In this episode Jay is joined by Paul Montgomery (IFANBOY.COM and the FUZZY TYPEWRITER podcast) and Joey Aulisio (MATINEEIDLES.COM and the CHEMICAL BOX podcast) to talk about crime fiction in comics, and some of the great titles you could try out.
BLACKSAD
Hardboiled PI fiction. With animals.
ISBN 978-1595823939
SCALPED
Noir, Crime and Social fiction set on a Native American reservation. Best comic currently on the go? Quite possibly.
The story starts with volume one, INDIAN COUNTRY, ISBN 978-1845766764
JINX.
What Eliot Ness did next.
ISBN 978-1582401744
TORSO, GOLDFISH
Sergio Leone-inspired street level crime stories.
978-1582401959
978-1582401799
ALIAS
Female PI. With superpowers. And great dialogue.
One of the best comics of the last ten years.
978-0785137320
POWERS
Cops + Superpowers + Dialogue = Fun.
The story starts with the murder mystery WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL? ISBN 978-1582406695
CRIMINAL
Noir anthology series. Very accessible. One of the best titles out there. The omnibus is a sound investment ISBN 978-0785142294
TORPEDO and WEST COAST BLUES
European Mob Noir
978-1600104541
978-1606992951
ABANDONED CARS
Coney Island Crime Noir, evokes a lighter side of Goodis.
978-1560979180
PARKER
Richard Stark Comic. Nuff said.
978-1600104930
STUMPTOWN
Rockford-style PI story. All four issues may still be available at your local comic story if you ask reeeeeal nice. The hardback collected edition will be out early next year.
SCARLET
New series, too early to say but looks like a cool vigilante-style story. Check your local comic store.
Paul and Jay also discuss the novels of Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Charlie Huston and Ken Bruen.
The music this week is a fun mix. We kick off with the classic Peter Gunn theme, one of crime fiction’s best tunes, before a little of the Black Keys and the sadly defunct Bash & Pop.
More to come!
The next episode will be more chat from Paul, Joey and Jay. We’re talking more crime comics, some film and TV, and a triple threat match between Joey, Jay and Frank Miller.
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