Crime Comics

[Comics N' Toons]

what are some of the best crime/noir trade paperbacks out there ??????


i'm not talking about the Criminal Books or 100 Bullets.....


i'm looking for something a little more pulpish/40's-ish...

somethin in the vain of maltese falcon or bogart or something

can anyone help me ??????????????????????????????

 

[yenaled]

Torso is good.

 

[DBM]

Torso is good.

All of Bendis' early stuff is good. Torso, Jinx, and Goldfish would all fit in the noir-ish category.

 

[yenaled]

All of Bendis' early stuff is good. Torso, Jinx, and Goldfish would all fit in the noir-ish category.

Torso was co-written with Marc Andreyko, don't forget him

 

[Comics N' Toons]

has anyone heard of SLAMM: hardboiled fiction of cj henderson

apparently cj hend. was a writer for batman & the punisher @ one point to

 

[Green Lantern]

Gotham Central if you want a good view of the police side of things...

 

[The Shadow]

Anything the Shadow or the Spirit.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I tend to go for noir with other stuff mixed in:

- Gotham Central is excellent for noir stuff within a superhero universe. Don't worry, the superhero stuff is kept relatively minor; the emphasis is on how normal cops try to deal with a city where supervillains run rampant.

- The Damned is an absolutely amazing supernatural noirish tale. It basically poses the question, "What if the mobs of the '20s and '30s were run by demons?"

- It only has one issue out right now, but Pretty Baby Machine is a pretty cool historical fiction take on some real gangsters.

- Torso was pretty good.