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The Private Eye

10 issue limited series by Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente.

Years after the digital cloud "bursts" and exposes all of our most confidential hopes and fears, THE PRIVATE EYE is set in the inevitable future where everyone will have a secret identity.

Following an unlicensed P.I as he's thrust into the most important case of his life, this sci-fi mystery explores the nature of privacy with frightening prescience.

2015 Eisner Award for Best Digital/Web Comic.
2015 Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work.

“THE PRIVATE EYE offers the pulpy thrills of the best comics—secret identities, private investigators, and a villain with a rocket—while taking a serious look at the fear that our digital shenanigans will ultimately doom us.”
-SLATE MAGAZINE
“Vaughan's pay-what-you-can webcomic blends two irresistible genres — sci-fi and detective stories — and offers some of the most eye-catching images I saw in comics this year.”
-USA TODAY
“Vaughan and Martin aren’t just tapping into paranoid fears of the present for TPE’s subtext. They’re also mining the ephemeral, ever-eroding collective memory of the past, too.”
-KOTAKU
“Vaughan is a master world-builder and Martin has a remarkable talent for creating detailed, living worlds, so it’s no surprise that this is such an engrossing read.”
-THE A.V CLUB
“An excellent meditation on privacy and what we’ll need to do in the future to protect ours.”
-FUSION
“A strange vision of the future where citizens dress up like animals to protect their privacy and unlicensed journalists have become private detectives — and with our current fixation on oversharing, it's a future that seems plausible, in spite of its more outlandish elements.”
-THE VERGE
“Vaughan's talent for fascinating concepts and engaging characters is on full display here and Martin's art is also impressively elaborate and wildly varied in depicting the sheer breadth of human disguise-work.”
-CRAVE
“For as many elements as The Private Eye borrows from your traditional noir, it is surprisingly vibrant. Colorist Munsta Vicente has given Martin’s gorgeous visuals just what they need to stand out from the pack. Not that Martin’s expressive character work, inventive settings, and endless array of masks didn’t already stand out, mind you, it’s just that the colors are what make this comic get seared into your brain the same way a hot iron brands a cow.”
-IGN
THE PRIVATE EYE VOLUME TWO (Issues Six to Ten) previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Volume 2
Including issues 6 to 10 of The Private Eye series plus material from The Making Of special.
Immediate download of 150-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English, Spanish, Catalan & Portuguese.
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THE PRIVATE EYE VOLUME ONE (Issues One to Five) previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Volume 1
Including issues 1 to 5 of The Private Eye series plus material from The Making Of special.
Immediate download of 151-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English, Spanish, Catalan & Portuguese.
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THE PRIVATE EYE #10 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 10
Immediate download of 34-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English & Spanish.
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THE PRIVATE EYE #9 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 9
Immediate download of 33-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English & Spanish.
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THE PRIVATE EYE #8 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 8
Immediate download of 29-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English & Spanish.
BUY NOW name your price
THE PRIVATE EYE #7 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 7
Immediate download of 29-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English & Spanish.
BUY NOW name your price
THE PRIVATE EYE #6 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 6
Immediate download of 28-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English & Spanish.
BUY NOW name your price
THE PRIVATE EYE #5 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 5
Immediate download of 28-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English, Spanish, Catalan & Portuguese.
BUY NOW name your price
THE PRIVATE EYE #4 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 4
Immediate download of 30-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English, Spanish, Catalan & Portuguese.
BUY NOW name your price
THE MAKING OF THE PRIVATE EYE previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Making Of The Private Eye
All you (n)ever wanted to know about the world's most acclaimed digital series! This 85 page issue extravaganza includes all-new, behind-the-scenes material, from BKV's original pitch for the series to Marcos' character designs. Plus, take a peek at the creators' private email exchange in our very own BKVleaks!
Immediate download of 85-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English.
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THE PRIVATE EYE #3 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 3
Immediate download of 28-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese & French.
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THE PRIVATE EYE #2 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 2
Immediate download of 27-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese & French.
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THE PRIVATE EYE #1 previews
By Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente
The Private Eye - Issue 1
Immediate download of 32-page comic in your choice of PDF, CBR or CBZ.
No DRM, no encryption, just plain files optimised for on-screen reading. Available in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese & French.
BUY NOW name your price