Noir in Comics and Graphic Novels
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- DirectorFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce WillisAn exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.from the Spillane influenced Frank Miller comics
- DirectorFrank MillerRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeJessica AlbaJosh BrolinSome of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
- DirectorFrank MillerStarsGabriel MachtSamuel L. JacksonScarlett JohanssonRookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.from the Will Eisner comics , all femmes fatales and odd lighting effects and panels , clearly influenced by noir cinematography
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsDan DuryeaHerbert MarshallGale StormThe story of the fight of a small-town newspaper to free an innocent girl of a murder charge, with the publisher of a metropolitan city newspaper heading, by forced circumstances, the opposing forces.Avon one shot adaptation from 1950
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsWalter PidgeonAnn HardingBarry SullivanAn attorney successfully defends a young hoodlum charged with murder but later has doubts about his client's innocence and starts investigating his background and associations.Avon one shot adaptation from 1951
- DirectorWilliam C. ThomasStarsPhillip ReedHillary BrookeRobert LoweryA newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.Fiction House adapted it in Movie Comics 1 1946 , and there was a 50 issue series from DC 1951 - 1958
- DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge LandgutWhen the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.4 issue series from Eclipse Comics in 1990 , art by Jon J. Muth
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsBurt LancasterPaul HenreidClaude RainsA man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead.adapted in Movie Thrillers 1 1949
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeongAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.from the manga
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsMorgan ConwayAnne JeffreysMike MazurkiPolice detective Dick Tracy must identify and apprehend a serial killer known as Splitface.from the comic strip by Chester Gould , almost noir film with Jane Greer , Mike Mazurki and other noir favourites
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsGeorge MurphyFinlay CurrieVirginia GilmoreA G-man searches for a communist sleeper-cell in Boston.adapted in Motion Picture Comics 114
- DirectorTed TetzlaffStarsBobby DriscollBarbara HaleArthur KennedyTo avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.adapted in Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated 7 1950
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnna KarinaGraziella GalvaniPierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.French graphic novel version in 1980
- StarsFrank M. ThomasNicholas SaundersWilliam GarganPrivate detective Martin Kane works in New York solving crimes. Depending on the year, Kane was either smooth and suave or hard bitten and the cooperation he received from the police depended on the year. The only constant was Happy McMann's tobacco shop where Kane hung out.Fox did 2 issues in 1950 , with art by Wally Wood no less
- StarsRobert StackWalter WinchellNicholas GeorgiadeSpecial Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.Dell published 4 issues 1961 - 1962
- DirectorCharles GormleyStarsRobbie ColtraneFiona FullertonJean AndersonA mental patient who believes he is Humphrey Bogart escapes from his institution and sets up in business as a private eye.pastiche of film noir , from the John Wagner , Alan Grant comics of the same name
- StarsRichard DenningHerbert RudleyJerry ParisMichael Shayne is a private detective who solves crimes in Miami, Florida.Dell published 3 issues of Mike Shayne Private Eye in 1961
- DirectorJean-Luc MieschStarsMichel SerraultJane BirkinGuy MarchandDetective Nestor Burma begins an investigation into the corrupt drug-ridden punk rock music world.from the Leo Malet novels , adapted by Jacques Tardi in a series of French graphic novels
- StarsGuy MarchandPierre TornadePatrick GuilleminNestor Burma (Guy Marchand) is a cynical private detective, a serial monogamist, and an inveterate saxophone player. Burma investigates murders, missing persons, and kidnapping and extortion cases in every arrondissement of The City of Light. It's a tough job, but Burma's just the man for it--with more than a little help from his lovelorn secretary Hélène and his cat Rifif.
- DirectorJacques Daniel-NormanStarsRené DaryJean ParédèsAlbert DinanEverytime you utter these words "120,Rue De La Gare" you stand in great danger of being shot down.Jacques Tardi graphic novel version
- CreatorRoy HugginsStarsEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Edd ByrnesRoger SmithStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.Dell / Gold Key 8 issues between 1960 and 1963 , art by Alex Toth and Russ Manning
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsJames GarnerGayle HunnicuttCarroll O'ConnorA young woman from Kansas hires LA private detective Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother.graphic novel version of The Little Sister by Mihael Lark
- DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsTyrone PowerJoan BlondellColeen GrayThe rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.graphic novel version by Spain Rodrigues
- DirectorJohn FlynnStarsRobert DuvallKaren BlackJoe Don BakerEarl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.graphic novel version by Darwyn Cooke
- StarsAlfred HitchcockHarry TylerLillian O'MalleySeries of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.French graphic novel in 1996
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsLee MarvinAngie DickinsonKeenan WynnAfter being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.graphic novel version by Darwyn Cooke
- DirectorAlain CavalierStarsMichel ConstantinDaniel IvernelFranco InterlenghiBased on Richard Stark's novel "The Score", this is the story of a commando-like attack on a small mining town. The "finger" giving the plan to the crew also ends up being its nemesis.graphic novel version by Darwyn Cooke
- DirectorTerry BedfordStarsPeter CoyoteMel SmithBillie WhitelawThieves run over a child while escaping after a robbery. A deadly hitman who likes to taunt his targets is hired to track them down. Stone moves to England, but the assassin follows. Loosely based on Donald Westlake's cult crime novel.graphic novel version by Darwyn Cooke
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.Marvel adaptation in 2 issues , art by Al the big sleepWilliamson
- CreatorSteven DoddStarsJohn KassirRoy BrocksmithMiguel Ferrer"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.adaptations from EC Comics , not all horror - some adapted from crime stories in Crime Suspenstories , Shock Suspenstories etc
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsBrian KeithRobert BiceVirginia Leeoriginally created for a comic strip , Spillane having written for Marvel in the 40s
- DirectorJulien DuvivierJosé Antonio Nieves CondeStarsGeorge SandersHerbert MarshallPatricia RocAlong the Spanish coast, American smuggler Mike Alexander comes into conflict with human-trafficker Captain Nicarescu and both of them are tracked by undercover Spanish police inspector Carnero.in Movie Love 4 August 1950
- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsGlenn FordGeraldine BrooksCedric HardwickeAn ex-soldier and his new girlfriend comb France for a valuable relic...which others are willing to kill for.in Movie Love 15 June 1952
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.in Feature Book 48 1946
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn RidgelyPrivate detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.Luis Bermejo drew a version , published in Sedeish Agent X9 10 in 1985