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For anyone that makes it this far in the comments section…A few suggestions from a Crime Fiction lover:

I was hoping someone would bring up Leonard more than the article did.

@King Bastard: Out of print, maybe, but not no longer available anywhere.

Let's be honest, here.

Ben Dover

Gaiman might not be the best (clearly), but his work on Marvel 1602 is just out of this world. That is just a slam-bang comic from start to finish.