Richard Stark's Parker
IDW · 2012–2018 · 4 issues
About the series
Darwyn Cooke adapted Richard Stark's brutal, masterless thief Parker into a series of sleek, stylish graphic novels for IDW from 2012 to 2018. Over four issues, Cooke's bold, mid-century modern art and taut storytelling captured the cold, methodical world of the professional heist. This run stands as a definitive comics translation of Stark's hardboiled crime fiction, showcasing Cooke's singular talent for blending pulp grit with elegant design.