Noir Superhero Fiction

For a guy like me, who can shrug off bullets and lift seven tons, there's no better profession than powered crime, and no greater burg to practice it in than Gold Coast City. But after ten years of tossing Buicks at heroes I wised up, took the black cape off my back, and hung out a shingle. Only instead of Dark Deeds Done Daily, this one reads Dane Curse, PI. Now I work cases for the dark denizens I was once counted among. The problems they got aren't the kind that cops care about, so I do what I can, because sometimes even the unjust deserve a little justice. At least that's how it was ...

With advanced cybernetics showing up in the possession of low-level criminals, Luke Cage is hired to investigate a factory manufacturing medical devices in rural Virginia. Leaving Jessica Jones during a delicate moment in their relationship, he makes plans to travel south but is devastated to learn that a cousin who scoped out the plant for him has been found dead. The police report states it was an accident. But Luke has long known that official words are just that: words.

Over the past twenty years, REESE UNLIMITED has become synonymous with the best in New Pulp. The home of Lazarus Gray, the Peregrine, Gravedigger, the Dark Society, and many more, it has grown into one of the largest ongoing continuities in prose fiction. Now, some of Pulp's most popular authors - Mike Bullock, Glen Held, Robert J. Mendenhall, Barry Reese, Dale Russell, and Sorella Smith - come together to celebrate the full range of all the imprint has to offer! This anthology runs the gamut from sword and sorcery to noir to supernatural terror -- and everything in-between!

When reports come in that the Kingpin and a police officer have been killed and that Frank Castle (aka the Punisher) has turned himself in for it, Matt Murdock senses holes in the narratives the media and the streets are quick to run with. Both criminals have been Matt’s nemeses when he dons the cowl of the Daredevil, and there’s no denying that New York is better off without its Kingpin and with the Punisher behind bars. And yet ... while the Punisher is a murderous vigilante, he doesn’t kill cops. And he doesn’t turn himself in.

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You may think being a superhero is all about dodging bullets, fancy armor, secret identities, and thwarting supervillains - but not in Spire City. Here, you have to deal with crazy shamanic visions, and Nazi butchers brought to USA after World War II. Need we mention the malevolent thought forms and gangs of freakish mutants? Modern city life is tough enough, but in Spire City even the superheroes are stretched to the breaking point when the villains have better lawyers.

A doomsday cult has infiltrated Mesa City. Only a motley crew of rookie superheroes stand in their way. Red Mantis stalks a kidnapping ring, determined to shatter its grip of terror and every bone in its collective body. He may not have powers, but he knows how to fight. And when teenagers disappear from your neighborhood, that’s what you do: You stand up and fight! Besides, he may be the last hero left in this bleak city. Mister Wonderful hasn’t been seen in weeks. The Coyote is dead, murdered by cultists of the Never-Ending Serpent. Leaving her partner, Medicine Man, on a mindless ...

In All Monsters, Dane Curse’s very first short story, a young woman’s been kidnapped by unknown assailants, and if the former super villain turned PI doesn’t find her before the sun comes up, she’ll succumb to a deadly illness. But nothing’s ever easy, or straight-forward, in Gold Coast City. Especially when the dame’s a wealthy heiress, her father is one of the most powerful men in town, and the main suspect is a crime boss with the knack for killing capes. Add that to a mysterious motive, missing art, and a cadre of criminals, and it’s a nearly impossible task… Will Dane ...

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür und alle freuen sich auf die Feiertage. Nur Adrien ist deprimiert. Doch als er in den Straßen von Paris auf den Weihnachtsmann trifft, heitert sich seine Stimmung sichtlich auf. Leider hat Hawk Moth seine eigenen Pläne mit dem Weihnachtsmann und lässt diesen ganz besondere Geschenke verteilen... Schaffen es Ladybug und Cat Noir, Weihnachten zu retten?

Als Max wegen Marinette von einem Videospiel-Wettbewerb ausgeschlossen wird, wird Max akumatisiert. Als der Gamer steuert er nun einen Roboter, der Paris in Chaos versetzt. Ladybug und Cat Noir müssen ihn aufhalten, da es sonst „Game Over“ heißt.