TKO Studios presents "Lonesome Days, Savage Nights" ( named as a finalist at t he 2020 Bram Stoker Awards® for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel ) from best-selling creators Salvatore Simeone, Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and Szymon Kudranski (Batman: The Dark Night, The Punisher) Stu Manning always wanted to be a cop. But a terrible incident on his first beat has left him dishonored, dismayed, and barely clinging to sanity. Years later Stu prowls the streets again, not as a cop, but a scruffy private detective with one hell of a trick up his sleeve...and a monster under his skin. But when the city he always wanted to protect claims the one person who helped him survive it this far, Stu is prepared to unleash the beast he's kept inside and embark on his own road to revenge...and he gets the feeling that two graves will not be nearly enough. A supernatural hardboiled crime thriller for the 21st century. "Feels like a modern retelling of a classic monster movie" - THE BEAT "One of the masters of modern horror comics." - PASTE MAGAZINE "What separates Lonesome Days, Savage Nights from your typical werewolf story is how Stu communicates with the beast within." - HORROR DNA "TKO Studios is the Criterion Collection of comic books" - COMIC BOOK COUPLES COUNSELING "TKO Studios wants to revolutionize comics...and it just might do it" - AV CLUB In this supernatural crime story, Stu Manning’s dream of being a police officer ends after less than two weeks on the job when he is attacked by a horrific creature, loses his gun and cannot explain how he survived. He becomes a private detective ― a task made easier by his now being able to transform into a werewolf. But he ultimately ends up on a mission of revenge when gang warfare results in the death of someone dear to him. -- George Gene Gustines ― NY Times "Feels like a modern retelling of a classic monster movie" - THE BEAT "One of the masters of modern horror comics." - PASTE MAGAZINE "What separates Lonesome Days, Savage Nights from your typical werewolf story is how Stu communicates with the beast within." - HORROR DNA "TKO Studios is the Criterion Collection of comic books" - COMIC BOOK COUPLES COUNSELING "TKO Studios wants to revolutionize comics...and it just might do it" - AV CLUB TKO Studios presents "Lonesome Days, Savage Nights" ( named as a finalist at t he  2020 Bram Stoker Awards® for  Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel )   from best-selling creators Salvatore Simeone,  and Szymon Kudranski (Batman: The Dark Night, The Punisher) Stu Manning always wanted to be a cop. But a terrible incident on his first beat has left him dishonored, dismayed, and barely clinging to sanity. Years later Stu prowls the streets again, not as a cop, but a scruffy private detective with one hell of a trick up his sleeve...and a monster under his skin. But when the city he always wanted to protect claims the one person who helped him survive it this far, Stu is prepared to unleash the beast he's kept inside and embark on his own road to revenge...and he gets the feeling that two graves will not be nearly enough. A supernatural hardboiled crime thriller for the 21st century. "Feels like a modern retelling of a classic monster movie" - THE BEAT "One of the masters of modern horror comics." - PASTE MAGAZINE "What separates Lonesome Days, Savage Nights from your typical werewolf story is how Stu communicates with the beast within." - HORROR DNA "TKO Studios is the Criterion Collection of comic books" - COMIC BOOK COUPLES COUNSELING "TKO Studios wants to revolutionize comics...and it just might do it" - AV CLUB Born and raised in New York City, Salvatore Simeone joined the Navy as a young man, after which he became a professional racecar driver on the SSCA/TRANS Am and IMSA/GTO Circuits. He went on to pursue a career in the burgeoning field of software, leading to his founding of SEASOFT.com. Though he has written many books and manuals on software, LONESOME DAYS, SAVAGE NIGHTS is his first foray into graphic fiction. An avid reader since youth, he often played hooky from school to spend more time at the library. Szymon Kudranski is an artist, graphic designer, concept artist, and writer. He began his career in comics in 2004 after collaborating with writer Steve Niles on 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ANNUAL. Since then, Szymon has illustrated for many publishers, mostly working in comics. In 2009 he started creating art for DC Comics on titles such as GREEN LANTERN, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT, PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE, GREEN ARROW, and many more. Thomas Mauer has lent his lettering and design talent to numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning projects since the early 2000s. Among his recent works are Aftershock Comics' GODKILLERS and MILES FROM NOWHERE, ComiXology Presents' IN THE FLOOD and THE DAR, Image Comics’ HARDCORE and THE REALM, and A Wave Blue World's MEZO and THE 27 RUN. He lives with his wife and children near Magdeburg, Germany.