When it comes down to it
most comics are like hosting a party. You have guests who gather in your little 'world' or 'space' and for a time they interact with each other. Keeping your focus as a creator in that 'world' and -more importantly- what you have to show to the reader with what your characters do is the real trick of telling a story. Here's a case with a sure-handed writer like Frank Martin who has honed his characterization and interplay to a very spare yet clean story line.
A son of a notorious mobster is found in his penthouse mansion murdered. Two detectives -one on the verge of his retirement (a la Lethal Weapon Danny Glover) are there to not only solve the case but prevent a mob war with the rival gang. They want to preserve the peace for the city before things get out of hand.
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