B. Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick) and Mack Chater (Sword Daughter) will enter a world of “bad decisions and brutal consequences” in Last Flight Out of Wichita, coming from DSTLRY next year.
Set in the 1970s, the crime series will feature two down-on-their-luck Vietnam veterans who become wrapped up in Kansas City’s underworld.
“Last Flight Out of Wichita examines the different ways people try to reach for an American Dream that isn’t available to them through conventional methods,” Moore said. “The series takes place in 1977, at the tail end of a recession and the main protagonists—Vietnam veterans—have already had their lives forever altered by systems beyond their control. In desperation, they decide to step outside of the conventional system and take matters into their own hands, only to realize that there are always other, more powerful, people also existing beyond the system’s control. And when those people are crossed, there’s nowhere to turn for help.”
Here’s the description from DSTLRY:
Capturing the post-war erosion of the American Dream in 1977, Last Flight Out of Wichita follows two Vietnam veterans struggling to make ends meet in the Midwest. A desperate gamble plunges the duo into the chaotic underworld of Kansas City’s organized crime, pitting them against mob bosses and violent double-crosses as the pair unintentionally wanders into the crosshairs of the historical Purple Capsule Gang and other factions vying for supremacy. The ensuing mayhem offers a new benchmark in taut, adrenaline-ramping crime comics choreographed with expert precision.
“Noir has such a gorgeous visual language, mostly codified throughout the ‘50s and ‘60s beginning with folks like Fritz Lang and continuing with designers like Saul Bass,” Chater said. “The ’70s dragged the genre out of the shadows, showing every scar. This is a lavishly decadent, gritty descent into bullets, drugs, and sleepless nights.”
Chater drew two covers for the first issue, shown above and below:
The first issue lands in February.