Los Angeles 2024: Swimmin' with sharks is nothin’ new to Private Eye Billy Blackburn, but when he finds himself laid-out in a filthy alley, courtesy of a ticked-off Hammerhead, the concept takes on a whole new meaning. Just wait ‘til he meets heiress-slash-hedonist Crystal Torchsong, a maniac actor who likes to use sledgehammers to swat flies, and the shark-man's boss. Looks like another sizzling day in LA for Blackburn. Too bad it’s his tail on the griddle. Get those letter column ideas in (and die on-panel in issue #4 if you go blue ribbon), and as a special treat for retailers and customers, every 15th copy will be a special Black as Noir variant edition, featuring an all-new artistic and editorial take on the HBC #2. Crack it today!