Chuck Palahniuk and Cameron Stewart's 10-issue sequel mixes brutal violence and absurd comedy
By Jon Blistein
With a water color pallet that strikes a balance been bright and muted, artist David Mack's cover captures the schizophrenic essence of Palahniuk's 1996 novel (and David Fincher's 1999 film adaptation) Fight Club, depicting a pair of wide open eyes hovering above a face whose lids remain closed.
The rest of the issue, however, is drawn by Stewart in a much more traditional comic book style. The other images offer a peak at the new life of the anonymous hero, who now goes by the name Sebastian. As the panels show, the former leader, once destined for greatness and immortality, is now a prescription-pill-popping drone — but an encounter with a battered florist shows his past isn't done with him yet.
Chuck Palahniuk will continue the saga of the unnamed narrator and his lifelong pal Tyler Durden when Fight Club 2 sees publication this May as a 10-issue comic book series for Dark Horse. The illustrations are provided by comic book stalwart Cameron Stewart, whose Fight Club 2 artwork is now available to preview exclusively via Rolling Stone.
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With a water color pallet that strikes a balance been bright and muted, artist David Mack's cover captures the schizophrenic essence of Palahniuk's 1996 novel (and David Fincher's 1999 film adaptation) Fight Club, depicting a pair of wide open eyes hovering above a face whose lids remain closed.
The rest of the issue, however, is drawn by Stewart in a much more traditional comic book style. The other images offer a peak at the new life of the anonymous hero, who now goes by the name Sebastian. As the panels show, the former leader, once destined for greatness and immortality, is now a prescription-pill-popping drone — but an encounter with a battered florist shows his past isn't done with him yet.
Chuck Palahniuk will continue the saga of the unnamed narrator and his lifelong pal Tyler Durden when Fight Club 2 sees publication this May as a 10-issue comic book series for Dark Horse. The illustrations are provided by comic book stalwart Cameron Stewart, whose Fight Club 2 artwork is now available to preview exclusively via Rolling Stone.With a water color pallet that strikes a balance been bright and muted, artist David Mack's cover captures the schizophrenic essence of Palahniuk's 1996 novel (and David Fincher's 1999 film adaptation) Fight Club, depicting a pair of wide open eyes hovering above a face whose lids remain closed.
The rest of the issue, however, is drawn by Stewart in a much more traditional comic book style. The other images offer a peak at the new life of the anonymous hero, who now goes by the name Sebastian. As the panels show, the former leader, once destined for greatness and immortality, is now a prescription-pill-popping drone — but an encounter with a battered florist shows his past isn't done with him yet.
See exclusive pages from Fight Club 2 at Rolling Stone!