# Homicide: The Graphic Novel, Part One - Hardcover

by **David Simon** (Author), **Philippe Squarzoni** (Illustrator)

**_Homicide_, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO's _The Wire_, is reenvisioned in this first volume of a gritty, cinematic graphic novel duology.**

In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out-chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace.

Originally published in 1991, Simon's _Homicide_ became the basis for the acclaimed television show _Homicide: Life on the Streets_ and inspired HBO's _The Wire_. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.

### Author Biography

**Philippe Squarzoni** spent most of his childhood in Ardèche and the island of Réunion, France. He has traveled internationally to participate in several humanitarian and anti-war campaigns. The author of many political graphic novels, his work includes _Garduno, en temps de paix_, _Zapata, en temps de guerre_, _Dol_, _Un après-midi un peu couvert_, and _Saison brune_, which received the Jury Prize at the Festival de Lyon and the Prix Léon de Rosen from the Académie française for its contribution to environmental awareness. _Saison brune_ was later published in English as _Climate Changed: A Personal Journey Through the Science_.

**David Simon** is a Baltimore-based journalist, author, and television producer. A former crime reporter for the _Baltimore Sun_, he is the creator of the celebrated HBO series _The Wire_, which depicts the political and socioeconomic fissures in an American city. His other television credits include the NBC drama _Homicide_ and HBO's _The Corner_, _Generation Kill_, _Treme_, _Show Me a Hero_, _The Deuce,_ and _The Plot Against America_. The author of the narrative nonfiction books _Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets_ and _The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood_, Simon is a 2010 MacArthur Fellow.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1.16 x 9.28 x 6.4 IN

**Publication Date:** July 25, 2023

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