Staff Pick
Tardi was the great French noir cartoonist who took stories by the noir master Manchette and rendered them in rich black and white. You can get lost in the illustrations, you can zip through the stories, you can read this book one way and then the other. If you love Chandler and Hammett, you’ll likely love this book. Recommended By Doug C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In the never-before-collected Griffu, the titular character is a legal advisor, not a private eye, but even he knows that when a sultry blonde appears in his office after hours, he shouldn't trust her -- and she doesn't disappoint. Griffu is soon ensnared in a deadly web of sexual betrayal, real estate fraud, and murder. In West Coast Blues, a young sales executive goes to the aid of an accident victim, and finds himself sucked into a spiral of violence involving an exiled war criminal and two hired assassins. This volume also offers a bonus, 21-page unfinished story by Manchette and Tardi, as well as a single page introduction to another incomplete story, both appearing in English for the first time.