Crocodile Black
English
128 pages
Volume 1
Crocodile Black
992 views • Jun 19, 2025
Walk a mile in a dead man's shoes... and you'll never come back...
Danny is a seemingly normal young man, getting lost in escapism on the regular to withdraw from the mundane droll of working his delivery job in the midst of a pandemic, and the soul-crushing lack of control over his own life.
One day he discovers something on the job that would be horrifying to most... but is tantalizing to a guy like Danny. The smell of death and the black glisten of a victim's crocodile skin boots will leave him changed forever, leaving chaos in his wake.
In this deadly thriller for fans of Kill Or Be Killed and A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance from Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman, Incredible Hulk) and rising star artist SOM (Brigands), witness the birth of an iconic new noir killer for the modern era.
Collects Crocodile Black #1-5.
31 pages
Issue 1
Crocodile Black #1
3.3K views • Jun 12, 2024
What makes someone turn to crime–especially in a modern, pandemic-riddled dystopia?
Danny, a seemingly mundane young man lost in escapism, with a spiraling lack of control over his life, witnesses something during a delivery job that will change him forever, turning things as dark as the black, crocodile skin boots that he can’t take his eyes off of…
In this criminal thriller perfect for fans of Kill Or Be Killed and A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance from Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Superman, Incredible Hulk) and rising star artist Somnath Pal (Brigands) give birth to an iconic new noir lead in the tradition of Elmore Leonard.
31 pages
Issue 2
Crocodile Black #2
1.6K views • Aug 14, 2024
Danny’s ego and fascination with Leo climb sky-high as he takes a morbid interest in Leo’s life, possessions, and living space–all while in the presence of Leo’s still-rotting corpse.
But literally walking in Leo’s shoes will inevitably lead to trouble, especially as a man he meets can’t help but take a liking to Danny’s violent tendencies…
29 pages
Issue 3
Crocodile Black #3
1.5K views • Aug 14, 2024
After committing a vicious assault, Danny is off his meds and nowhere to be found, sowing turmoil at home as his sister searches desperately for him, remembering the rough childhood that molded Danny.
But Danny is molded by dark new ambitions… and wrestles with some absurd and disturbing visions while tumbling deeping into the world of drugs and crime.
29 pages
Issue 4
Crocodile Black #4
1.4K views • Aug 22, 2024
Danny is spiraling out of control, still off his meds and stewing in the murderous aftermath of his recent job.
When it comes to the next hit, it’s not just the hallucinatory hauntings that feel off; something is seriously wrong, and it won’t be Danny that will find himself in the poetically ironic jaws of death itself…
30 pages
Issue 5
Crocodile Black #5
1.3K views • Oct 14, 2024
Deadly, focused, and fully manifested as Leo Black, Danny is a fearsome thing to behold, like a sleek reptile leaving chaos, bullet holes, and blood in his wake.
Meanwhile, while Danny’s sister scours the internet for his whereabouts, Triv continues to follow Danny’s trail, and what were once separate paths threaten to converge, and the sense of dread and finality is palpable…
