Metblogs brings word from ComicCon that suspense writer Greg Rucka is working on a hard-boiled detective comic called Stumptown.



Judging by the early artwork, Portland's bridges will be a centerpiece of the series.



Stumptown started life as a pitch for a TV series, along the lines of Magnum, P.I. and The Rockford Files:

"It's my love letter to 'The Rockford Files,'" he said. "It's taking those things that I love in 'Rockford' and retooling them for my own purposes for a book set in a world that's 30 years later. And, you know, I want it to be fun. I want it to have that sense of joy that I got from 'Rockford.'" (Link)

Rucker's work is published by Oni Press, which, along with Dark Horse, makes Portland a hotspot for independent comic book publishers.