Painkiller Jane is back (and bloody) in Heartbreaker graphic novel

Analgesic Jane: Heartbreaker excerpt (Envision credit: Romina Moranelli (PaperFilms))

Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada's Painkiller Jane is back with a new 48-page original graphic fresh titled Painkiller Jane: Heartbreaker. Regular to launching this November equally a Kickstarter-first project, Painkiller Jane: Heartbreaker will be typed by Palmiotti and drawn by Romina Moranelli.

"Our story begins in the base streets of Inexperient York where a serial of murders takes place and Maureen sticks Painkiller Jane with the project of having to adopt a subsister across the Atlantic to Italy and return her to the mob syndicate she never knew she had," Palmiotti says in the announcement. "Along the elbow room, Jane deals with gondola chases, assassins, and runs into an old mercantile for lease lady friend with much more than killing on her mind."

As with most each of Painkiller Jane's comics since the title's 1995 debut, Painkiller Jane: Heartbreaker is decidedly 'adult' in price of language, ferocity, and nudeness.

Check out this unlettered preview of Painkiller Jane - Heartbreaker - any elements induce been obscured away Palmiotti due to their adult nature:

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Painkiller Jane: Heartbreaker preview

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Through his publishing company PaperFilms, Painkiller Jane: Heartbreaker is raising cash in hand and winning preorders happening Kickstarter. This is Palmiotti's ordinal Kickstarter campaign, with all 16 previous ones exceeding their financing goals.

Moranelli has drawn the primary cover for Analgesic Jane: Heartbreaker, with variant covers raddled by Bill Sienkiewicz, JG Jones, Josh Burns, Dave Johnson, and Amanda Conner. All just the Conner cover have been released - see them out in this gallery:

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Painkiller Jane: Heartbreaker covers

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Analgesic Jane has been antecedently adapted as both a vital-action movie and TV series. In 2016, Jessica Chastain signed on to star and develop in a boot of the Painkiller Jane film, although there's been no update on that project.

Painkiller Jane: Heartbreaker is expected to introduction this November.

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