After military service in Bataan during World War II, he returns to the world of organized crime to seek revenge on other gangsters who had been complicit in his father's death.Ĭollins is expected to write and direct the film adaptation of Road to Purgatory. These two prose sequels deal with the adult life of Michael O'Sullivan, Jr., under his adoptive identity of Michael Satariano. All three parts were published as individual installments, but have also been reprinted as a single combined volume. This three-part miniseries of graphic novels was written after the original story, but deals with events within the same timeframe. This story was the basis for the 2002 film of the same name. This story had many inspirations, such as the Japanese manga series Lone Wolf and Cub, the American gangster John Patrick Looney, and various gangster films such as The Godfather and The St. The story is set in the American Midwest during the Great Depression and draws upon several historical figures, especially the gangster John Patrick Looney, of Rock Island, Illinois in real life, Looney came into conflict with Dan Drost, a formerly loyal lieutenant in their crime organization, and their feud eventually led to the death of Looney's son Connor. Michael O'Sullivan, the ruthless but honorable enforcer for a crime syndicate, is personally betrayed by his masters and is forced to flee with his young son Michael, Jr. It was adapted into the 2002 film of the same name, starring Tom Hanks, for which Collins also wrote the novelization.

The comic book of the original series, with art by Richard Piers Rayner, was published by DC Comics' imprint Paradox Press.

Road to Perdition is a series of fictional works written by Max Allan Collins.

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