Sam Noir: Samurai Detective Issue # 1

Writer: Manny Trembley Artist: Eric A. Anderson

Image Comics

This is put out my the Image/Shadowline imprint. They didn't include who drew it or wrote it (Doug, I found that out, and placed it for you. Editor), but it is a perfect blend of film noir and samurai legend. Sam comes across as a hard boiled detective firmly placed in feudal Japan. He is on a case when his case, a beautiful woman that he falls for, hard, gets herself killed. This sends Sam on a killing spree to find the people who ordered the death of his lady love.
The artwork is a great homage to the old film noir style and the writing is dead on accurate for this kind of thing.Definitely a book worth looking into if you're sick of the Big Two and all their super hero schtick.

--Douglas A. Waltz