Button Man: The Killing Game by John Wagner

Button Man: The Killing Game by John Wagner

THE GAME IS ON!

Harry Exton is a professional killer - a former soldier. But soldiers-for-hire are a dying breed and the work is drying up. So Harry returns to England, and civvy street. Until a friend tells him about the killing game. Modern-day gladiatorial contests - man against man, usually to the death. A game of murder played for high stakes. A game arranged by mysterious backers known as the 'Voices'. For a professional killer like Harry, the rewards are plentiful - but once the game begins, will he be able to walk away?

Written by John Wagner (A History of Violence) with art by Arthur Ranson (Anderson: Psi Division), Button Man is a true 2000 AD classic.

John Wagner is, to many fans, the very heart of 2000 AD. Involved from the earliest days of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, he co-created Judge Dredd, as well as a whole cast of other memorable characters. Wagner has worked extensively beyond the Thargian universe, originating and editing a number of British periodicals as well as writing many American standards. His Paradox Press graphic novel A History of Violence is now a major film from director David Cronenberg.

Arthur Ranson has long been one of 2000 AD's most popular artists; having made his initial impact working on Judge Anderson, he teamed up with John Wagner to create the highly acclaimed Button Man series, and later with Alan Grant for Mazeworld. He has also co-created the character of pyrokinetic Mega-City One citizen Juliet November, and illustrated both Judge Dredd and several Future Shocks. Ranson's most recent non-2000 AD work has been for Marvel Comics, on X-Factor and latterly X-Treme X-Men X-Pose.