Hip Flask Series by Richard Starkings, José Ladrönn, Joe Casey

HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION by Richard Starkings, Ladronn & Joe Casey Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection is the Origin of Hip Flask, Comicraft's grim yet affable hippopotamime hero, and serves as prologue to HIP FLASK #0: ELEPHANTMEN and THE BIG HERE AND LONG NOW mini-series. Somewhere in the African desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists led by Kazushi Nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal DNA... moreHIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION by Richard Starkings, Ladronn & Joe Casey Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection is the Origin of Hip Flask, Comicraft's grim yet affable hippopotamime hero, and serves as prologue to HIP FLASK #0: ELEPHANTMEN and THE BIG HERE AND LONG NOW mini-series. Somewhere in the African desert, thousands of miles from civilization, a group of geneticists led by Kazushi Nikken, has conducted unholy experiments involving both human and animal DNA. This is the story of the birth of Hieronymous Flask and his eventual liberation from the torturous world of MAPPO. Comicraft has put together a beautiful special edition of their smash hit one shot, HIP FLASK: UNNATURAL SELECTION. This 48 page oversized hardcover is limited to 2500 copies and features cover to cover painted art by Ladronn, collecting the remastered and expanded 'widescreen' art and story from UNNATURAL SELECTION and also pages and covers from HIP FLASK: ELEPHANTMEN. less

The broken and bloody body of an unidentifiable man sets Hip Flask and Vanity Case on a trail that leads them to Casbah Joe and The Eye of the Needle; the creator of the Elephantmen, Kazushi Nikken, suspects that there are plans afoot to release him from imprisonment and gang war erupts between the forces of Obadiah Horn and Baron Serengheti... moreThe broken and bloody body of an unidentifiable man sets Hip Flask and Vanity Case on a trail that leads them to Casbah Joe and The Eye of the Needle; the creator of the Elephantmen, Kazushi Nikken, suspects that there are plans afoot to release him from imprisonment and gang war erupts between the forces of Obadiah Horn and Baron Serengheti. Where will Flask's investigation lead him? What dark secrets lie in Sahara's past, and what is the deadly mission of the man called The Silencer? Los Angeles 2162 is Mystery City. less

2162: They are the survivors of genetic engineering experiments and indoctrination by Doctor Kazushi Nikken and MAPPO, a sinister organization which sought to create superhuman weapons of mass destruction. Now, freed and rehabilitated by the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, the "Unhumans" now live amongst men. Legitimized by the Elephantmen Act, they are nevertheless denied the right to bear arms and must survive on their wits alone.. more2162: They are the survivors of genetic engineering experiments and indoctrination by Doctor Kazushi Nikken and MAPPO, a sinister organization which sought to create superhuman weapons of mass destruction. Now, freed and rehabilitated by the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, the "Unhumans" now live amongst men. Legitimized by the Elephantmen Act, they are nevertheless denied the right to bear arms and must survive on their wits alone... Collecting Hip Flask: Elephantmen and Hip Flask: Mystery City into one handsome volume. less