The Noir of Matt Baker #1
"It Rhymes with Lust" kicks off a gritty, emotionally charged noir from Arnold Drake and Matt Baker, with Ray Osrin’s sharp inks bringing the shadowed streets of Copper City to life. When former journalist Hal Weber returns to the city after the death of mining tycoon Arthur "Buck" Masson, he’s pulled into a web of secrets, loyalty, and desire—caught between the woman who once broke his heart, Rust, and her enigmatic stepdaughter, Audrey, as the truth behind Buck’s death begins to burn through the lies. The cover by Matt Baker and Ray Osrin perfectly captures the issue’s moody, high-stakes atmosphere.
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Hal Weber, onetime crusading journalist, is summoned to Copper City by his old flame Rust after the death of her husband, mining magnate and political heavyweight Arthur "Buck" Masson. As editor of The Express, a newspaper with an anti-Masson stance secretly owned by Rust, Hal is drawn back to her even as he falls for her stepdaughter Audrey. The situation in Copper City soon literally becomes explosive, with Hal having to choose between Rust and Audrey, the bottle and his conscience, safety and the truth.
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