Local Man

Once, JACK XAVER, star recruit of the media sensation super-team THIRD GEN, had it all. But when controversy sends CROSSJACK crawling back to his mom and dad's basement in the Midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up.

Collects the complete first arc of the smash-hit series that **Comicbook.com** calls "a thought-provoking send-up to one of comics' weirdest eras, and if you're not reading it right now, you are absolutely missing out."

**Collects LOCAL MAN #1-5**

Now, Local Man, already in over his head, is drawn into another twisted case with dark ties to his superhero past. 

Collects LOCAL MAN #6-9 and LOCAL MAN: GOLD (ONE-SHOT)

Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team THIRD GEN, JACK XAVER has become the prime suspect in the murder of his archenemy, THE HODAG! Now, Jack must clear his own name in a town that hates him, even as he’s followed by a persistent security drone primed to obliterate him if he steps out of line!

Each issue is a classic Image Comics FLIP BOOK with a lead story drawn by FLEECS and a superhero flashback into the depths of the Image Universe drawn by SEELEY. 

Cover B by Image Comics legend BRETT “BACKLASH” BOOTH!!

ON THE FLIP SIDE: Meet FOURTH GEN, the grungiest group of GEN X superhero slackers in the world with dark ties to Image’s lost heroes: THE WILDC.A.T.S! WHAT?!? 

"THE DRY SEASON," Part One  

Jack Xaver, Farmington's very own LOCAL MAN, is called in to investigate a mysterious drowning on dry land. The problem is, Jack isn't legally allowed to be a superhero. Oh, also, he's sleeping with the police chief's wife. AND there's a conspiracy theory gaining traction that Jack murdered America's most beloved champion, the Camo Crusader.  

Now, Local Man, already in over his head, is drawn into another twisted case with dark ties to his superhero past.  

On the flip side—meet Inga. Her stupid boyfriend just skipped town to join a superhero team. He left her with nothing…and now she has nothing to lose.