in more than a dozen languages. He has also co-written four novels with Ken Bruen--BUST, SLIDE, THE MAX and PIMP, and he co-edited BLOODLINES, an anthology of horse racing stories for Vintage Books. He has written comics and graphic novels for Vertigo (THE CHILL), DC (Batman, Doc Savage, Sand, The Avenger, Boom (THE RETURNING), and Marvel (The Punisher, Wolverine Max, and the original novel ANT-MAN: NATURAL ENEMY). He also writes the official GOTHAM novels, based on the hit FOX TV show. He lives in New York City.ANDREA MUTTI is an Italian illustrator who has worked for numerous European comic publishers including Glenat, Soleil, Dargaud, and Casterman. In the American market Mutti has contributed to work at Vertigo including DMZ and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, along with work for Marvel and IDW.

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