Dying Is Easy #1

Joe Hill and Martin Simmonds bring a noir-drenched mystery to IDW with this striking opener — the cover sets the mood perfectly, showing a weathered man gripping a microphone at a stand-up mic while an ominous shadow looms behind him on a brick wall, surrounded by silhouettes of guns and weapons. The tension between the comedy-club setting and that weapon-filled shadow tells you everything you need to know about the series' tone: darkly funny, genuinely dangerous. If you're drawn to mysteries with attitude, A "Sh!t-Talk" Homes Mystery looks like a hell of a way to spend $4.99.