Crime Fiction in Comics

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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