Sam Noir
| Sam Noir | |
|---|---|
 Sam Noir issue #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | ShadowLine, Image Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | September 2006— |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Eric A Anderson Manny Trembley |
| Artist(s) | Manny Trembley |
Sam Noir is a comic book mini-series written by Eric A. Anderson/Manny Trembley and illustrated by Manny Trembley, first published in September 2006.
Rendered in grayscale, the comic is a fusion of hardboiled noir fiction and a samurai adventure tale. While originally a three-issue mini-series, the comic's popularity and critical acclaim caused it to continue, with another 3-issue "Ronin holiday" mini-series getting published by Image's ShadowLine imprint (the last page indicates another mini to be published in June 2007 but as of early 2009 no new series has been announced).[1]
Plot
[edit]Sam Noir, a ronin detective, is paid to track a young woman named Jasmine, and after watching her for a while begins to fall in love with her. After Jasmine's murder by ninjas, Sam starts to look for "Master Fuyu", the man who ordered her assassination.
Reception
[edit]Comics Bulletin calls Sam Noir's art "fantastic", but the story "more than a little derivative".[2] Broken Frontier stated that "Anderson knows his hard-boiled style ... [making] the reading itself compelling—not to mention witty at times," while the art's "lyrical framing, evocative panel constructions, light and shadow effects [are] so well executed they’re like characters in the story".[3]
Conversely, The X-Axis found the series "frustrating", stating that "it feels like there are two completely different, and better, comics struggling to get out - one which is much more funny, and one which takes [itself] entirely seriously".[4]
Collected editions
[edit]- Sam Noir: Volume 1. Image Comics 2007-06-13. ISBN 1-58240-758-4 ISBN 978-1582407586
Notes
[edit]- ^ "The Samurai Detective Goes On Vacation". IGN. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ "Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #1 Review". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ "Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #1". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ "Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #1 Review". The X-Axis. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
References
[edit]- Sam Noir: Samurai Detective at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Full Issue: Sam Noir: Samurai Detective #1, Image Comics
- PandaXpress! Anderson and Trembley's ongoing webcomic