From award-winning actor Giancarlo Esposito, star of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and The Gentlemen, comes a cinematic neo-noir graphic novel of family, sacrifice, and revenge in the dangerous underworld of Venice.
Seventeen years ago, legendary assassin Matteo Moro vanished after one final job, leaving behind the woman he loved and their unborn son in the hope of protecting them from the violent life that had consumed his own family. To the criminal world, Matteo Moro is a dead man.
Forced out of exile when his son is kidnapped, Matteo returns to a Venice of shadowed canals, crumbling palazzos, and old enemies who have never forgotten his name. As he tears through the city’s ruthless criminal underworld in search of the boy who doesn’t know him, Matteo must reckon with the betrayals of his past—and discover whether a lifetime of violence can ever be redeemed.
Cocreated with screenwriter Matt Wheeler and artist Jay Martin, The Venetian is actor Giancarlo Esposito’s stylish, action-packed crime thriller about fathers and sons, the sins we inherit, and the terrible price of coming home.
Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor, director, and producer who continues to build an enduring legacy on the small and large screen, and is one of the most compelling presences in film and television today. Throughout his distinguished career, he has won two Critics Choice Awards, earned four SAG Ensemble nominations, and received six Emmy nominations. He has appeared in numerous films, including Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, School Daze, Mo' Better Blues, Waiting to Exhale, Rabbit Hole, Okja, The Usual Suspects, Beauty, Stuck, Money Monster, The Jungle Book, CODA, Ali, Maxxxine, and Captain America: Brave New World. On television, he’s well known for his iconic portrayal of drug kingpin Gustavo Fring in AMC's critically acclaimed Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, as well as Westworld, Once Upon a Time, Dear White People, Community, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, The Boys, and The Gentlemen.
A graduate of Cambridge University with an MA in English Lit, Matt Wheeler shifted from a decade as a distinguished copywriter in London to screenwriting, earning his MFA from UCLA. There, he garnered accolades such as the UCLA Screenwriter's Showcase and the Samuel Goldwyn Award. Post-graduation, Matt penned features for major studios, adapting Thomas Perry’s Informant for Sony and Tin Men for Warners. He later ventured into television, creating the series Salvation and co-showrunning CBS's Hawaii Five-0 in its concluding seasons. His recent works include adaptations of The Italian Job for Paramount+ and Guy Ritchie’s Rocknrolla for NBCU. He's presently working on the Moriarty podcast adaptation for Amazon.
Jay Martin began his career as a cartoonist, creating the nationally syndicated strip Tommy before working as a storyboard artist on such movies as Constantine, I Am Legend, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Greatest Showman, and Ad Astra, and Spider-Noir, He also directed music videos for such artists as Death Cab for Cutie, Sabrina Carpenter, Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Mendes, Nas, Melissa Etheridge, and many more. His graphic novel work includes Lost Boy, Yellow, and Behemoth.
- Publisher: Gallery 13
- Publish Date: June 29, 2027
- Pages: 208
- Language: English
- Type: Hardcover
- EAN/UPC: 9781668081068
- Dimensions: 10 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 1 lb Wt
- BISAC: Comics & Graphic Novels / Crime & Mystery
Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Adventure
Comics & Graphic Novels / European Style (incl. Bandes Dessinées)
