Cover: Jacob Phillips
The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1
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DC Vertigo's 2026 noir mystery series launches with Ezra Cain mid-fall through a shattered wooden structure, gun drawn and clearly in the thick of serious trouble — Jacob Phillips's cover drips with crimson atmosphere and raw tension that feels equal parts pulp thriller and hardboiled crime fiction. Chris Condon and Phillips team up for "The Grecian Exhibit," a title that promises intrigue well beyond the immediate chaos visible on this striking first issue. If you've been waiting for a mature-readers mystery series with genuine style to spare, this opening chapter looks like a very promising place to start.
writer Chris Condon · artist, inker, colorist Jacob Phillips · letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou · cover Jacob Phillips
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CGC 9.8 · 19 in census $44
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writer Chris Condon
artist, inker, colorist Jacob Phillips
letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
cover pencils, inks Jacob Phillips
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