
The Doctor also tries to get in on the act. A Private-Eye Monologue provides the narration for "The Deep Hereafter" a Noir Episode of the Doctor Who comic strip in Doctor Who Magazine.Jamie Madrox, the Multiple-Man of X-Factor Investigations, likes to imagine his life as a Film Noir detective movie, and narrates to himself accordingly.
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The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. Rorschach: Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. Deadpool attempts this in Cable & Deadpool #13.The first arc was scripted by John Byrne, but Mike Mignola himself doesn't use it. Much of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction is accompanied by Hellboy's internal monologue (and, in a few scenes, Abraham Sapien's, though his isn't nearly as hard-boiled).How noir-like they are varies of the two DC characters most associated with them, Batman's usually are, while The Flash's generally aren't. As a result of Frank Miller and Alan Moore's influence this trope has almost become the industry standard, with internal narrative caption boxes becoming the standard over the more traditional thought bubbles.It shows up in almost everything he's written, including Batman: Year One, The Dark Knight Returns, many issues of Daredevil, and the Wolverine limited series (co-written with Chris Claremont). Frank Miller is addicted to this trope.

It is responsible for the classic line, "Walk down the right back alley in Sin City, and you can find anything." Sin City, a stylistic imitation of classic film noir, made extensive use of it, and even managed to play it straight.
