Murder by High Tide

Another never-before-translated classic from the Golden Age of Franco-Belgiancomics, finally brought to American readers. Imagine the beautifully crispimages of Herg矇 (Tintin) put in service of a series of wise-cracking, fast-paceddetective stories - punctuated with scenes of spectacular vehicular mayhem(including in this volume a dockside pursuit via car and bulldozer) - andyou'll see why 50 years later Gil Jordan is still considered a masterpiece inEurope.

Gil Jordan is a nattily-dressed but tough-as-nails private eye, seconded byhis trusty ex-burglar assistant Crackerjack and his eccentric friend InspectorCrouton (as well as the invaluable Miss Midge).

Fantagraphics' first Gil Jordan book combines two of Gil's finest yarns inone splendid hardcover. In "Murder by High Tide," Gil and his associates arehired to investigate the suspicious disappearance (death?) of an antiques dealer,while in "Leap of Faith" they get involved in trying to protect an attorneyfrom Joe the Needle, a mysteriously escaped convict with apparent superhumanpowers who has sworn vengeance.