Get a Look at the Comic Book World of Alex Segura’s Neo-NoirSecret Identity

From the hard boiled crime earth of the Pete Fernandez series to the galax far , far away to chartthe vernal biography of Star Wars ’ Poe Dameron , Alex Segura might be better known to comics rooter for hiswork at Archie Comicsand now Oni — but his latest novel is compound both side of his professional career , and now io9 ’s got a feeling inside .

io9 ’s excited to break the first look at the book binding of Secret Identity , Segura ’s latest noir adventure . Published by Flatiron Books , Secret Identity work Segura ’s penchant for mystery thrillers to the cartoon strip industriousness . “ Secret Identity combines two of my passions — comic books and noir — into one narrative , ” Segura said in a statement allow for to io9 . “ I knew when the estimation first popped into my chief that I wanted to not only tell a novel set in comic strip , I wanted comics themselves to be part of the write up , with actual comic book sequences weave into the narrative . ”

Secret Identity follow a queer author named Carmen Valdez , who has aspirations to break into the strip diligence with an idea for a fresh distaff superhero serial , The Lethal Lynx . But when Carmen ’s partner is murdered and her idea for Lethal Lynx stolen , release without her name on it , Carmen retrieve herself thrust into a tangled internet of old grievances and closed book among a playing field of fellow comics creatives , combat her own devil to uncover who obliterate her pardner and steal her story . As well as weaving Carmen ’s tale through a traditional novel , Segura teamed up with creative person and letterer Sandy Jarrell and Taylor Esposito to bring Carmen ’s heroine , Lethal Lynx , to comic book of account life within Secret Identity with a series of funny Sir Frederick Handley Page inserted throughout the book — a few of which you’re able to also see below , making their debut here on io9 !

The Lynx is on the prowl!

The Lynx is on the prowl!Image: Sandy Jarrell and Taylor Esposito/Flatiron Books

“ So as we have Carmen and her cooperator produce and tell the Lynx ’s story , we ’ll actually translate pages from the fabricated Triumph Comics ’ Lynx comic volume — with astounding , timely artistic production by the wonderful Sandy Jarrell and letterer Taylor Esposito , ” Segura tell of the art . “ Like me , Sandy love comic book history — and he understands perfectly what we ’re going for with Secret Identity . He evoked some of the greats of the metre and brought his own voice to the pages . It gives Secret Identity a singular , fun hook and I ca n’t wait for multitude to live it in full next March . ”

Secret Identity isavailable to pre - order now , ahead of its release on March 15 , 2022 .

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