The fade out act one is the first volume in the new 1948 set crime series by acclaimed pair ed brubaker and sean phillips a bloody typewriter a dead starlet moguls and security men charlie parish is a tortured screenwriter who wakes up from a blackout drunk to find a dead actress in his bungalow as he tries to piece together the night before things simply dont add up so he confides . The fade out volume 1 by ed brubaker by artist sean phillips august 6 2019 1750 paperback earn 88 plum r points add to cart wish list buy online ship to an address free shipping on orders over 35 pickup in store to see if pickup is available select a store buy in store to check store inventory select a store prices and offers may vary in store about a fun fast read . The fade out is the first installment in a graphic novels series set in the film noir era revolving around the murder of an up and coming film star i was originally interested in it because who doesnt love film noir and because id never read a graphic novel set in the real world instead of a fantasy setting. Cover price 999 brubaker phillips newest hit series the fade out is an epic noir set in the world of noir itself the backlots and bars of hollywood at the end of its golden era a movie stuck in endless reshoots a writer damaged from the war and lost in the bottle a dead movie star and the lookalike hired to replace her. The fade out volume 1 tpb add a photo to this gallery trivia the cover of this issue was painted digitally using frenden brushes in manga studio this issue was an immediate sellout at the distributor level so the comic went back to print to meet consumer demands the second printing was released on september 24 2014 the same day the second issue was released an article by devin faraci