The Kitchen #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection brings together the eight-issue Vertigo series The Kitchen, a gritty crime drama set in 1970s Hell's Kitchen, New York. Written by Ollie Masters with art by Ming Doyle, it follows three mob wives who take over their husbands' criminal operations after they're arrested by the FBI. The story explores themes of power, survival, and the violent consequences of stepping into a male-dominated underworld.
In the 1970s, Kath, her sister Raven, and Angie seize control of their husbands’ mob territory after the men are imprisoned, navigating power, loyalty, and violence in a world built on blood and silence. When Kath brutally confronts Franky for failing to pay, the escalating tension reveals a dangerous connection to the Italian mob that changes everything.
In "One-way Street," a desperate woman and her accomplice face a chilling escalation when a man threatens to expose them for a violent act they committed. With no way out and their secrets unraveling, they’re forced into a deadly choice that traps them in a spiral they can’t escape.
In "Abattoir Blues," a newly released Tommy steps into a world of danger and loyalty when he arrives just in time to help the women dispose of a body, marking his unexpected entry into their tight-knit crew. As Kath aids her old friend Heather in escaping a pimp, tensions rise when Tony Castellano offers a risky meeting with mob boss Alfonso Gargano—leaving the women to wonder if the offer is salvation or a trap.
In "Homecomin'", the women of The Kitchen have carved out their own ruthless empire—eliminating rivals and securing a dangerous alliance with mob boss Gargano. But with their husbands finally released from prison, the fragile peace they’ve built begins to crack, and old loyalties are about to be tested in ways no one saw coming.
In a world where loyalty is currency and betrayal is survival, Tommy’s violent act sends shockwaves through the kitchen crew. As tensions boil over, Johnny confronts Raven about her secret affair with Tony—and the dangerous pact they made with Gargano. With lives hanging in the balance, choices become irreversible, and the line between protection and destruction blurs.
In "Everything Goes to Hell," Jimmy’s desperate attempt to protect his children by fleeing with them to seek help from Gargano backfires when Gargano betrays him, handing him over to Kath and the others. With Heather’s role as babysitter adding fuel to Raven’s growing suspicion, tensions boil over as old wounds and shifting loyalties threaten to consume them all.
In "To the End," long-simmering tensions erupt in a crime-ridden kitchen when Angie and Tommy, disillusioned by Raven’s increasingly brutal rule, decide to flee. As past betrayals come to light and old wounds reopen, a violent reckoning unfolds—ending in tragedy, and a year later, a chilling return that sets the stage for final, bloody reckoning.
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↩ Reprints The Kitchen #1 (2015), The Kitchen #1 (2015), The Kitchen #2 (2015), The Kitchen #3 (2015), The Kitchen #4 (2015), The Kitchen #5 (2015), The Kitchen #6 (2015), The Kitchen #7 (2015), The Kitchen #8 (2015)
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