Head Games: The Graphic Novel

This graphic novel adaptation plunges readers into a 1957 noir thriller, following aging novelist Hector Lassiter. His quiet life is upended when he comes into possession of Pancho Villa's skull, leading him and his companions on a high-stakes chase across the American Southwest. They must evade everyone from deranged fraternity members to crooked feds, all while trying to sell their valuable, gruesome relic. The story blends historical elements with a classic hard-boiled detective feel, brought to life with a distinctive art style. Parents should note the mature themes of crime, violence, and 'hard-drinking' that make this more suitable for older elementary to middle school readers, despite the publisher's stated age range.

"It's 1957, and aging novelist Hector Lassiter thought that his adventures were long behind him. But then he receives a treasure worth killing for: the skull of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. With his partners in crime, brooding poet Bud Fiske and hard-as-nails beauty Alicia Vicente, Hector must make a mad dash across the American southwest. If the trio can survive long enough to sell the skull to the highest bidder, they'll score big. But in the meantime, Hector must dodge bullets from deranged fraternity members, aging soldiers of fortune, vicious warlords, and crooked feds."--Page 2 of cover.