It Always Starts With a Dame

Today I was flipping through our new "previews of next week" comics. A Man Called Kev, Girls, Fables... looks like next week's going to be a pretty good one. But nothing new. Until I get to the back. The very last comic I see coming out the 13th is called "Sam Noir: Samuri Detective". Sign me up!

Sam Noir, is a classic gumshoe, complete with a dry sense of humor and inner monolouge narration. He just happens to carry a katana instead of a gun. And no, I don't mean the cell phone. The art, by Eric A. Anderson, is perfect for this book, very high contrast black and white, but with a nice nod toward traditional
Japanese styles.

And the writer, Manny Trembley, has done a great job of making this comic involving, funny, cool, and... different. Here's a sample of Sam's first-person narration, "Her kimono draped down to her getas. Her bleach white stocking feet were like two tasty rice bowls. I coulda nibbled the grains all night..."

In general, I'm a fan of comics that surprise me, that I didn't expect, but are well told stories. Sam Noir: Samurai Detective seems to fit the bill.

-Elizabeth