Book: Dead Boy Detectives volume #2: Ghost Snow (issues #7-12) by Toby Litt with illustrations by Mark Buckingham,
Ink by Ryan Kelly, Al Davison, Emma Vieceli and Victor Santos
Color by Lee Loughridge
Letters by Todd Klein
Edition: Trade Paperback
Rating: 4 1/2 stars
Review:
I'm sad to see this series end, I guess it didn't quite register with some readers and was cancelled. Well, it is a rather kooky little series. But that's probably one of the reasons that I like it, it was different.
In this last volume, Charles finally met Clementine, the sister he never knew he had. From meeting her it led him to another mystery that he most desperately needed to solve. It centered around his family and Charles wanted to find the truth. This story also had Crystal, Charles and Edwin trying their best to help an old friend of Crystal's who was trapped in the ghost world before it was too late.
I thought this was a very interesting story with plenty of twists, reveals and suspense. However, I only rated this 4 1/2 stars because I felt like poor little Edwin was pushed to the sideline. This volume was very Charles and Crystal centric with Edwin feeling almost as an afterthought. I also felt like some of the humor and whimsy were missing, it was still humorous but it had a slightly more somber feel to it.
I love the artwork, it has this dream like quality to it yet with very dramatic elements included throughout. Below is small sample of the artwork:
Despite being cancelled, I thought the writer gave this a wonderful send off. The ending had a positive and upbeat feeling because although they were trying to help another friend who was still trapped in the ghost world, you could tell that the boys and Crystal were going to do everything they could to help her. And with the last few panels you get a sense that the mystery solving would never end.
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