Dan Farraday

Created by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips It's about time writer Brubaker and his partner in crime, Phillips, introduced a private eye into their long-running, Eisner-winning Criminal series. But why'd it take so long? Since the series began back in 2006 as a limited series, published by Marvel's Icon imprint, it's been a wild ride full … Continue reading Dan Farraday →

My Scrapbook: Darwyn Cooke’s Color Model Sheet for Slam Bradley

My Scrapbook Darwyn Cooke's Color Model Sheet for Slam Bradley (March 2001) Say what you will about Slam Bradley, arguably DC Comics' longest running detective character (first appearance: Detective Comics #1), but his revival in 2001 in a four-part backup that ran in issues #759-762 of that magazine may be the greatest and most sincere … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Darwyn Cooke’s Color Model Sheet for Slam Bradley →

Slam Bradley

Created by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Developed by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel Before there was Mike Hammer, before there was Johnny Dynamite, before there was even Batman, there was... SLAM BRADLEY! He was the original two-fisted, fightin'-mad (and occasionally pipe-sucking) comic book shamus, who slugged his way through the mean streets (of Cleveland, Ohio?) in the … Continue reading Slam Bradley →

Jack Herriman (Scene of the Crime)

Created by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark & Sean Phillips Troubled, one-eyed JACK HERRIMAN runs a small, one-man detective agency in San Francisco with the aid of his Uncle Knut, a once famous crime scene photographer, and Molly, his uncle's sweetie, in Scene of the Crime: A Little Piece of Goodnight, an intriguing 1999 four-part comic … Continue reading Jack Herriman (Scene of the Crime) →

Dakota North

Created by Martha Thomases Red-headed former fashion model turned private eye DAKOTA NORTH originally ran a New York-based international troubleshooting agency, North Security, in the short-lived Marvel comic book from the eighties that bore her name. Alas, the inspiration seemed to be more Charlie's Angels than Ms. Tree. Still, Ms. North seemed to be doing … Continue reading Dakota North →