The story does not have the noir/pulp feel that collaborations between Brubaker and Phillips are known for, instead it has a much more modern approach that really reminds me of a title from Greg Rucka, Stumptown. Art is much brighter than what we’ve seen from Lark or Phillips in years after, pencils also being a bit rougher, although I’m sure purposely. The premise of the book is that private investigator, Jack Herriman is hired to track down a missing person in the San Francisco area and we follow along as Jack goes through twists and turns on his journey to uncover the whereabouts of Maggie Jordan. Looking back at this limited series from a current perspective, while the series is very solid it was early in the careers of all involved and it is a bit rough around the edges.Ĭover art for the hardcover released in 2012 This is written by Ed Brubaker, pencils by Michael Lark, Inks by Sean Phillips and Lark, and colors by James Sinclair. The duo began their partnership, along with Michael Lark, on a book called Scene of the Crime, originally published 1999 by Vertigo.

Two creators that have been at the forefront of the crime/noir crime genre with their own patented style are: Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. In the last 25 years or so, there has been a resurgence of the genre with a large variety of amazing creators making their mark and bringing life back to a genre that had been dead years ago. Due to the Comics Code Authority imposed in 1954, the amount and type of crime used in comic books was severely limited which caused the death of the genre. The crime genre of comic books came into existence in the 1940s and became extremely popular after the decline in interest of superhero comics post WWII.

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