Cartoonist Stephan Franck and his company Dark Planet Comics have announced the release of his neo-noir epic Palomino on Kickstarter and today, The Beat can reveal an exclusive preview from the six-volume story’s propulsive final chapter.
Palomino follows former Burbank Police Department detective Eddie Lang and his daughter, Liz, as they embark on separate paths following a case that touches on a shared tragedy.
Here’s the full synopsis:
A captivating neo-noir crime mystery, Palomino begins in 1981 Los Angeles, where readers meet EDDIE LANG, an old-school, hardboiled former Burbank PD detective juggling his 6-nights-a-week gig in the Palomino house band, his P.I. business, and his teenage daughter, Liz—who might even be more hardboiled than he is!
Father and daughter share a killer sense of humor and an unbreakable bond, but tragedy looms large over their past. A brand new case that’s hitting a little too close to home upends their lives, sending them each down very dangerous paths.
Ultimately, the unsolved mystery haunts Liz into adulthood. In 1995, she’s working as a reporter when a routine assignment opens old wounds and Liz embarks on one final odyssey, where every secret will be revealed and all scores settled. To survive the night, Liz must confront the ghosts of her past and, maybe—just maybe—emerge on the other side reborn and free.
Check out an excerpt from Palomino, Vol. 6 below.
“At first glance, Palomino may feel like a departure from my previous series—the vampire heist saga Silver—but the common thread, as in everything I do, is noir,” Franck said. “Silver was a pulp noir adventure, and Palomino is a neo-noir crime mystery drama, but noir is noir. It’s about people who might be driven by an obsession or by an inconvenient sense of justice, and their inability to let things go, no matter the cost.
“Most importantly, both series are about family. Families by choice, or families by birth struggling to survive,” Franck continued. “It’s about that bond that, once given, can’t be taken back. It’s about resistance. Not. Letting. Things. Go.”
The Palomino Kickstarter campaign will feature all six volumes of the comic, exclusive merchandise including apparel and mugs, and more. For updates on the campaign and to receive a notification when it goes live, sign up on the prelaunch page.
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