A gritty, sun-scorched LA noir set in the aftermath of a civilization-ending earthquake, where the city has been abandoned--but crime, corruption, and desperation remain. Blending classic detective storytelling with post-apocalyptic dread, this comics collection delivers a hardboiled mystery in a world with no rules, no safety net, and no easy way out. The Big One , the earthquake to end all earthquakes, has finally struck Los Angeles. The government decides not to rebuild and the city becomes a no man's land for those that refuse to leave it. But hey, you can't beat the weather. Five years later Ester Blanco, a down on her luck former P.I., is willing to do anything to escape the City of Angels.

She believes she's found her ticket out when a desperate father hires her to solve a missing person's case in a city where a third of the population is already missing. Instead, the trail of this lost girl leads Ester to uncover a dark web of cults, conspiracy and corruption that threatens every Angeleno that stayed behind. THE BIG SHAKEDOWN is a sunbaked LA noir in the vein of Chinatown and The Long Goodbye and set in the post-apocalyptic remains of the most beloved/hated city in the world. From writers Jordan Blum ( MINOR THREATS ), Tim Seeley ( LOCAL MAN ), and artist Scott Koblish ( THE DESPICABLE DEADPOOL ) comes this thrilling pulp mystery. Collects The Big Shakedown #1-#4.