THE SHADOWER (signed copies)

“This reads like one of those great movies that you talk about all the way home.” —Comic Book Yeti

“Hoey siblings serve up an unsettling postmodern espionage thriller with undertones of Hitchcockian suspense and Kafkaesque absurdity….Crafted with mousetrap precision, this claustrophobic tale of identity and performance haunts.” — Publishers Weekly

“No one here was a mere spectator, nor are any of us in our updated noir world. The Shadower belongs to this world – and the comics tradition that has long tried to capture its ambiguities.”—Democratic Left Magazine

“Unlike any espionage thriller I’ve ever read. Indeed, I’m not sure it can properly be called an espionage thriller, despite that being the main thrust of the story. The actual plot is a Kafkaesque psychodrama built around issues of identity.” — No Flying No Kites

“The Shadower on every page puts you in a state of unreal reverie that calls your conscience to wake up.”—Adam McGovern, HiLoBrow

“The Hoey golden touch is in full swing. This is a comic that can mesmerize.”— Henry Chamberlain, Comics Grinder

“A delightfully disturbing allegory for these distressing times. Highly recommended.”—Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery

THE SHADOWER
A haunting ice-cold story of identity, espionage, and betrayal.

Nadia is a drama student in a country divided by a brutal civil war. Amid the steady tension of armed men, checkpoints, and random violence, the theater is her one escape.

One evening, after an Ibsen performance, she is given an opportunity to serve her people. Nadia bears a strong resemblance to a waitress in the next district whose café is frequented by enemy agents. Would she be willing to take her place for a week and plant recording devices? It’s a dangerous mission that will take all her acting skills to disappear into this role…but she knows that she has no choice.

As Nadia settles into the other woman’s apartment and life, she becomes more immersed in this character than she ever imagined. And as one week drags into two, she realizes this isn’t going to end the way she hoped. Readers will lose themselves in this surreal spy thriller. Co-written by C.P. Freund.

Published by Top Shelf Productions/IDW
publish date: March 24 2026
192 pages, full-color softcover graphic novel
with 3″ French flaps, 10″ x 8.5″ (landscape)
$19.99
ISBN 978-1-60309-585-3

Retailers: Available now for order at Penguin Random House

Debuts at MoCCA Festival in New York on March 28-29th