For the amount of possibilities comics present as a medium when it comes to storytelling, a surprising majority play it safe in terms of both art and narrative. It is not only refreshing, not only validating but essential that comic books like Spencer & Locke
One of the best components of the debut issue of Spencer & Locke was the artistic shift between a grittier contemporary comic art style and the clearly Calvin & Hobbes-influenced Sunday paper strip aesthetic. Rather than being a spontaneous artistic flourish, it had
Noir is a tricky thing, particularly as a genre for comic books. On one hand, it depends very much on a series of tropes to act as signposts to help readers understand that a story is operating within the language and structure of