Tales from the Outer Rim

ALBERTO CONTE has worked as a translator, ghost writer and then writer for cartoons and comics, and as a director and art director on the science fiction film "Twin Nature". Since 2003 he has concentrated his work on comics. With Luca Rossi they have published "The Boss", a noir short story published in the anthology Alta Fedeltà Volume 2; "U.S.S." a series of science fiction stories and "Last on the List" a pulp story collection, both published by Magic Press Publishing, then in France by Clair de Lune Editions. He has written "Ulysses", a short story with Stefano Biglia, published by Tunuè Editions and in 2011 working again with Luca Rossi: "In the Blues", a noir short story published in the magazine Heavy Metal; and then a horror graphic novel titled "Le fauteuil du Diable" for the French editor Clair de Lune. After which he wrote "Codename: Heroes for Hire" a two volume science fiction series published by French Editor Clair de Lune; "Johnny Cilecca", a parody of the hard boiled genre; "The Children from Villa Emma" a graphic novel based on a true story from WWII.

Tales from the Outer Rim presents three stories woven by a common thread tied to a service station in space. It's the final outpost and pivotal point in the lives of three protagonists.Rusty is the best gambler in New Vegas: he always wins, taking advantage of the hidden weaknesses of other players. But he gets arrogant, as often happens, and this time it'll be a different game and what is at stake is his life. Literally… Henry Lance is a tycoon, a genius: bored and annoyed by the mediocrity of other people, but mostly by his brother Darius. Henry embarks on an ambitious chess game: he plans to rule the world. But sometimes you're not the King of the chessboard, but the Pawn… The Hunter is the best galactic bounty killer out there, ruthless and efficient: he has no rival. He has now been hired to catch a girl but he soon discovers an enemy that even he can't defeat: love.