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Nick Sax, a former police officer turned ruthless hitman, lives on the margins of a bleak, surreal nightscape. A mistake in the field leaves him wounded, pursued by law enforcement and the mob, and forces him into a violent showdown with a monstrous child‑killer who wears a Santa suit. As the city edges toward holiday terror, Nick wrestles with betrayal, violence and redemption while an odd, tiny blue horse named Happy becomes an unexpected ally. Set against a backdrop of crime, mystery and holiday absurdity, the story explores the darkness of crime and the possibility of unlikely companionship.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Grant Morrison
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