The Heavy

In this noir thriller written and illustrated by Shawn Martinbrough, an aging debt collector confronts ghosts from his past

In this contemporary noir thriller written and illustrated by Shawn Martinbrough, a hardboiled debt collector confronts the ghosts from his past while contemplating his future on the streets of New York City.

In The Heavy, author and illustrator Shawn Martinbrough tells the hard-hitting story of Charles “Dukes” Duchamp, a New York based debt collector with a love for jazz and a loss that has haunted him for years. Each week, Dukes makes his rounds collecting money for Basil-Leon Panassie, an eccentric club owner with criminal ties in New York and abroad.

When Basil announces a change in business and a night’s worth of collections goes missing, Dukes pursues a vicious, former colleague who escapes to Paris. Although the City of Light holds dark memories for him, Dukes has never let a debt go uncollected, and in order to set things right, he must face his fears and retrieve what has been taken.

The Heavy is an original contemporary noir-themed graphic novel about rivals, revenge, and redemption.