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Red Before Black

Illustrated by Goran Sudzuka
Paperback (Graphic Novel - TR)
$18.99 US
6.65"W x 10.17"H x 0.39"D   | 15 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Dec 16, 2025 | 160 Pages | 9798892153676
Age 17 and up | Grade 11 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile GN1080L | Fountas & Pinnell Z+

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DISGRACED. DEADLY. DERANGED.


From the tough streets of Miami to the eerie Florida backwoods comes an instantly iconic criminal duo from superstar writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and acclaimed artist Goran Sudžuka (Hellblazer, Y The Last Man).


Disgraced army veteran Val is sent to Florida to hunt down an infamous drug runner named Leo. But she soon finds that they have an unexpected enemy in common, turning the game of cat and mouse into something else entirely!


With no one else to turn to but each other, can this lethal partnership survive what’s coming… or each other?


Collects Red Before Black #1-6.

Stephanie Phillips is an American writer known for comics and graphic novels such as Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman: Evolution, and The Butcher of Paris. Her stories and comics have appeared from DC, AfterShock, Oni Press, Heavy Metal, Dark Horse, Top Cow/Image, and more. Outside of comics, Stephanie also holds a PhD in rhetoric and composition.

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DISGRACED. DEADLY. DERANGED.


From the tough streets of Miami to the eerie Florida backwoods comes an instantly iconic criminal duo from superstar writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and acclaimed artist Goran Sudžuka (Hellblazer, Y The Last Man).


Disgraced army veteran Val is sent to Florida to hunt down an infamous drug runner named Leo. But she soon finds that they have an unexpected enemy in common, turning the game of cat and mouse into something else entirely!


With no one else to turn to but each other, can this lethal partnership survive what’s coming… or each other?


Collects Red Before Black #1-6.

Author

Stephanie Phillips is an American writer known for comics and graphic novels such as Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman: Evolution, and The Butcher of Paris. Her stories and comics have appeared from DC, AfterShock, Oni Press, Heavy Metal, Dark Horse, Top Cow/Image, and more. Outside of comics, Stephanie also holds a PhD in rhetoric and composition.

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