A chance encounter on the street turns a little ugly in this edition of Bad Beat City – our ongoing graphic novel strip about a group of men who meet regularly for a poker game in Little Italy, and the various pitfalls they encounter both at and away from the table. Do you recognize the well-dressed man? He certainly seems to mean business.

Read the story From the Beginning
Meet the Characters

Previous installments of Bad Beat City:

29: Rough Justice
28: Secrets and Surprises
27: World of Hurt
26: Method in his Madness
25: Out of Luck
24: Soldier´s Lament
23: Cease and Desist
22: Special Delivery
21: A Question of Focus
20: Playing with Fire
19: Unwelcome Guest
18: Role Reversal
17: Unenchanted Evening
16: Roughed Up
15: Full Tilt
14: Memory Lane
13: Under Siege
12: Broken Promises
11: Character Study
10: Laying Low
9: Unlucky Run
8: In Search of Action
7: Open Audition
6: The Wedding Planner
5: In Deep
4: Chance Encounter?
3: Up and At ´Em
2: Can´t Catch a Break
1: Fate Plays Its Hand

Dominic Bugatto was born in Bradford, England, and spent his formative years growing up in the West end of Montreal. Film noir movies of the ´40s, vintage comic strips, hot rods, psychobilly & rockabilly music and jazz are continual sources of inspiration for his work.

Salvatore Difalco is, among many things, senior writer for TORO and the author of Black Rabbit & Other Stories.

William Morassutti is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of TORO. Prior to joining TORO, he worked in Canadian broadcasting as a writer, producer, director, reporter and host.