Punch Drunk

by Joshua Metzger, Marcell Mitchell-Hicks (Editor), Amanda Hendrix (Editor)

Morningside, Illinois, 1947. The charred remains of a young couple are discovered in the ashes of a tragic house fire. The insurance company, which stands to lose a fortune, suspects foul play, but, despite all their resources, are unable to prove it. As a last resort, down on his luck private eye Mick Browning is dispatched to Morningside. He has only twenty-two hours to bust the case before payment is due on the life insurance policies. This already difficult task takes a turn for the worse when he stumbles into a small town's underworld of corrupt cops, secret gambling dens, and ruthless criminals.

Genres: Graphic Novels

80 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 2013

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it, but it's not very original. It's a noir murder. The detective is rough edged and hard boiled, the villains are wicked, but not particularly deep, and the tory moves along well. It's just been done before and done better.

The art is a little rough in a few places.

[Ystyn Francis · Rating 3 out of 5]

While interesting, to elevate the material, hardboiled noir detective stories now need to be more than just era-set, double crossing murder yarns because it's almost impossible to make that narrative original AGAIN. This is well-paced and well-drawn but it's all been done before.