Re: RARA-AVIS: Non-US Writers
Mark Sullivan (ANONYMEINC@webtv.net)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:31:49 -0400 (EDT)
The discussion of Latin hardboiled reminded me of a great
comic, Sinner,
by two Argentinians Jose Munoz and Carlos Sampayo. These
stories
feature a former New York cop, in a mythic New York that
probably has
more to do with movies than the real city (if I recall
correcty, neither
of them had ever been near NYC when they began the series). The
Sinner
stories were translated into English and published by
Fantagraphics.
They have also done various stories featuring denizens of
Sinner's
favorite hangout. Several of these were collected into the book
Joe's
Bar by Catalan.
Frank Miller, as usual recognizing hs influences, has been
quite open
about his own Sin City's debt to Sampayo's artwork.
Mark
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