On the Stump

The campaign trail is paved with blood and brokenbones. History diverged one fateful day in1868, when presidential candidate Horatio Seymour lost his temper mid-debate andviolently attacked Ulysses S. Grant, earning him not only widespread popularitybut the presidency as well. Today, elections are decided by brutal, highlypublicized hand-to-hand combat in arenas called Stumps. And in a society thatadores violence this much, it's no surprise that powerful people get away withmurder. But not for long-not if Senator Jack Hammer and FBI Agent Anna BellLister have anything to say aboutit. Eisner-nominated writer CHUCK BROWN(BITTER ROOT, Rotten Apple) teams up with artist FRANCESCO CHIAPPARA andletterer CLAYTON COWLES for a political action series set in a hyper-violentworld full of countless injustices, and people who have to fight for their placein it. Collects ON THE STUMP#1-5

The campaign trail is paved with blood and broken bones.

History diverged one fateful day in 1868, when presidential candidate Horatio Seymour lost his temper mid-debate and violently attacked Ulysses S. Grant, earning him not only widespread popularity but the presidency as well. Today, elections are decided by brutal, highly publicized hand-to-hand combat in arenas called Stumps. And in a society that adores violence this much, it''s no surprise that powerful people get away with murder. But not for long-not if Senator Jack Hammer and FBI Agent Anna Bell Lister have anything to say about it.

Eisner-nominated writer CHUCK BROWN (BITTER ROOT, Rotten Apple) teams up with artist FRANCESCO CHIAPPARA and letterer CLAYTON COWLES for a political action series set in a hyper-violent world full of countless injustices, and people who have to fight for their place in it.

Collects ON THE STUMP #1-5