A modern, urban 120-page graphic novel exploring the toxic nature of "street cred" and the role it plays in the lives of vulnerable young men.
Bartosz Sztybor was born in 1984 in the most dangerous neighborhood of Warsaw, Poland. As a kid, he dreamed of becoming a gangsta rapper but eventually became a writer instead. All Talk is based on his time living in Kreuzberg, Berlin, a multicultural district with many Turkish and African immigrants. He writes comics, films, and TV series (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Netflix) and works as a Comic Book & Animation Narrative Director at CD PROJEKT RED, creator of award-winning games like The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077. He also writes The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 for DarkHorse Comics and has received multiple awards for Best Short Comic from the Łódź International Comics Festival (MFK).
In France, his comics are published by Sarbacane, Paquet, Ankama, and Europe Comics, and in the USA, by Boom! Studios and Dark Horse Comics. His films have won numerous awards around the world.
Akeussel is a comic book artist and illustrator originally from Nantes, France. Since completing his studies in visual arts, he has participated in several self-published projects and even some animation.
It was through social media that he met the Polish screenwriter Bartosz Sztybor, with whom he collaborated on his first graphic novel, All Talk.