Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine with all the chicks?Shaft! (You’re damn right!) Created by author Ernest Tidyman and madefamous in a series of novels and films, iconic hero Shaft makes his graphicnovel debut in an all-new adventure. He's gone toe-to-toe with organized crimebosses, stood up to the cops, squared off against kidnappers, and foiledassassination attempts. But who was John Shaft before he became the hardboiledinvestigator with a reputation as big as New York City itself? Recently arrivinghome from his tour of duty in Vietnam, his first case — tracking down amissing person for his girlfriend — quickly turns into a matter of lifeand death, making him a target of gangsters and the police!

Visual artist(s): Bilquis Evely, Kenny Ruiz, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Francesco Francavilla, Sanford Greene