Richard Stark's Parker

The Score

Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Darwyn Cooke

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Idea & Design Works
26 September 2017

Crime & Mystery; Graphic novels: literary & memoirs

Series: Parker

Parker, the Eisner Award-winning series of graphic novels by Darywn Cooke based on Richard Stark's classic character.

THE SCORE is a high-octane trip across America, as Parker assembles a dozen of the best caper men he can find to knock over his most audacious target yet- an entire town. They scheme, they prepare, and they execute with military precision unaware that the whole thing is about to blow up in their faces. Long considered a high watermark in the Parker series, this new graphic adaptation brings the original to violent, double-crossing life.

By: Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke
Illustrated by: Darwyn Cooke
Imprint: Idea & Design Works
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781631409967
ISBN 10: 1631409964
Series: Parker
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 26 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Stark is the most famous pseudonym of world-renowned author Donald Westlake (1933-2008). In 1962 hecreated the master thief Parker and began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction. Several of Westlake's books have been adapted by Hollywood and Westlake's adaptation of The Grifters earned him an Academy Award nomination for best motion picture screenplay. Westlake has won numerous awards for his fiction and in 1993 the Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by that prestigious society. Darwyn Cooke is a graphic designer and animator who turned his attention toward cartooning in the late nineties. Known primarily for his work on the DC line of superheroes, Cooke has always had an affinity for crime fiction and has often cited the Parker books as a great source of creative inspiration. Cooke has won multiple Eisner, Harvey and Shuster awards, as well as the National Cartoonist Society's Best Series award. In 2008 Cooke was Emmy-nominated for the animated adaptation of his magnum opus, The New Frontier.

Reviews for Richard Stark's Parker: The Score

The Score succeeds on every front: as a solid period piece, as an excellent adaptation of a fantastic book, and as a solid graphic experience of the 60s through the lens of a quiet, unyielding thief with nothing to lose. -PopMatters.com