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"Wages and Sin"

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"Wages and Sin"

by Saladin Ahmed and Vanesa R. Del Rey with Shawn Lee

Saladin Ahmed
Dec 28, 2021
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"Wages and Sin"

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For this meditative final week of a difficult year, Copper Bottle is pleased to present “Wages and Sin,” a self-contained tale of regrets, resolutions, and difficult choices by myself and Vanesa R. Del Rey with Shawn Lee.

“Wages and Sin” is an adaptation of a prose short story I published some years ago, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with how perfectly Vanesa’s noirish style elevates my Arab American answer-back to Indiana Jones.

I’m over-the-moon excited that Copper Bottle can be a home for this sort of story, which is exceedingly difficult to tell in mainstream comics. Our ability to continue doing so is dependent on paid subscribers. Subscribe today for exclusive interviews, behind the scenes posts, and other extras — but mostly to support the work you want to see in the world!


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Vlad
Dec 28, 2021

Oh that's so good!!

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Clayton
Apr 16, 2022

Questions: What are the particulars of the prose short story you wrote? Was it published? Will the short story version ever be shared on here (I’d be thrilled!)?

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