Stumptown (comics)
Encyclopedia
Stumptown is an American comic book
series
, written by Greg Rucka
with art by Matthew Southworth
, launched by Oni Press
on November 4, 2009.
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).
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.
podcast, Rucka says he was going to write his college thesis on the American Detective genre. 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
American comic book
An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...
series
Ongoing series
The term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...
, written by Greg Rucka
Greg Rucka
Gregory "Greg" Rucka is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.-Career:Rucka's writing career...
with art by Matthew Southworth
Matthew Southworth
Matthew Southworth is a comic artist living in Seattle, Washington. His most notable work is Stumptown, a modern noir series written by Greg Rucka and published by Oni Press; he has also worked on Spider-Man: The Grim Hunt and illustrated a Killer Croc story for DC Comics...
, launched by Oni Press
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
on November 4, 2009.
The comic book is a modern day Detective fiction
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
series based in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, 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
Atticus Kodiak
Atticus Kodiak is the fictional protagonist of a series of novels written by Greg Rucka. The series concerns Atticus's career as a professional bodyguard.-Keeper:...
novels (by the virtue of sharing minor characters).
Plot
The first issue begins in medias resIn medias res
In medias res or medias in res is a Latin phrase denoting the literary and artistic narrative technique wherein the relation of a story begins either at the mid-point or at the conclusion, rather than at the beginning In medias res or medias in res (into the middle of things) is a Latin phrase...
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
Legal case
A legal case is a dispute between opposing parties resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process. A legal case may be either civil or criminal...
and will span four issues.
Influences
In an iFanboyIFanboy
iFanboy is a weekly video podcast and audio podcast produced by Revision3 which both focus on comic books, comic book publishing, and comic book creators. It stars Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ron Richards....
podcast, Rucka says he was going to write his college thesis on the American Detective genre. He cites authors such as Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane is an American author. He has written several award-winning novels, including A Drink Before the War and the New York Times bestseller Mystic River, which was later made into an Academy Award-winning film. Another novel, Gone, Baby, Gone, was also adapted into an Academy...
, Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the novels about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the late 1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also...
, Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American novelist and screenwriter.In 1932, at age forty-five, Raymond Chandler decided to become a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in...
as influences in the creation of his character, Dex Parios. He also credits television shows of his youth such as Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
, Simon and Simon, and The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is an American television drama series which aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. It has remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner as Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and features Noah...