Sleeper #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the first story arc of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' acclaimed crime-noir series, originally published under DC's WildStorm imprint. It follows covert operative Holden Carver, who is embedded deep within a criminal organization while his only contact in the intelligence community lies in a coma, leaving him stranded without backup. The book includes issues #1–12 of the original 2003–2005 run, plus the Point Blank prelude miniseries that sets up the story's espionage backdrop.
In "Part One" of Sleeper #1 (2018), written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips, undercover agent Holden faces a dangerous crossroads as he prepares to end his mission with the enigmatic Tao. With tensions rising and betrayal in the air, Jones is captured and interrogated by a CIA double agent, leading to a tense, bloody confrontation that ends in tragedy. The cover by Sean Phillips captures the story’s gritty intensity, setting the tone for a high-stakes espionage thriller.
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Holden has a series of meetings with Jones to determine how he will be able to end his undercover mission working for Tao. At the same time, Tao is searching for his mole and targets Jones with double agent Caruthers of the CIA. Jones is captured and interrogated by Caruthers before Holden kills Caruthers and frees Jones, who dies during the escape.
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