100 Degrees in the Shade

A four-issue miniseries from Fantagraphics, 100 Degrees in the Shade is a sultry, offbeat crime comic from 1992. Written by Howard Lake with art by Art Wetherell and Barry Forshaw, the series captures a sweaty, noir-tinged atmosphere of desperation and double-crosses. It stands as a distinctive, self-contained piece of early-90s independent comics storytelling.