If you’ve been yearning for a follow-up to Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay since the final panel described in that 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner, it would appear that Segura’s noir mystery set in the 1970s comics world is a worthy spiritual successor. Segura brings his comics experience (writing for The Black Ghost, as well as working at Oni Press) to bear in the story of Carmen Valdez, an underpaid assistant at fictional underdog publisher Triumph Comics. Given the opportunity to bring her superhero creation the Lethal Lynx to full-color life, Carmen agrees to ghostwrite the series—even if she doesn’t get the credit, she’ll have been part of creating the company’s first female superhero. But when the junior editor who took credit for her creation is murdered, Carmen must investigate what was important enough to kill, all while ensuring that the Lynx stays dedicated to her original ideals and doesn’t shapeshift into some soulless corporate creation.
