Knock ’em Dead

Two actors alternate in a single role. On the day of the premiere, one of them falls ill and the other has to step in for him. In the final scene, the character he is playing is supposed to shoot himself on stage. After the shot is fired, blood spurts out and the actor collapses to the ground. This is no longer a performance—he is truly dead. Thus begins the story of an original graphic novel detective tale set in the theatre world, where there is no shortage of suspects. The investigation is taken over by the experienced Commissioner Oulibský, the husband of theatre critic Dita.

An excerpt from the graphic novel, trans. by Alex Zucker, was featured in Words Without Borders.

Published in 2014 by Labyrint in the Czech Republic.
90 pages / 24 × 18 cm