| Stumptown | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Oni Press |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Crime, Detective fiction |
| Publication date | November 2009 – present |
| Number of issues | 4 |
| Main character(s) | Dex Parios |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Greg Rucka |
| Artist(s) | Matthew Southworth |
| Letterer(s) | Matthew Southworth |
| Colorist(s) | Lee Loughridge |
| Creator(s) | Greg Rucka Matthew Southworth |
| Editor(s) | Jill Beaton Randal Jarrell James Lucas Jones |
Stumptown is an American comic book series, written by Greg Rucka with art by Matthew Southworth, launched by Oni Press on November 4, 2009.
The comic book is a modern day Detective fiction series based in Portland, Oregon, featuring Dex Parios, a female private investigator with a gambling problem. It takes place in the same continuity as Rucka's novel Fistful of Rain and Atticus Kodiak novels (by the virtue of sharing minor characters).
Contents |
The first issue begins in medias res with Dex's attempted murder and then showing the events leading up to this as she attempts to track down the casino owner's granddaughter in exchange for clearing her gambling debt. Each story arc will be one case and will span four issues.[1]
In an iFanboy podcast, Rucka says he was going to write his college thesis on the American Detective genre[2]. He cites authors such as Dennis Lehane, Robert B. Parker, Raymond Chandler as influences in the creation of his character, Dex Parios. He also credits television shows of his youth such as Magnum, P.I., Simon and Simon, and The Rockford Files[3]
Oni Press announced that in less than one week, the first issue sold out at the distributor level.[4]