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July 10th, 2008 9:54 PM

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FEMME NOIR #1 ON SALE NOW!

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The First Issue of FEMME NOIR: THE DARK CITY DIARIES from Ape Entertainment is on sale NOW at finer comic book shops.

Written by Christopher Mills and illustrated by Eisner Award-winning legend Joe Staton, FEMME NOIR is a critically acclaimed cartoon crime series featuring gun blazing action on the mean streets of Port Nocturne.

"Femme Noir, as the name would imply, is solid gumshoe-goodness filled genre entertainment. The book and style clearly pay homage to Will Eisner, but it doesn't get lost in that feel. Writer Christopher Mills has clearly found his own back beat as the characters rampage through witty dialogue, fun action and the occasional elements of suspense. Here, there are loads of atmosphere and I found myself enjoying the hard boiled storytelling panel after panel."
- Chuck Moore
ComicRelated

"Like Rick Veitch's Greyshirt, what could easily become pastiche is instead rendered as something unique that can stand on its own. Port Nocturne is indeed a city enveloped in darkness. Crime does run rampant. The cops are on the take, or inept. It rains. A lot. Women like Laurel Lye and Dahlia Blue inhabit it. But in Mills hands, it's not simply a façade; this is a lived-in city with some real backbone to it."
- Joe Hilliard
PopThought

"The story is great. The writing is dark, yet possesses just a hint of sarcasm. [Artist] Joe Staton is a master of his craft."
- Tim Lasiuta
HappyHarborComics

"There is more than one tip of the hat to Will Eisner’s work on The Spirit but there is also a wittiness and sneaky satire that Raymond Chandler would have appreciated and slam bang action that Dashiell Hammett would have loved. Mills makes no bones about his sources of inspiration but the way his stories are told, his setting, and his tough, no nonsense heroine all make it seem fresh and new and most of all thrilling."
- Tonya Crawford
Broken Frontier

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