In the world of neo-pulp, there are few as prolific and successful as the partnership of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Together they’ve created such successful comics and graphic novels as Criminal, Incognito, Fatale, The Fade Out, and Kill or be Killed. With Brubaker penning the story and Phillips illustrating, the Brubaker/Phillips partnership is one of the… Continue reading Throwbacks: The Neo-Noir work of Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker
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Dashiell Hammett: Pinkerton Detective Turned Hardboiled Writer
They don’t make ’em like Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894 – 1961) anymore. A veteran of both world wars AND a Pinkerton Agent, Sam wrote what he knew. And what he knew was far more interesting than your average person. A product of the D.M.V. (D.C., Maryland, Virginia NOT the Dept. of Motor Vehicles), Hammett was… Continue reading Dashiell Hammett: Pinkerton Detective Turned Hardboiled Writer