Marvel Comics illustrator Shawn Martinbrough presents and signs Luke Cage Noir, a hardcover collection of issues 1–4 of his acclaimed miniseries starring Luke Cage as an ex-con on the mean streets of Prohibition-era Harlem. In the collection Luke Cage Noir, Shawn Martinbrough's elegant, ink-drenched art provides the perfect complement to Mike Benson and Adam Glass's rat-a-tat dialogue.

About Luke Cage Noir Vol. 1
A lot can change in ten years. And rarely for the better. Local legend, Luke Cage, invincible, unstoppable, unflappable, finds that out the hard way when he returns to the mean streets of Prohibition-era Harlem after a ten-year stretch in Rikers Island. All he wants is to be back in the loving arms of his woman, but certain powerful men have different plans for Cage. Willis Stryker, Cage's childhood friend turned Godfather of Harlem, wants him an his crew, and under his thumb. And wealthy, white socialite Randall Banticoff, whose wife is now very dead, murdered in a Harlem alley, wants Cage to investigate her death. Cage is about to learn that coming home is never easy, and to survive he might just have to kill a whole lot of people.

About the Author
Shawn Martinbrough has illustrated for DC Comics, Vertigo, and Marvel Comics, ranging from Batman, Superman, and X-Men, to King James, based on superstar athlete LeBron James. His client list also includes LucasArts, Bad Boy Entertainment, Playboy, and Penguin Books, and his work can be viewed at www.verge.tv and www.myspace.com/noircomics. Martinbrough's work has been covered by USA Today, Architecture magazine, Vibe, the Washington Times, The Source, Aintitcoolnews.com, and Black Entertainment Television, and in 2004 he was named one of "Washington D.C.'s Best" by the Washingtonian. He lives in Washington, D.C.