UPDATES
July 11 2026 -------------------//
Hey, everyone! Just a quick update to let you know the entirety of OLD CITY BLUES is now available to read and download on the Internet Archive.
Feel free to check it out over there!
//---------------------------Giannis
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ABOUT
OLD CITY BLUES is a near-future police procedural and action comic book series. Thermidor, Solano, and the rest of their special police division fight cybercrime, terrorists and corrupt politicians in the complex sprawl of New Athens.OCB was launched in 2010 by Giannis Milonogiannis. Beginning life as a webcomic, OCB was brought to print in 2011 by Boom!/Archaia, with Volume 2 following in 2013.Since then, the series has continued as a free digital comic, with Volume 3 being completed in 2020 and Volume 4 now in production.
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CASE 1:
THE HAYASHI FILE
Solano, Chief Gortyn, and the rest of Special Division 10 investigate the murder of Hayashi Heavy Industry's CEO in this introduction to the world of New Athens.OLD CITY BLUES Volume 1 was released online in 2010.
CASE 2:
PRIVATE ENEMY
New Athens is protesting against genetic engineering. A scientist is murdered. A lethal substance is filling the streets, and the next evolution of humankind is struggling to be born.
CASE 3:
PROSTHETIC CORPUS
SDX scrambles to fight back against a widespread cyberimplant hacking attack that could kill thousands and bring New Athens to its knees.
CASE 4:
ASURAN RUN
Thermidor's investigation of the disappearance of the virtual idol ASURAN uncovers a plot to take down the city from within.
CASE 5:
INSTRUMENTAL CONVERGENCE
* LATEST * 2050. Special Police Division 10 is disbanded. Widespread unrest leads to the establishment of NOMAD, a Council of Artificial Intelligences given full control over governance of New Athens. EPIGEN Pharmaceuticals grows its PMC forces to unprecedented levels. The environment races past the tipping point. And Chief Gortyn is wanted for treason and sabotage.
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 1
Release Date: April 30, 2010
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 2
Release Date: May 26, 2010
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 3
Release Date: June 20, 2010
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 4
Release Date: July 31, 2010
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VOLUME 2 CHAPTER 1
Release Date: November 15, 2011
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 2 CHAPTER 2
Release Date: January 9, 2012
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 2 CHAPTER 3
Release Date: May ?, 2012
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 2 CHAPTER 4
Release Date: June 27, 2012
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 2 CHAPTER 5
Release Date: January 18, 2013
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 2 CHAPTER 6
Release Date: June 21, 2013
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 3 CHAPTER 1
Release Date: November 15, 2014
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 3 CHAPTER 2
Release Date: September 11, 2016
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 3 CHAPTER 3
Release Date: April 2017 to November 2019
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 3 CHAPTER 4
Release Date: April 30, 2020
OLD CITY BLUES
VOLUME 4 CHAPTER 1
Release Date: April 19, 2024
OLD CITY BLUES
EXTRAS: Intermission 01
Release Date: 2011-2012
