EXCLUSIVE: <i>Fight Club 2: The Fightening</i> Sneak Peek

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Chuck Palahniuk recently announced a follow-up to his seminal 1999 book, Fight Club. The sequel, a graphic novel, will focus on both the current life of The Narrator, our unnamed protagonist, as well as the mysterious past of Tyler Durden. According to Palahniuk, Tyler is "something that maybe has been around for centuries," leading to speculation that we'll be seeing him interact with various historical figures. In a Four Pins exclusive, we've been given several excerpts from the upcoming comic.

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TYLER DURDEN: I'm back, motherfucker.

UNNAMED PROTAGONIST slips and falls in the shower while jacking off.

TYLER DURDEN: Wassup.

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TYLER DURDEN: I'm that little twinge you feel every time you order your fuckin' Starbucks latte, extra foam. I'm the missing allen key from when you built your IKEA table, the one you put your Starbucks latte on when you're trying to pick something to watch on Netflix. Oh yeah, I'm Netflix, too.

UNNAMED PROTAGONIST: Are you the feeling in the pit of my stomach when I eat fast food?

TYLER DURDEN: No, that's the food.

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MARLA: Tyler’s back?

UNNAMED PROTAGONIST: Yeah.

MARLA: Does he know you make a living putting together online listicles about adorably deformed cats?

UNNAMED PROTAGONIST: No! God no. Don't…please don’t say anything. Jesus.

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TYLER DURDEN: I've been around for longer than you can imagine.

UNNAMED PROTAGONIST: How long?

TYLER DURDEN: I'll tell you.

UNNAMED PROTAGONIST: I thought you said I wouldn't be able to imagine it.

TYLER DURDEN: You know what, just, like, shut the fuck up.

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ANCIENT FIGHT CLUB MEMBERS: [chanting] His name is Ugg, the Caveman. His name is Ugg, the Caveman.

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TYLER DURDEN: Check this shit out.

TYLER lights a bush on fire.

MOSES: Sick.

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MOSES stands with his wife ZIPPORAH in front of the Red Sea as it splits apart.

MOSES: You met me at a very strange time in my life.

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TYLER DURDEN: Just remember that his head doesn't extend upwards into his long ass hat. Shoot below the hat.

JOHN WILKES BOOTH: Do you take me for some kind of idiot?

TYLER DURDEN: Johnny, buddy, listen, you're the one who thinks this will help your acting career.

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SOVIET OFFICIAL: Launching a dog into space?

TYLER DURDEN: I know, comrade, it's super fucked up. But it's for Project Mayhem.

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TYLER DURDEN: I think it's time to bring back our little club.

UNNAMED NARRATOR: I dunno, Tyler.

TYLER DURDEN: What if I said you get to beat the shit out of Jared Leto again.

UNNAMED NARRATOR: OK, let's fucking do this shit.

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TYLER DURDEN: We're gonna bring down the whole damn listicle bullshit factory you call a job.

UNNAMED NARRATOR: Tyler, it's one of the most powerful websites on the entire internet. I'm just one guy. How...

TYLER DURDEN: You're gonna steal from Yahoo! Answers.

UNNAMED NARRATOR: You're sick, you know that?

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UNNAMED NARRATOR: I am Jack’s free-to-play iPhone game.

Stefan J. is a writer living in Vancouver. You can read his personal blog here and follow him on Twitter here.

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