{"id":1904,"date":"2026-05-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/jordan-blum-tim-seeley-and-scott-koblish-bring-readers-a-sunbaked-apocalyptic-mystery-with-the-big-shakedown\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:00:00","slug":"jordan-blum-tim-seeley-and-scott-koblish-bring-readers-a-sunbaked-apocalyptic-mystery-with-the-big-shakedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/authorwebsitepublishing.xyz\/demo\/jordan-blum-tim-seeley-and-scott-koblish-bring-readers-a-sunbaked-apocalyptic-mystery-with-the-big-shakedown\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Blum, Tim Seeley, and Scott Koblish bring readers a sunbaked apocalyptic mystery with "The Big Shakedown""},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Long Goodbye<\/i><\/b> meets<\/b> Escape from New York<\/i><\/b> in this four-issue comic series, debuting September 16, 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Cover for The Big Shakedown featuring art by Scott Koblish which depicts a person in an \"I love LA\" hat on a moped<\/p>\n

Dark Horse Comics presents The Big Shakedown<\/i><\/b>, a brand-new four-issue noir comic series from Jordan Blum, Tim Seeley, and Scott Koblish. Written by Blum (Minor Threats<\/i>, DC Horror Presents\u2026<\/i>) and Seeley (Masters of the Universe<\/i>, Godzilla<\/i>), illustrated by Koblish (Archie vs. Minor Threats<\/i>, Venom: Original Sin<\/i>),<\/i> colored by Hi-Fi (Archie vs. Minor Threats<\/i>, Usagi Yojimbo<\/i>), and lettered by Nate Piekos (The Umbrella Academy<\/i>, Minor Threats<\/i>), this pulpy tale brings readers into a mystery through an earthquake-decimated Los Angeles. Issue #1 will be available in September 2026 and will feature cover art by Koblish.<\/p>\n

About<\/b> The Big Shakedown<\/i><\/b>:<\/b><\/p>\n

The Big One<\/i>, the earthquake to end all earthquakes, has finally struck Los Angeles. The government decides not to rebuild and the city becomes a no-man’s-land for those who refuse to leave it. But hey, you can’t beat the weather.<\/i><\/p>\n

Five years later, Ester Blanco, a down-on-her-luck former PI, is willing to do anything to escape the City of Angels. She believes she’s found her ticket out when a desperate father hires her to solve a missing persons case in a city where a third of the population is already missing. Instead, the trail of this lost girl leads Ester to uncover a dark web of cults, conspiracy, and corruption that threatens every Angeleno who stayed behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve now lived in Los Angeles for most of my adult life and The Big Shakedown<\/i> is a pulpy love\/hate letter to a town that can simultaneously be heaven and hell on Earth,\u201d said Blum. \u201cLA noir has a long, rich history and we wanted to do a unique and original spin on the detective thriller, so we set it in the aftermath of every Angeleno’s greatest fear… THE BIG ONE. Who better to explore a filthy, post-earthquake underworld than my co-writer Tim Seeley? And who better to build a city of broken freeways, sinkhole mansions and studio backlot red light districts than artist Scott Koblish? Throw in the beautiful sunsets above the flooded Venice Beach canals colored by Hi-Fi, and the smashed neon letters of Nate Piekos littering Hollywood Blvd and you have yourself a down and dirty, action-packed, pot boiler of a mystery that could only take place in the City of Angels.”<\/p>\n

Koblish added, \u201cI\u2019ve been in Los Angeles for half of my life now, and I never tire of exploring its unique spaces, so it\u2019s a joy to be able to put that to paper. Tim Seeley and Jordan Blum are terrific collaborators and are doing absolutely amazing things in the world of comics. Hi-Fi and Nate Piekos have been a dream to work with, I couldn\u2019t ask for a better group of collaborators.”<\/p>\n

Gather your emergency supplies and prepare for The Big Shakedown #<\/i><\/b>1<\/b> (of 4) as it arrives in comic shops on September 16, 2026. It is now available for preorder from your local comic shop<\/a> for $4.99.<\/p>\n

Be sure to follow Dark Horse Comics on social media and check our website, www.darkhorse.com<\/a>, for more news, announcements, and updates!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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