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Gun Honey Doubles Down # 2
When a botched attack on the dictator of Russia sends three identical-looking men fleeing Moscow for Siberia, Finland, and the Black Sea, Gun Honey Joanna Tan is offered $10 million to separate the real target from his doubles -- and make sure the right man dies.
Gun Honey Super Sized 5th Anniversary Special # 1
On Sale: 5 Aug 2026 Writer: Artist: Ang Hor Kheng Type: Comic Format: Softcover Series: Gun Honey Genres: Pulp Thriller Crime & Mystery Extent: 40pp Age: 17+ When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the death of dozens and the escape of a brutal criminal, notorious weapons smuggler Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government: find the man she set loose and bring him down! FEATURING: Covers Gallery and a look back on the success of Gun Honey with creator Charles Ardai! Our...
Gun Honey Doubles Down # 1
When a botched attack on the dictator of Russia sends three identical-looking men fleeing Moscow for Siberia, Finland, and the Black Sea, Gun Honey Joanna Tan is offered $10 million to separate the real target from his doubles -- and make sure the right man dies.
Heat Seeker: Exposed. A Gun Honey Series
The investigation into the missing children of the Counties hits another roadblock when the Chief of Police takes Officer Guy’s badge. Despite no obvious leads Myra knows that the answers are just within reach, if only she can push deeper into the darkness of the Counties, and seek counsel from someone who knows the children better than most.
Heat Seeker: Exposed. A Gun Honey Series
Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime Charles Ardai returns to the Gun Honey universe in the next action-packed volume of the spin-off featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado! Dahlia Racers, the ex-girlfriend of Gun Honey Joanna Tan, is a fiery redhead who, when someone’s gunning for you, will take the heat on herself – for a price. As a master of disguise and deception, she uses every trick to dupe those who want you captured or dead.
When a relentless investigative reporter threatens to expose her criminal activities, mistress of misdirection Dahlia Racers needs to disappear – from the reporter, the police, and her own former clients who want to silence her... permanently! When a relentless investigative reporter threatens to expose her criminal activities, mistress of misdirection Dahlia Racers needs to disappear – from the reporter, the police, and her own former clients who want to silence her...
Gun Honey 1-3 Slipcase Set
Charles Ardai’s smash-hit Gun Honey returns in this epic collection of the first three volumes! Fans can’t get enough of the sexy heroine who can get you a weapon, anytime, anywhere. Relive the spectacular, sultry adventures of Joanna Tan with this brand new edition, which includes 3 exclusive art cards. Fans of pulp noir and crime writers like Ed Brubaker and Max Allan Collins will want to sink their teeth into this salacious and super-charged thriller.
Heat Seeker: Exposed. A Gun Honey Series
When a relentless investigative reporter threatens to expose her criminal activities, mistress of misdirection Dahlia Racers needs to disappear – from the reporter, the police, and her own former clients who want to silence her… permanently! “Raw, unfiltered take on the spy genre!” – AIPT “5 out of 5 stars. Mature, sexy pulp noir [and] the chaos factor is ramped up!” – Comic Crusaders
Dahlia Faces a New Foe in HEAT SEEKER: Combustion #2
This Wednesday, December 11th, Titan Comics‘ imprint Hard Case Crime is set to release HEAT SEEKER: Combustion #2! “Heat Seeker is the Mission: Impossible of the Gun Honey universe, and this new adventure brings higher stakes, wilder stunts, and more impossible disguises.” – Charles Ardai, Writer, Gun Honey and Heat Seeker.
Heat Seeker: Combustion. A Gun Honey Series
Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime Charles Ardai returns to the Gun Honey universe in this action-packed sequel to the spin-off featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado! Dahlia Racers, the ex-girlfriend of Gun Honey Joanna Tan, is a fiery redhead who, when someone’s gunning for you, will take the heat on herself – for a price. As a master of disguise and deception, she uses every trick to dupe those who want you captured or dead.
Heat Seeker: Combustion A Gun Honey Series
Perfect for fans of Gun Honey, pulp fiction and crime thrillers. Starring the fiery ex-girlfriend of Gun Honey Joanna Tan – a master of disguise and deception! A biological weapon that could kill millions… a scientist’s daughter who needs to disappear… and Heat Seeker Dahlia Racers is on the job! But can she beat a beautiful mercenary unable to feel heat, cold, fatigue, or pain? Perfect for fans of Gun Honey, pulp fiction and crime thrillers.
Gun Honey’s Fiery Ex-Girlfriend Spotlighted in HEAT SEEKER: Combustion #1
This Wednesday, November 13th, Titan Comics‘ imprint Hard Case Crime is set to release HEAT SEEKER: Combustion #1! “Heat Seeker is the Mission: Impossible of the Gun Honey universe, and this new adventure brings higher stakes, wilder stunts, and more impossible disguises.” – Charles Ardai, Writer, Gun Honey and Heat Seeker.
Heat Seeker: Combustion A Gun Honey Series
Perfect for fans of Gun Honey, pulp fiction and crime thrillers! Starring the fiery ex-girlfriend of Gun Honey Joanna Tan – a master of disguise and deception! A biological weapon that could kill millions… a scientists daughter who needs to disappear… and Heat Seeker Dahlia Racers is on the job! But can she beat a beautiful mercenary unable to feel heat, cold, fatigue, or pain.
Heat Seeker: Combustion A Gun Honey Series
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Heat Seeker: Combustion A Gun Honey Series
Set in the Gun Honey universe, starring the fiery ex-girlfriend of Gun Honey Joanna Tan – a master of disguise and deception. A biological weapon that could kill millions… a scientist’s daughter who needs to disappear… and HEAT SEEKER Dahlia Racers is on the job! But can she beat a beautiful mercenary unable to feel heat, cold, fatigue, or pain?
Gun Honey: Collision Course
The highly-anticipated third volume of the best-selling comic franchise, written by award-winner Charles Ardai, co-founder of Hard Case Crime! Fans of the series and pulp noir enthusiasts will love seeing sexy heroine Joanna Tan collide with government agents in her epic return! After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, Gun Honey Joanna Tan launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands...
Gun Honey: Collision Course
After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, Gun Honey – Joanna Tan – launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will survive the collision?
Gun Honey: Collision Course
After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, Gun Honey – Joanna Tan – launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will anyone survive the explosive collision?
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Gun Honey: Collision Course
After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, Gun Honey – Joanna Tan – launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will anyone survive the explosion?
The best hardboiled crime novels that will move you to tears
Eight Million Ways to Die I discovered Lawrence Block at my local library when I was probably still too young to read his searing, heartbreaking stories about damaged men and women navigating lives rocked by trauma and tragedy. But his books drew me in, especially this landmark story about an alcoholic ex-cop forced to come to terms with his addiction while working to solve a brutal crime.
Gun Honey: Collision Course
After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, GUN HONEY – JOANNA TAN – launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will anyone survive the explosive collision?
Death Comes Too Late: 9781803366265: Ardai, Charles: Books
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME – 20 UNFORGETTABLE STORIES BY HARD CASE CRIME FOUNDER CHARLES ARDAI “A MASTER OF THE SHORT STORY.” – STEPHEN KING Since debuting 20 years ago, Hard Case Crime has won acclaim for publishing the best in hardboiled crime fiction – not least of all the work of founding editor Charles Ardai, which has won the Edgar, Shamus and Ellery Queen Awards, been selected for ‘Best of the Year’ anthologies, and earned praise from everyone from the Washington Post and...
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series
Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime Charles Ardai returns to the Gun Honey universe in this action-packed spin-off featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado! Dahlia Racers is a fiery redhead who, when someone’s gunning for you, will take the heat on herself – for a price. As a master of disguise and deception, she uses every trick to dupe those who want you captured or dead.
Titan Comics Reveals Their SDCC Plans
Daily Updates Published on July 6th, 2023 | by Genevieve Mc Bride Looks like a solid lineup.
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series
Gun Honey spins off into a new sexy thriller mini-series! Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act.
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series
Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia – and breaking her… Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act.
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series
Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime Charles Ardai returns to the Gun Honey universe in this action-packed spin-off featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado! When the heat is on, Dahlia Racers can help you disappear – for a price. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act.
Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series
Award-winning writer and co-founder of Hard Case Crime, Charles Ardai, returns to the Gun Honey Universe in this action-packed spin-ff featuring the sultry and explosive artwork of Ace Continuado! If the heat is on, Dahlia Racers can help you disappear – for a price. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act.
Gun Honey Vol.2: Blood for Blood
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL GUN HONEY, WRITTEN BY AWARD WINNER CHARLES ARDAI, CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME! Fans of the first graphic novel and classic pulp crime fiction will get a thrill out of this fast-paced, mystery thriller. Joanna Tan is back, sexier and deadlier than ever… She’ll get you the weapon you need, when you need it, where you need it -- no matter how impossible. But this time, somebody else is planting the weapons.
Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
The climactic final issue! With weapons expert Joanna Tan, the legendary “Gun Honey,” off the grid, recuperating from her last job, a vengeful rival takes her place – and frames Joanna for the murder. On the run from Malaysia to Milan, from Montana to Monaco, can Joanna catch up with her ruthless enemy… or will she catch a bullet first?
GUN HONEY: BLOOD FOR BLOODY BRILLIANT
The long wait is over, and the award-winning Charles Ardai, co-founder of Hard Case Crime, is back with the second series of Gun Honey. Yes, the lovely Joanna Tan is back to grace the covers and pages of a new action-packed thrill ride of epicness. Why so excited? Well, the first series was a breakout success and with the first issue almost on sale I just can’t keep the excitement tamed within me.
Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
With weapons expert Joanna Tan, the legendary “Gun Honey,” off the grid, recuperating from her last job, a vengeful rival takes her place – and frames Joanna for murder. On the run from Malaysia to Milan, can Joanna catch up to her ruthless enemy… or will she catch a bullet first? With weapons expert Joanna Tan, the legendary “Gun Honey,” off the grid, recuperating from her last job, a vengeful rival takes her place – and frames Joanna for murder.
Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
2021’s best-selling non-premier print comic is back for a blockbuster new series! From award-winning Charles Ardai (co-founder of Hard Case Crime) and artist Ang Hor Kheng! With weapons expert Joanna Tan, the legendary “Gun Honey,” off the grid, recuperating from her last job, a vengeful rival takes her place – and frames Joanna for murder. On the run from Malaysia to Milan, from Montana to Monaco, can Joanna catch up to her ruthless enemy… or will she catch a bullet first?
'Gun Honey' TPB (review)
Written by Charles Ardai Art by Ang Hor Kheng Published by Titan Comics I didn’t know if I needed another pulpy tale about a super-sexy female criminal with a checkered past and a score to settle, but Gun Honey did scratch that itch well enough. It’s a tale of Joanna Tan, a woman who can smuggle any weapon into any place for someone to use. She’s the Clemenza who plants the gun in the toilet of the restaurant for Michael in The Godfather.
GUN HONEY #4 (REVIEW)
GUN HONEY #4 Gun Honey #4 brings the first epic adventure of Joanna Tan to a conclusion. With that being said you may wonder if the last issue of the series live up to the hype? I’ll leave you be the judge of that. With Joanna`s brother back in the picture and a hot new lead the final act begins.
King Spawn, Robins, Gun Honey, Power Rangers and more: THE GWW PULL LIST
DC Comics had a few notable first issues. The Eltarian War rages on at BOOM! Studios. King Spawn keeps getting better, and that still doesn’t cover everything from this week in comics! Here’s what GWW’s writers thought about the big books from this week: Phillips magnificently sets up Diana’s trial for humanity. From the beginning, we see the villain of this issue paralleled with Diana. She makes Diana question herself. What is her purpose for being a hero? What makes her better than these villains?
GUN HONEY #3 (REVIEW)
GUN HONEY #3 Gun Honey #3 picks up exactly where you would expect, with the lovely Miss Tan in hot water. After her successful last mission (yes, it did not work out the way it should have, but she did finish the assignment the client contracted her for) Joanna is back in front of the hard-as-nails self-proclaimed iron-maiden of the government. Yes, that lovely lady that looks like someone’s granny but probably isn’t.
GUN HONEY #2 (REVIEW)
Gun Honey is back in action with a job only Joanna can complete. Last we saw Joanna she was held at gunpoint in a secure location. On to her latest assignment, Joanna needs to find a way into prison to deliver a gun to an assassin. GUN HONEY #2 TITAN COMICS Written by: Charles Ardai Art by: Ang Hor Kheng Colors by: Asifur Rahman Letters by: David leach The story The story starts where #1 left us with Joanna held at gunpoint. As a professional Joanna deals with the situation keeping her cool.
Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
Award winning Charles Ardai, co-founder of Hard Case Crime, brings his noir expertise to the fore in his debut graphic novel about a sexy weapons smuggler. She’ll get you the weapon you need, when you need it, where you need it -- no matter how impossible. The award winning Charles Ardai, co-founder of Hard Case Crime, brings his noir expertise to the fore in his debut graphic novel about a sexy weapons smuggler.
Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
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Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
The weapon you need, when you need it! When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the escape of a brutal criminal, Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government to find the man she set loose!
Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
The weapon you need, where you need it, when you need it, she’ll get it! When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the escape of a brutal criminal, weapons smuggler Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government to find the man she set loose and bring him down.
Gun Honey @ Titan Comics
The weapon you need, where you need it, when you need it – she’ll get it! When a gun smuggled into a high-security prison leads to the escape of a brutal criminal, weapons smuggler Joanna Tan is enlisted by the U.S. government to find the man she set loose and bring him down! Written by Edgar and Shamus Award-winning writer Charles Ardai – the founder of Hard Case Crime.
Donald E. Westlake
A one-man crime wave of some 48 years came to an end Dec. 31 with the passing of Donald E. Westlake, 75, who (under his own name and as Richard Stark) wrote some of the best-loved and most influential crime novels of the 20th century.
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