THE DREGS
writers: Zac Thompson & Lonnie Nadler
artist: Eric Zawadzki
colorist: Dee Cunniffe
BLACK MASK’S MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES OF ALL TIME
“From the news we get the story of a neighborhood under siege, and of health authorities reluctantly trying to clean up a mess…
When reality is this grim, sometimes it takes a brutal tale of lost friendship and cannibalism to help make sense of it.”
-VICE
“Runaway pick for the best comic of 2017. 10 out of 10”
-Big Comics Page
“Lowbrow brilliant.”
-New York Magazine
“Best Comics Of The Year So Far: The Dregs is far more than just a great example of its genre, it’s comic book craft at its finest.”
-Book Riot
“Exceptional… A chilling Grand Guignol narrative rooted in major issues facing big cities.”
-AV Club
“No matter how shocking ‘The Dregs’ might be, the series points a finger at socioeconomic problems in America making it a must-read.”
-Comic Book Resources
“Nadler and Thompson’s research makes The Dregs feel almost like a work of graphic novel journalism”
-Mic.
“Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler’s Chandler-referencing inner monologues sizzle.”
-Vulture
“Unlike anything else.”
-iFanboy
“Horrific and mesmerizing all at once.”
-Nerdist
“Operates at the intersection of David Cronenberg and Cannibal Holocaust…”
-Paste
“The Dregs #4 is a smart, wicked, dark, hopeful, bloody, furious, angry, hurt howl.”
-Bleeding Cool
“A pulp noir that may be the best book of the year.”
-Doom Rocket
“The Dregs is as smart and as nuanced as comic book storytelling gets. 10 out of 10”
-All-Comic
“I’m so confident in its brilliance, I’m not afraid to rank it with some of the greatest graphic novels of all time: Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, and Sin City. 10 out of 10”
-Comic Bastards
“Masterfully crafted with a nod to crime noir of the past. 10 out of 10”
-Spartantown
“The storytelling is beyond excellence. 10 out of 10”
-Comic Crusaders
“The Dregs is a brilliant read, with powerful subtext the beating heart of a horror mystery. 10 out of 10”
-That’s Not Current
“The Dregs is a powerhouse of a comic, stretching the boundaries of the medium. 10 out of 10”
-Horror-Talk
SYNOPSIS
A gentrified city. Its homeless population restricted to six square blocks called The Dregs. When people start disappearing, a drug addled homeless man obsessed with detective fiction becomes addicted to solving the mystery. Equal parts Raymond Chandler and Don Quixote set in a thriving metropolis that literally cannibalizes the poor, The Dregs is the first homeless meta noir ever made.
“The Dregs is (no bullshit) incredible. Warren Ellis meets Raymond Chandler. Great.”
– DONNY CATES (God Country, Thanos)
“Really confident… builds the world wonderfully.”
– STEVE ORLANDO (Midnighter & Apollo)