Publisher Description

Acclaimed novelist/Eisner-winning graphic novelist Joe Hill collaborated with his father, Stephen King, in Throttle, for the first time on a tale that paid tribute to Richard Matheson's classic tale, Duel. Now, IDW is proud to present comic-book tellings of both stories in Road Rage, adapted by Chris Ryall with art by Nelson Daniel and Rafa Garres.

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A collaboration between Stephen King and his son, Joe Hill. Retells the Richard Matheson story Duel.

Author Biography

Stephen Kingwas born in Portland, Maine, in 1947, the second son of Donald andNellie Ruth Pillsbury King. He made his first professional short story sale in 1967 toStartling Mystery Stories. In the fall of 1973, he began teaching high school Englishclasses at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing inthe evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and towork on novels. In the spring of 1973, Doubleday & Co. accepted the novel Carriefor publication, providing him the means to leave teaching and write full-time. Hehas since published over 50 books and has become one of the world's mostsuccessful writers.Stephen lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. They areregular contributors to a number of charities including many libraries and have beenhonored locally for their philanthropic activities.Richard Mathesonwas theNew York Timesbestselling author ofI Am Legend,HellHouse,Other Kingdoms,Somewhere in Time,The Incredible Shrinking Man,A Stirof Echoes,The Beardless Warriors,The Path,Seven Steps to Midnight,Now YouSee It..., andWhat Dreams May Come, among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels, Matheson wrote screenplays, including severalTwilight Zoneepisodes, such as "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," based on his short story. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. He passed away in 2013.Joe Hillis the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Fireman,NOS4A2,Heart-Shaped Box, andHorns(which was adapted into a feature film starring Daniel Radcliffe). His book of short stories,20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series,Locke & Key,featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodriguez.Chris Ryallis the Chief Creative Officer at IDW Publishing and the co-creator ofZombies vs Robotswith Ashley Wood. Ryall has also co-created and writtenGroom Lake, The Colonized, The Hollows, andOnyx, and has also written adaptations of stories by Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Richard Matheson. He is also the co-author of a prose book about comics,Comic Books 101, and has written comics based on the Transformers, the band Kiss, Mars Attacks, Weekly World News, and, currently, Hasbro's Rom. Ryall and ZvR co-creator Ashley Wood were nominated for the 2006 Eisner Award for "Best Short Story."

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