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Post by bran on Mar 29, 2017 15:06:24 GMT -5
Blacksad is decent, if you don't mind humanoids.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 29, 2017 15:15:16 GMT -5
Blacksad is way better than decent. Blacksad is spectacular.
I'm dismayed that I didn't mention it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 15:17:12 GMT -5
Blacksad is way better than decent. Blacksad is spectacular. I'm dismayed that I didn't mention it. I need to get off my butt and finally get a copy of these. -M |
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Post by brutalis on Mar 29, 2017 15:45:50 GMT -5
Though not exactly detective or cops, but they do qualify as crime drama: Dick Tracy of course! And nobody suggested as yet? Wow  Modesty Blaise 100 Bullets. Sin City Scalped Southern Bastards DC's Human Target Chaykin's Scorpion/Dominic Fortune Maze Agency |
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Post by bran on Mar 29, 2017 16:41:55 GMT -5
Torpedo 1936 is always a fun read.  |
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Post by berkley on Mar 29, 2017 23:46:58 GMT -5
Frank Miller's Sin City is an obvious suggestion, if it hasn't been made already.
Perhaps less obvious, though I know a few regulars here who rate it very highly (as I do, myself), is Nathaniel Dusk, by Don McGregor and Gene Colan.
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Post by rom on Apr 11, 2017 13:31:33 GMT -5
Perhaps less obvious, though I know a few regulars here who rate it very highly (as I do, myself), is Nathaniel Dusk, by Don McGregor and Gene Colan. Thanks for the reminder! I remember getting a couple of issues of Nathaniel Dusk when it came out in the '80's - IIRC, there were two mini-series. Great pulp detective stories, with amazing Colan art.
Too bad these haven't been reprinted - it would be nice to see the entire ND series in a Trade.
GC did a lot of his best work for DC in the '80's - Nathaniel Dusk, the superb horror series Night Force, the excellent sci-fi/social commentary maxi-series Jemm Son of Saturn, and his excellent (but too short) run on the Batman comics.
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Post by MDG on Apr 11, 2017 14:29:02 GMT -5
I dug Ms. Tree. Later in that series they reprinted Johnny Dynamite stories and I loved most of those. I'm thinking of seeking out more of this type of comics. Nathaniel Dusk is on my radar. Thoughts? Recommendations? I don't think anyone's mentioned the Johnny Dynamite miniseries by Collins and Beatty. It's not totally a realistic crime story (see spoiler), but I thought it was pretty damn good. And great covers by Mitch O'Connell. {Spoiler: Click to show}
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 16:44:29 GMT -5
The Seduction of the Innocent is a great read and very true to it's roots  Very Good Book - I've may add here.
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Post by berkley on Apr 11, 2017 17:11:01 GMT -5
Though not exactly detective or cops, but they do qualify as crime drama: Dick Tracy of course! And nobody suggested as yet? Wow Modesty Blaise 100 Bullets. Sin City Scalped Southern Bastards DC's Human Target Chaykin's Scorpion/Dominic Fortune Maze Agency That reminds me - if we're getting into news-strips and spy series, Archie Goodwin's and Al Williamson's Secret Agent Corrigan is a must-read, if only for the beautiful artwork. I'd say the Hammett/Raymond Secret Agent X-9 should be looked at too, for anyone who's a fan of the genre, though personally I found it a bit of a disappointment considering the talent involved. |
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Post by String on Apr 12, 2017 13:37:51 GMT -5
Stumptown by Greg Rucka which follows Dexadrine 'Dex' Parios, a female PI in Portland, Oregon as she contends with cases, those involved in her personal life from family to neighbors and a gambling debt/problem. Matthew Southworth was the artist on the first two mini-series from Oni Press. When Oni upgraded the title to an ongoing a few years back, Justin Greenwood took over the art duties.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Apr 12, 2017 16:51:01 GMT -5
I found 100 Bullets to be utterly compelling, I blew through a couple of the collections in days. There arent many comics I can read for 30 or so issues without reading other stuff but these were a must read.
The same team have been doing Moonshine recently, though that has supernatural elements to it as well.
Jason Aaron's Scalped is amazing, a very dark story, and extremely hard to put down. His Southern Bastards is good as well, not up to Scalped, but good.
Bernet's Torpedo leaves me speechless, just beautiful.
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Post by bran on Apr 14, 2017 16:03:44 GMT -5
Garth Ennis's Punisher is pretty much a classic crime (with dark humor, social commentary and even super-heroes genre satire). Starts with "Welcome Back, Frank", the rest is history. Here, Punisher killing his opponent with the most lethal weapon of all - a morbidly obese neighbor  :  |
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Post by berkley on Apr 14, 2017 19:53:11 GMT -5
I loved Ennis's superhero satire in The Boys, but in the Punisher, from the bits I've seen, he falls into the trap of making the Punisher just as obnoxious as the superheroes hes satirising. Ennis's Punisher looks as annoyingly superior and unbeatable as everyone else's Batman. But this is based on previews and excerpts, so it could be an inaccurate impression.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Apr 14, 2017 20:38:56 GMT -5
I loved Ennis's superhero satire in The Boys, but in the Punisher, from the bits I've seen, he falls into the trap of making the Punisher just as obnoxious as the superheroes hes satirising. Ennis's Punisher looks as annoyingly superior and unbeatable as everyone else's Batman. But this is based on previews and excerpts, so it could be an inaccurate impression. I have not read Ennis's Punisher Marvel Knights run, but in the MAX series Frank is depicted as very skilled and tough, but still beatable. He actually really gets the crap kicked out of him a few times. |
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