Murder by Remote Control

Author: Janwillem van de Wetering

There's no lack of suspects when a notorious oil tycoon is murdered in the midst of his plans to establish an oil refinery in the pristine Maine wilderness. Was the killer the local defender against outsider encroachment, the privacy-minded New Yorker, the libidinous eccentric, the retired movie star — or someone else? This trippy detective story, unfolding in a sequential art format and filled with hypnotic imagery, combines the talents of internationally renowned mystery writer Janwillem van de Wetering with those of Paul Kirchner, acclaimed Marvel Comics and Heavy Metal artist. Includes a new Afterword by Stephen R. Bissette. Reprint of the Ballantine Books, New York, 1986 edition.

Murder by Remote Control
The Beat

Earlier this year Dover reprinted Murder by Remote Control, which Kirchner drew and co-wrote with the Dutch novelist Janwillem van de Wetering. The book was published thirty years ago, and it feels as strange and unique and contemporary as anything made this year.