SPENCER & LOCKE 2 TAKES AIM AT
THE SUNDAY FUNNIES THIS AUGUST
WITH TRADE PAPERBACK COLLECTION
SPENCER & LOCKE 2 TPB
Writer(s): David Pepose
Artist Name(s): Jorge Santiago, Jr. (Pencils), Jasen Smith (Colors)
Cover Artist(s): Jorge Santiago, Jr.
104 pgs./ T+ / FC
$14.99
madness is all real! Can Spencer and
Locke survive their deadliest foe yet?
SPENCER & LOCKE 2, Due in Stores
And Digital Devices August 7, 2019
From Action Lab: Danger Zone
His partner’s imaginary… but the madness is all real! The critically acclaimed, five-time Ringo Award-nominated twist on the funny pages returns in SPENCER & LOCKE 2, arriving in trade paperback this August from writer David Pepose, artist Jorge Santiago, Jr., and publisher Action Lab: Danger Zone.
Suspended by Internal Affairs, Detective Locke grapples with the demons of his past alongside his trusty partner, his childhood imaginary panther Spencer. But when Spencer and Locke face a scarred soldier named Roach Riley, will this unlikely pair finally meet their match?
“We’ve told fans from the beginning that there was a much larger universe for Spencer and Locke to explore — and we’re excited to expand their world further with their latest adversary, Roach Riley,” says writer David Pepose. “Half The Deer Hunter, half Heath Ledger’s Joker, Roach is only the beginning of Locke’s latest gauntlet, as every classic comic strip from your childhood will be fair game for parody in our action-packed sequel.”
Fans of Calvin and Hobbes, Sin City, and Criminal should not miss the trade collection of SPENCER & LOCKE 2, which will be released August 7, 2019! It can be preordered now with the Diamond item code JUN191333. Get in on the hit story now with these preview pages:
Preview Pages
What fans are saying about SPENCER & LOCKE 2:
“More than just a clever satire… the SPENCER & LOCKE formula retains its appeal thanks to an even more ambitious sequel.” (IGN)
“Utterly compelling… SPENCER & LOCKE isn’t quite like anything else out there, and that’s more than a compliment.” (ComicBook.com)
“Nothing short of brilliant… the entire creative team is trailblazing new territory in the noir genre.” (Multiversity Comics)
“Sensational… a roller coaster ride of action and drama that will leave you waiting breathlessly for the next issue.” (Major Spoilers)
Also pick up the first volume of SPENCER & LOCKE!
For interviews, press outlets can contact David Pepose at peposed@gmail.com.
For other information, retailers can reach Nicole D’Andria at ndandria@actionlabcomics.com.
Follow SPENCER & LOCKE on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest news, and join in on the conversation using the hashtag #spencerandlocke.
About the Creators:
A former crime and politics reporter, David Pepose is the Ringo Award-nominated writer of SPENCER & LOCKE. He has also worked for numerous entertainment companies around the country, including CBS, Netflix, Universal Studios and DC Comics. A St. Louis native and a former New York City transplant, Pepose now resides in sunny Los Angeles, where he is developing several properties for TV, film, and comics. Follow him on Twitter at @Peposed.
Born on the desolate planet of El Paso, Texas, Ringo Award-nominated SPENCER & LOCKE artist Jorge Santiago, Jr. began training in the Comic Arts at 17. After self-publishing for years, he left for the planet Georgia, where he earned his MFA in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design and has been practicing making the perfect comics. Now living south of Atlanta, Santiago graphic designs by day and makes comics by night, and is best known for his popular webcomic, CURSE OF THE EEL. Follow him on Twitter at @JorgeSantiagoJr.
Born in Elk City, Oklahoma in 1982, Jasen Smith has been drawing his entire life. After serving as a newspaper writer, cartoonist, and voice jockey, Smith later moved to Arizona and became a freelance graphic designer, leading him to a career as a full-time colorist in 2013, earning a Ringo Award nomination in 2018 for his work on SPENCER & LOCKE. He has since worked with the biggest comic book publishers in America, including Top Cow, Aspen Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and more. Follow him on Twitter at @Jasen_Smith.
Along with his Ringo Award-nominated lettering work for SPENCER & LOCKE as well as publishers such as Image Comics, Dark Horse and BOOM! Studios, Colin Bell is known for being the SICBA Award-winning writer behind the popular all-ages title DUNGEON FUN (Comic Book Resources’ 61st Best Comic of 2013) and back-up strips for Titan Comics’ DOCTOR WHO: THE TWELFTH DOCTOR. Follow him on Twitter at @ColinBell.
Press Contacts
David Pepose
peposed@gmail.com
Nicole D’Andria
ndandria@actionlabcomics.com