Breaking Bad Meets Sons Of Anarchy In ‘Burning Rubber’
by James Ferguson
I’ve heard of a lot of niche genres, but “Nordic Noir” is a new one for me. That’s one way of describing Burning Rubber, a new one-shot that publisher Action Lab: Danger Zone describes as “Breaking Bad meets Sons of Anarchy.” Due out in April 2020, the comic is written by Hannu Kesola and illustrated by Randy Valiente, Lala Narita, and Jerome Gagnon. It’s a crime story told from two perspectives. We get a view from a getaway driver who has unknowingly stolen drug money from the Russian mob and another from the outlaw biker who is guarding the money.
Writer Hannu Kesola says:
I’m a Nordic writer and I come from a Nordic Noir background that is hugely popular on novels and TV series like the Millennium trilogy, The Bridge and Sorjonen. Unfortunately, there aren’t many Nordic writers in the US comic market, so I try to bring a Nordic take on crime comics where stories are dark and morally complex. I hope that Burning Rubber will be a fresh title in the comic bookshelves. And because it’s a one-shot comics’ readers will get to read the whole story in one read.
Kesola also explores the little bad decisions that people make and how they can sometimes have dramatic impacts on their lives. It’s a butterfly effect of sorts. I’m curious as to how this will play out in the one-shot.
Burning Rubber is set for release on April 8th, 2020.
