Dynamite Offers First Look at Noir #1


Dynamite has high hopes for Noir #1, a new comic book that unites Miss Fury with Black Sparrow. The work is written by Victor Gischler and illustrated by Andrea Mutti and the five-issue crime drama features supernatural elements and an appearance by The Shadow himself. That's all good and well, but fans need a little more to go on to be sold on the new series currently solicited in September Previews. To facilitate that interest, Dynamite is offering a first look at the book, as well as some words from Gischler himself.

"When our story begins," said Gischler, "we don't see Miss Fury for a while, but we feel her influence lurking in the background. So they don't really come together until Black Sparrow and The Shadow finish their business. Last time we saw Black Sparrow and The Shadow together, they were trying to kill each other. We open the story with Black Sparrow on The Shadow's home turf, and Black Sparrow is just cunning enough to know she can use The Shadow's help. After all, what kind of masked adventurer would he be if she couldn't set a little attempted murder aside when there's treasure to be hunted. The Shadow is intrigued by Black Sparrow's unexpected appearance. Sure, he could have dropped the hammer on her right away ... but where's the fun in that? Better to play along and see what happens."

The five-issue miniseries could be a good read. Full press release and interiors below.
FIRST LOOK OF DYNAMITE'S NOIR #1!


September 25, 2013, Mt. Laurel, NJ - Dynamite is proud to show the first look at interior pages for Noir #1, a new comic book miniseries that unites Miss Fury, one of the first female superheroes, with the Black Sparrow, a villainess featured in the bestselling comic series, The Shadow.  Written by acclaimed crime novelist and respected comic author Victor Gischler and illustrated by Andrea Mutti, Noir is a five-issue crime drama with supernatural elements, including an appearance by the ever-mysterious The Shadow himself.

The first issue of the five-part Noir miniseries is solicited in the September Previews catalog for preorder by retailers worldwide.  Noir #1 features a cover illustration by Ardian Syaf.  As a special incentive, for every 50 copies ordered by retailers, they will receive a complimentary rare variant edition featuring Syaf's black-and-white line art.

Here's an interview with Noir writer, Victor Gischler!

Dynamite is building up quite a stable of both crime and pulp hero books. Tell us about how the Noir miniseries came about.

When our story begins, we don't see Miss Fury for a while, but we feel her influence lurking in the background.  So they don't really come together until Black Sparrow and The Shadow finish their business.  Last time we saw Black Sparrow and The Shadow together, they were trying to kill each other.  We open the story with Black Sparrow on The Shadow's home turf, and Black Sparrow is just cunning enough to know she can use The Shadow's help.  After all, what kind of masked adventurer would he be if she couldn't set a little attempted murder aside when there's treasure to be hunted.  The Shadow is intrigued by Black Sparrow's unexpected appearance.  Sure, he could have dropped the hammer on her right away ... but where's the fun in that?  Better to play along and see what happens.

Who is the big-bad in this five-issue adventure? New, or someone one of our stalwarts has seen before?

That's an interesting question because in the first issue, there really is no big bad.  Rather, the conflict in the issue stems from the unfolding mystery and the tension between Black Sparrow and The Shadow working together.  There is an antagonist figure, but we don't meet the "big bad" until issue #2 -- a very strange boyfriend and girlfriend team.  I think I was channeling my inner-Chaykin when I created these characters, and I'm looking forward to unleashing them on Black Sparrow and Miss Fury and watching the sparks fly.

You created Black Sparrow, I believe, in your great The Shadow run. Were you familiar with Miss Fury before working with her? Any favorite stories or plot points from Miss Fury or The Shadow that might rear their heads here?

To be honest, I was not familiar with the classic Miss Fury character.  My first exposure to her was the Alex Ross cover for Dynamite.  I saw it and thought WOW.  Then I saw Jack Herbert's splash with Miss Fury in the bath tub.  Rob has been killing it in the Miss Fury book.  Mostly what happens in NOIR is all new story.  Readers might find it helps get them in the mood to pick up Miss Fury or the Revolution arc of THE SHADOW for the Black Sparrow's first appearance, but they won't be lost if they just dive into NOIR #1.

Why is artist Andrea Mutti right for Noir? Are you a fan?

Andrea had been sending me samples for a while and saying "Hey, let's work together."  So when Joe was fishing around for an artist for NOIR, I mentioned Andrea, and it worked out.  Andrea is a pro, and one of the things I really appreciate about him is his ability to take all the reference I send him (pictures of cars or guns or strange old towers) and fit the images onto the page just right.  And the guy works fast too ... which keeps me on my toes.

What do you hope readers take away from this story at series' end?

I'd love for readers to come away with a real appreciation for both Miss Fury and Black Sparrow.  Black Sparrow, especially since I created her.  I think she ended up being a great character and can either be a protagonist or antagonist, depending on the story.

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Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Vampirella, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more.  Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, Purgatori, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt.  In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, and a host of up-and-coming new talent.  Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.





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