<p><b><i>Homicide</i>, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO''s <i>The Wire</i>, is reenvisioned in this first volume of a gritty, cinematic graphic novel duology.</b><br><br>In 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department¿s homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out¿chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace. <br><br>Originally published in 1991, Simon¿s <i>Homicide</i> became the basis for the acclaimed television show <i>Homicide: Life on the Streets</i> and inspired HBO¿s <i>The Wire</i>. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.</p>