Noir Detective Alley

A noir graphic-novel panel of a trench-coated detective lighting a cigarette in a rain-slick alley beneath a flickering streetlamp. High-contrast black-and-white with deep inky shadows, harsh chiaroscuro lighting, venetian-blind shadow stripes across his face. A narration box reads 'The city never sleeps, and neither do its secrets.' Wet cobblestones reflect the lamplight, cross-hatched textures, moody cinematic tension.