The Losers, Vol. 1: Ante Up

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Pages: 160
Published: 2004
Language: English

A former U.S. Special Forces unit discovers a CIA secret it cannot ignore. The agency answers by trying to kill the team, but the operatives survive and let the world believe they are dead.

Back in the United States, Clay, Roque, Jensen, Cougar and Pooch begin dismantling the CIA's covert operations while searching for the handler known as Max. Their first campaign targets an oil company tied to the conspiracy and brings Aisha, a highly capable operative with her own grievance against Max, into the group.

Ante Up collects The Losers #1–6, written by Andy Diggle with art by Jock. It opens the five-volume Vertigo espionage story.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Gritty Tense Adventurous

Revenge Heist Betrayal Found Family

Graphic Novels Espionage Thriller Adventure

Authors

Andy Diggle

Andy Diggle is a writer known for his work in comics, including "Superman Action Comics 4-Melez" and the crime series "Thief of Thieves, Volume 6." His stories often feature suspense and action.

Jock

Jock is the pen name of Mark Simpson (born 24 September 1972 in East Kilbride, Scotland), a British comic book artist. He broke into comics with 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in the late 1990s, then found wider recognition at DC/Vertigo with The Losers (with writer Andy Diggle) and the Eisner-nominated Batman: The Black Mirror and Wytches (both with writer Scott Snyder). He has also produced concept and key art for film productions including Dredd, Ex Machina and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.