What is Detour Noir Studios?

Detour Noir Studios, LLC is a New York based independent comic/manga studio.

The studio is a collaborative group of artists and writers with the goal of crafting innovative graphic novels. Detour Noir's comic book creators draw from a two visual storytelling traditions. They are students of American story telling (movies, television, literature, and comics) and Japanese visual culture (anime, video games, and manga).

Therefore, the studio's work reflects a hybridization of American and Japanese culture. The work of Detour Noir is not simply Anglo-European (western) or Asian. It is a unique amalgamation of the two powerful styles of visual storytelling.

The studio's American and Japanese fusion is similar to a recent trend within Asian-American cuisine. Foodies call it "Asian Fusion". It is the cross hybridization of two completely contrasting cultural styles. The work of Detour Noir is truly "Asian Fusion".

Detour Noir Studios is the beginning of the "Asian Fusion Movement" in the fields of visual arts (comic books, animation, movies, television, and internet).