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1) Two dead
Author
Publisher
Gallery 13
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed DC Comics writer and the artist of the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning illustrated trilogy March comes a stunning crime noir graphic novel exploring the intertwining threads of crime, conspiracy, racism, and insanity in the post-World War II Deep South."--
Author
Publisher
Ablaze Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
On the Farm all animals were equal. In the Castle some are more equal than others. ... Nestled in the heart of a farm forgotten by men, the Animal Castle is ruled with an iron hoof by President Silvio. The bull and its dog militia savor their power, while the other animals are exhausted by work, until the arrival of the mysterious Azelard, a traveling rat who will teach them the secrets of civil disobedience.
Author
Series
Black ghost volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
May 2021.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Lara Dominguez--a troubled Creighton cops reporter obsessed with the city's debonair vigilante the Black Ghost. With the help of a mysterious cyberinformant named LONE, Lara's inched closer to uncovering the Ghost's identity"--
Author
Series
Battling boy volume Second prequel
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"It's not easy keeping secrets from Acropolis's greatest detective, especially when he's your dad. But Aurora gets a lucky break: Haggard West has decided that she is finally old enough to go on patrol alone. It's the perfect opportunity to put her secret plan into action and avenge her mother's death"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1920s, at the birth of the Weimar Republic. Following an unfortunate incident of manslaughter and at a moment of radical change in Germany, Detective Inspector Gereon Roth moves from his old position in Cologne to a new appointment in Berlin. He stumbles into an ever-growing criminal investigation into a pornographic sex ring, discovering that he can trust no one, not even the police.
7) Young Shadow
Author
Series
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Young Shadow usually protects sci-fi Bolt City by making deliveries for the food bank and rescuing pets. But one night, he discovers the Sludge Team, a conspiracy composed of a CEO of a chemical plant, trust-fund punks, and suspicious cops. To stop their evil plan, Young Shadow must don a couple of batons, knee pads, and a small black mask, and team up with Spiral Scratch - another benevolent protector in the fight - and metal-clad nuns. Drawn in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press, an imprint of Yen Press, LLC
Pub. Date
2023-
Language
English
Description
The epic world of the Elden ring video game gets turned on its head in this absurd comedy adventure which follows Aseo the Tarnished as he struggles his way through the Lands Between on the long road to becoming the next Elden Lord.
9) Slayground
Author
Series
Richard Stark's Parker volume 4
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Parker is put to the test against crooked cops and sleazy gangsters after a heist goes south. He finds himself trapped in an amusement park closed for the winter and embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse ... a game that slowly starts to favor the mouse.
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's Batgirl for Congress! Plus, masked assassins and awkward exes! Barbara Gordon volunteers to campaign for an up-and-coming reformer candidate who wants to take on the GCPD. That puts Barbara in a tough spot against her father--police commissioner James Gordon. And just when things couldn't get any more awkward, a former flame reenters Barbara's life. Personal angst and a masked super-villain hunting a mystery target. It's gonna be a long day,...
Author
Publisher
Image Comics Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The critically acclaimed November reaches its breathtaking conclusion. Happenstance, coincidence, and bad luck bring three strangers together after a long day and night in a nameless city rocked by chaos, violence, and fear. Engulfed by an invisible conspiracy built by bad cops and worse thieves, they find themselves trapped with evil closing in on all sides."--page [4] of cover.
15) Night hunters
Author
Publisher
Floating World Comics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Night Hunters is a pulsing cyberpunk classic that tells the tale of two brothers who have to navigate the futuristic dystopian world of Venezuela, 100 years in the future. How far would you go for your family? Would you enlist in a corrupt police department and slowly sell your body-parts for cyborg replacements so that your aging father can have a roof over his head? The only answer is pick up your gun and put one foot in front of the other."--Publisher's...
16) Newburn
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]-
Language
English
Description
"Easton Newburn is a private detective without loyalties, investigating conflicts between rival crime factions. With his assistant Emily, Newburn follows murderers, arsonists, and corrupt officials--while trying to stay out of their crosshairs. This new series from Eisner winner CHIP ZDARSKY (DAREDEVIL, SEX CRIMINALS) and rising star JACOB PHILLIPS (THAT TEXAS BLOOD) follows Newburn as he does jobs for every criminal organization in New York City,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Eisner Award-nominated team behind Superior Foes of Spider-Man, bestselling writer Nick Spener (Morning Glories) and artist Steve Lieber (Detective Comics, Whiteout) are in cahoots again for an all-new, ongoing crime series, The Fix. The Fix is a story of the crooked cops, scheming mobsters, and corrupt politicians that run Los Angeles - and the sex toy that can bring them all down. Oh, and the hero is a drug-sniffing beagle named Pretzels"--Back...
Author
Publisher
Action Lab Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"'No Crime Goes Unpunished. No Criminal Walks Away.' The death of a friend catches sixteen-year-old Addison off guard, but a chance encounter with his killers on the subway forever changes her life. Crime cover-ups, dirty cops, and magical dead boyfriends consume her life as she's thrust into the vigilante lifestyle and murder becomes her after school activity."--Page 4 of cover
19) Cartel
Author
Series
Genius volume Volume 2
Publisher
Top Cow Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Destiny Ajaye took on the LAPD in her South Central Siege and paid for it--not with her life, but with her freedom. Now, Destiny is sequestered in the Madrasa Institute, a government school for prodigies. But will she use her gifts to wage war at the military's behest--or is she already planning another revolution?
Author
Publisher
EuroComics, an imprint of IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Sinner is a hard-boiled private detective whose adventures are played out to a jazz soundtrack in a noir New York from 1975 through the 2000s. The stories are imbued with a deep political conscience and present a scathing critique of corruption in society, juxtaposed with meditations on the nature of violence and exile. The authors have also rearranged the stories in chronological order of the characters and events, rather than dates of first publication,...
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