Archaia unveils 'Mr. Murder Is Dead'

Archaia Comics has revealed details of its upcoming crime series Mr. Murder Is Dead, Newsarama reports.

The series is set in a pulp noir world and centres around an elderly police officer, named Gould Kane, who gets caught up in a murder mystery.

"It's totally noir. People get punched and shot, and maybe in the middle of it, they'll solve who killed Mr. Murder," said writer Victor Quinaz.

"I really feel like, at the core of all noir, is this really cool philosophy. If you're familiar with the Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade characters, they become the moral arbitrator. And in the end, they have to be in judgment. And this will fall in line with those old noir stories."

Mr. Murder Is Dead is the second Archaia comic book project to be announced since the publisher entered a partnership with Before the Door Pictures, the production company founded by Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto.

"I'd written mysteries before in screenplays and short stories, but I'd never figured out what would be the right place for this one," Quinaz added. "Once I heard what Before the Door was doing, I realised this would be perfect as a graphic novel."

Mr. Murder Is Dead is scheduled to begin in spring 2010.