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Created by and © Dan Schkade

Parris City is filled to capacity with every stripe of gangster, player, and predator… and at the top of the pecking order, THE FOWL! With a switchblade smile on his lips and cold steel in his hand, this costumed shamus carves into the mystery and horror that lurks in the city’s every nook and shadow -- but how long can our cloaked capo keep up this krieg on criminality when his fiercest foe is his own mental illness?

All Fowl Comics

Parlour Tricks

Script by Dan Schkade, Art by Nick Foster

In KILLERS IN BLOWN YOUTH, we saw the Fowl snoop around one of Parris City's deepest mysteries. Of course, that wasn't the only thing worth noticing that night. Parris City's a big town, with lots of cracks and corners...

Prospect

Script by Dan Schkade, Art by JD Smith

Re-lettered, re-mastered, reproduced for your enjoyment -- PROSPECT -- wherein murder is remembered and papers are signed. Take note: This story takes place in the hours leading up to the events of KILLERS IN BLOWN YOUTH.

The Private Files of the Fowl #4 – Killers in Blown Youth

Script and Art by Dan Schkade, with characters created by Jonnie Edelson

Shadowy sleuths both new and familiar delve into the growing mystery that stalks Parris City.

The Half-Ghost

Script by Dan Schkade, Art by JD Smith

Valentine Schwartz carried his hatred of Madeline Cross to the grave -- and thanks to one of the Fowl's foes, he's brought it right back!

It Happened at the Alibi

Script by Dan Schkade, Art by Nick Foster

The true story behind Sister Mary Vendetta...

Known Knowns

Script by Dan Schkade, art by Lee Gaston

Stephen and Polly take a bird's eye look at the Parris City underworld.

The Private Files of the Fowl #3.5 – Mexican Sendoff

Art and Script by Dan Schkade

A gangland meeting turns ugly in a heap of a hurry. That's Parris City for you.

The Private Files of the Fowl #3 – Where Stalks the Tengu

Story and art by Dan Schkade, with Jonnie Edelson -- cover by JD Smith (originally published as #4)

A deadly new player appears on the Parris City stage -- but the Fowl has other worries on his unwell mind.

The Private Files of the Fowl #2 – The Concrete Mat

Art and story by Dan Schkade

When a washed-up boxer gets his ticket punched, the Fowl gets curious. He's not the only one, either...

The Private Files of the Fowl #1 – Ex Libris

Art and story by Dan Schkade, Cover by Ben Perkins

The Fowl matches his wits and bullets against the vile voodoo of the Laugh!