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The Fade Out: The Complete CollectionA rising actress is murdered, and a Hollywood screenwriter must decide what the studio can afford to let him say. Sean Phillips and colorist Elizabeth Breitweiser move from studio backlots to downtown Los Angeles in the early years of the blacklist. Watch how the same people can look comfortable in…0 - 2
The Good Asian: 1936 Deluxe EditionEdison Hark looks for a killer in 1936 San Francisco, where exclusion laws and abusive policing shape who can move freely and who can expect a fair hearing. Pay attention to how Hark’s authority changes depending on whose door he’s knocking on. This hardcover contains all ten issues of the case.0 - 3
Blacksad: AmarilloThe job is simple, driving a yellow Cadillac across 1950s America, until the car disappears. Follow Guarnido’s changing settings as the search goes from the back roads to a world of bikers, Beat writers, and circus people. The animal characters are wonderfully expressive, and the road trip changes…0 - 4
Stumptown, Vol. 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took Her Shampoo (But Left Her Mini)A casino boss asks Portland private investigator Dex Parios to find her missing granddaughter. The case puts Dex’s own debts in play, so the person paying for answers already knows what Dex stands to lose. Start with this first collected case for a mystery in which needing the job can be as…0 - 5
Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete CollectionStart with The Hunter and watch how much of Parker’s intent Darwyn Cooke can get across in a silhouette or a change in posture. The spare coloring keeps attention on who is moving and who is waiting. The collection includes all four graphic novels and both short comics, so you can compare the blunt…0 - 6
Newburn, Vol. 1Easton Newburn investigates crimes for rival factions, helped by his assistant Emily. Watch Emily as she learns what neutrality allows him to do and where it leaves them both exposed. The volume’s run of cases, including murder and arson, lets you test how well that arrangement holds when everyone…0 - 7
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Box Set: Book One & TwoKaren tries to solve the killing of her upstairs neighbor, Anka, using pages that look like a child’s spiral notebook filled with ballpoint sketches. Notice how portraits and monster drawings sit alongside observations about the people around her. This two-book set carries the investigation from…0 - 8
Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder: The Complete Graphic Noir of Manchette & Tardi Vol. 1This book gives you two routes into French hardboiled crime. In Griffu, a legal adviser takes a case that draws him into real estate fraud. In West Coast Blues, helping an accident victim puts a young salesman in the path of hired killers. Try the two stories together to see how Tardi’s…0 - 9
That Texas Blood, Vol. 1A highway confrontation and the unexplained death of Travis Terrill leave an aging sheriff questioning what he can still do for his county. The rural setting gives the story room for silences and strained conversations between people who already know one another. Start with this six-issue volume if…0 - 10
Stray Bullets Uber Alles EditionA girl who witnesses a double murder is one of many people living with the fallout of crimes in this black-and-white series. Read several of the connected stories before deciding which characters are at the center. Childhood and suburban boredom carry as much consequence as the underworld…0
