Scene of the Crime

A taut, noir-inflected crime comic from the early 2000s, Scene of the Crime was published by Tilsner and written by Ed Brubaker (with Ulrike Preusser) and illustrated by Michael Lark. The series follows a down-on-his-luck private investigator navigating the gritty, shadowy corners of a city, blending moody, realistic art with a hardboiled narrative style. Though short-lived at just one issue, it remains a notable early collaboration between Brubaker and Lark, showcasing the kind of atmospheric, character-driven crime storytelling that would define much of their later work.