Stumptown (comics)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Oni Press |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Crime, Detective fiction |
| Publication date | November 2009 – February 2010 |
| No. of issues | 4 |
| Main character(s) | Dex Parios |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Greg Rucka Matthew Southworth |
| Written by | Greg Rucka |
| Artist(s) | Matthew Southworth |
| Letterer(s) | Matthew Southworth |
| Colorist(s) | Lee Loughridge |
| Editor(s) | Jill Beaton Randal Jarrell James Lucas Jones |
Stumptown is a four-issue American comic book limited series, written by Greg Rucka with art by Matthew Southworth, launched by Oni Press on November 4, 2009. A second volume began in September 2012 and will run for five issues.
The comic book is a modern day Detective fiction series based in Portland, Oregon, featuring Dex Parios, a female private investigator with a gambling problem. It takes place in the same continuity as Rucka's novel Fistful of Rain and Atticus Kodiak novels (by the virtue of sharing minor characters).
Plot
The first issue begins in medias res with Dex's attempted murder and then showing the events leading up to this as she attempts to track down the casino owner's granddaughter in exchange for clearing her gambling debt. Each story arc will be one case and will span four issues.[1]
Influences
In an iFanboy podcast, Rucka says he was going to write his college thesis on the American Detective genre.[2] He cites authors such as Dennis Lehane, Robert B. Parker, Raymond Chandler as influences in the creation of his character, Dex Parios. He also credits television shows of his youth such as Magnum, P.I., Simon and Simon, and The Rockford Files[3]
Reception
Oni Press announced that in less than one week, the first issue sold out at the distributor level.[4]
Notes
- ^ Hudson, Laura (August 19, 2009). "Greg Rucka Brings the Private Eye to Portland in 'Stumptown'". Comics Alliance.
- ^ Richards, Ron (November 2, 2009). "Stumptown #1 with Greg Rucka". iFanboy.
- ^ Furey, Emmett (July 28, 2007). "CCI: The Mean Streets of Rucka's Stumptown". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ Kaye, Edward (November 9, 2009). "Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth's Stumptown #1 Sells Out!". Hypergeek.
References
- Stumptown at the Grand Comics Database
- Stumptown at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)