Der Schnüffler

Jean-Patrick Manchette and Jacques Tardi, two titans of European crime comics, launched this single-issue series for Edition Moderne in 1992. With Wiebke Besson contributing as co-writer, Der Schnüffler distills Manchette's hardboiled sensibility into a taut, visually arresting story. Though a brief entry, it stands as a potent collaboration between a master of noir fiction and a legendary artist.