Description: "Jude's life is nothing special. It seems like every day is just a repeat of the last, until one day, he meets a woman named Nettie. When they touch, he can suddenly see into her past--revealing that they, and everyone around them, are actually in purgatory for suicides. After his realization, Jude joins up with the only other person who seems to be awake: the legendary Ernest Hemingway. Now the duo is on the path to change things in the afterlife for the better. Of course, shaking up the system might not sit very well with the bigwigs up above... or down below."--Page 4 of cover.
Brief description: Joshua Hale Fialkov is the creator (or co-creator, depending) of graphic novels, including ELK'S RUN, THE BUNKER, THE LIFE AFTER (all from Oni Press); PUNKS and ECHOES (from Image, and KING (from Jet City Comics). He also served as a writer on the Emmy Award Nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection, and as Executive Producer of the cult hit LG15: The Resistance web series. He's written for NBC's CHICAGO MED, MAX's YOUNG JUSTICE, and Netflix's AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER. Joshua grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, went to college in Boston, where he got a BFA in writing and directing for the stage and screen, and then worked in the New England film industry, until finally deciding to move to Los Angeles to do it properly. He lives with his wife, author Christina Rice, their daughter, and their dogs, Cole and Olaf (12 Monkeys and Frozen, respectively).
Review Quotes: IGN -- In comics, every so often there's that one book that just grabs you, that pulls you in and shakes you silly. The Life After is one such comic. You may not know it from the first page, or even the second, but after one read through you'll be compelled to flip back to start it again. The Life After is the rare book that truly gets better with each passing page.