Created by Jamie S. Rich and Joëlle Jones You Have Killed Me by writer Jamie S. Rich and artist Joëlle Jones is a 1930s noir wet dream, played out in a graphic novel. Steeped in the shadowy world of frenetic jazz clubs, smoky back-room poker games, mobsters, crooked cops, a femme fatale or two, and … Continue reading Antonio Mercer (You Have Killed Me)
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Duca Lamberti
Created by Giorgio Scerbanenco (1911-69) In my opinion, the only one worth mentioning amongst the Italian hard-boiled authors is a Ukrainian-born writer Giorgo Scerbanenco. There's a reason many consider him "the Father of Italian noir." His main character, DUCA LAMBERTI isn't actually a private eye, at least officially, but a disgraced former doctor from Milan … Continue reading Duca Lamberti
Dick Bos
Created by Maz Pseudonym of Alfred Mazure (1914-74) DICK BOS was a much beloved two-fisted private eye from the forties through the sixties, appearing in action-packed comics in the Netherlands (and later, the U.K.). They were mostly aimed at kids, but the story behind the character is arguably more interesting than the character himself. Although … Continue reading Dick Bos
Jayk (Cyberpunk 2077)
Created by Jordan Thomas & Nicola Izzo Original Cyberpunk game created by Mike Pondsmith JAYK, a private eye character spun off from the best-selling videogame Cyberpunk 2077 gets a chance to strut his stuff in a four-issue miniseries from Dark Horse Comics, Cyberpunk 2077: Jayk's Case. In the uncomfortably near future, Jayk's hired to investigate … Continue reading Jayk (Cyberpunk 2077)
Ray Banana
Created by Ted Benoit Pseudonym of Thierry Benoît (1949-2016) En fin! A P.I. with appeal! RAY BANANA is a post-modernist American private eye, as imagined by the French in the eighties in a series of quirky, offbeat bandes dessinées. He's a slouching hepcat shamus in retro-fifties gear, shades and attitude, who stars in a series … Continue reading Ray Banana
Star Hawkins
Created by John Broome & and Mike Sekowsky All you wannabe Chandlers might as well give up. STAR HAWKINS IS the "greatest detective of the 21st century," first appearing as a back-up feature in Strange Adventures #114, DC's science fiction comic of the early sixties. Set in the future, his adventures seem to take place … Continue reading Star Hawkins
Vic Flint
Created by Michael O'Malley & Ralph Lane VIC FLINT was one of a mere handful of hard-boiled private eyes, in the tradition of Hammett, Chandler, et al., to appear on the comic pages of North American newspapers. A typical hard-boiled shamus, complete with wise-cracks and a perpetual cigarette in his yap, he appeared in both … Continue reading Vic Flint
Authentic Police Cases
Comic Book Anthology Series (1948-55) AUTHENTIC POLICE CASES was a popular Golden Age comic anthology, featuring crime and detective stories, published by the St. John Publishing Company. It ran for thirty-eight issues, from February 1948 to March 1955, and featured an assortment reprints of newspaper strips colorized and reformatted, including tales featuring early comic book … Continue reading Authentic Police Cases
Chachu
Created by Iman Vellani (2002--) It's 1979, and Hollywood-obsessed Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian college student, is a long way from home. She's in Tinsel Town, hoping to hook up with with her estranged uncle — her "Chachu," the brother of her late father. I have no idea what his real name is — Leila simply … Continue reading Chachu
Henry Dorsett Case (Neuromancer)
Created by William Gibson (1948--) "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." And with that straight-outta-Chandler opening, William Gibson's genre-bending science fiction classic Neuromancer (1984) began. Not that Raymond Chandler is the only inspiration for what many consider the one of the very first and finest examples … Continue reading Henry Dorsett Case (Neuromancer)