Homicide

In 1990, John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke launched this short-lived but potent Dark Horse crime comic, a gritty, single-issue portrait of a police detective squad working the homicide beat. Anchored by Arcudi's terse, procedural dialogue and Mahnke's dense, shadowy linework, the series drops readers into the grim, unglamorous reality of murder investigations. Though it ran for only one issue, it stands as a raw, early showcase for both creators' talents before their later, more famous collaborations.