The Black Diamond Detective Agency

[six-gun]

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This is the thread in which you, the iFanboy world can discuss Eddie Campbell's new original graphic novel The Black Diamond Detective Agency (http://www.amazon.com/Black-Diamond-Detective-Agency/dp/1596431423/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-8056951-8350829?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181243055&sr=8-1) from First Second Books (http://www.firstsecondbooks.com/)

[six-gun]

I haven't finished it yet, but I wanted to get the thread going as soon as possible. So far I'm loving it, and for $11.99 it's a must read for any fan of the comic medium.

[conorkilpatrick]

I bought it. Haven't read it yet but I'm excited!

[six-gun]

I've read some more, this book is not going to hold your hand, there's no narration and you really have to pay attention to the art to see what's going on because the dialog never explains things, it's just the characters speaking in short sentences that are expanded upon by the art.

The book's apparently based off of a screen lay by C. Gaby Mitchel and the book was promo-ed on FCBD with the first few pages being released under the title "The Train Was Bang on Time"

[six-gun]

Pgs. 90-94 contain the only comic book action scene that has hand me going "yeah!" embarrassingly loudly since Batman took on the Ninja Man Bats in Batman #656

[paper]

This looks like it would appeal to me, but I need a little more info.

[six-gun]

This looks like it would appeal to me, but I need a little more info.

A turn of the century noir-ish tale of an incredibly skilled gunfighter for a Chicago gang, runs away from crime, gets pulled back in on the right side of the law and has an awesome adventure back in Chicago

All of this told with stunning art and a complex narrative that would make the average Newsarama forum dweller cry with frustration

[six-gun]

I finished it, it was great. Please someone, I want to discuss this OGN!