My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New | 2019 | Winner |
About This Book
A young woman in a rehab centre romanticises drug addiction through the mythology of jazz and rock and roll—until the truth about the older man she's falling for upends everything. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips deliver a concise, devastating noir meditation on dangerous glamour.
About the Authors
Ed Brubaker is an American comics writer known for crime fiction and noir-influenced superhero stories. With his frequent collaborator Sean Phillips, he won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New in 2019 for My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies (Image) and in 2021 for Pulp (Image). Together they are among the most decorated teams in modern comics.
Sean Phillips is a British comics artist who has collaborated with Ed Brubaker for over two decades on noir crime graphic novels. Together they won the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – New in 2019 for My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies and in 2021 for Pulp. His atmospheric, moody linework is immediately recognisable.
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