On July 8th, Hank Howard, Pizza Detective, returns to stands with an all new one-shot special — The Inside Job #1! And it’s coming with a brand-new series of covers homaging the BIGGEST movies of the 80s! 

David Lapham, the Eisner Award-winning artist behind seminal crime classics Stray Bullets reimagines the end of this all-new Hank Howard whodunnit with the Hank Howard, Pizza Detective Movie Moments!

A collection of four must-have covers, each one paying tribute to the greatest genre filmmakers of the 1980’s: David Cronenberg, Paul Verhoeven, Steven Spielberg, and of course, John Carpenter.

Something’s rotten at Big Caligula’s Pizza, location #212 — and it’s not just last week’s mozzarella. Cash tips have fallen off a cliff, and the question on everyone’s lips is, why? Has service really gone downhill, or is there something, or someone, more sinister to blame? 

Corporate smells trouble, and they’ve called in their best man for the job. Enter, Hank Howard. Armed with a mind as sharp as a tack, nerves of steel, and an ironclad stomach, Hank’s about to dive into a mystery hotter than a fresh-baked pie and his only lead won’t talk. Literally. It’s the location’s mascot, Biggie. The employees who don the oversized Roman Emperor garb are forbidden from talking in front of customers. Ruins the illusion for the kids. 

Thankfully, Hank’s not flying solo. Location #212 just happens to be the stomping grounds of Hank’s old buddy, the pizza crust loving dog, Cali. Together, they’ll sniff out clues, chomp down leads, and uncover secrets that could rock the pizza world to its core.

Hank Howard, Pizza Detective: The Inside Job is written by Robert Venditti with art and covers by David Lapham. It arrives in stores on July 8.