Thief of Thieves, a new Crime Comic, Publishes its First Issue Wednesday, February 8th

Tomorrow, February 8th, Image Comics publishes the first in a new series of crime comics, Thief of Thieves (cover right; click for larger version).

Written by Robert Kirkman and Nick Spencer with art by Shawn Martinbrough, the first issue of the comic introduces Conrad Paulson, who lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can't steal, nothing he can't have … except for the life he left behind. Now, with a grown son he hardly knows, and an ex-wife he never stopped loving, Conrad must try to piece together what's left of his life, before the FBI finally catch up to him … but it appears they are the least of his worries.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly last month, Kirkman — who is probably best known for his "The Walking Dead" series of comics that have been adapted into the AMC television series — said of his new comic, "It's going to be very grounded in the real world. No zombies, no space aliens, no superheroes. It's just going to be real human characters doing somewhat horrible things to each other."

You can find a preview (three pages) of the first issue of Thief of Thieves on the Image Comics website.