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Author: Kris Bertin ,
Alexander Forbes ,
Jason Fischer-Kouhi
Publisher: Oni Press,US
Imprint: Oni Press,US
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.814kg
ISBN: 9781637152409
ISBN 10: 163715240
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 21 May 2024
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""[A] gritty take on the classic 'teen sleuth' genre""-- ""Book Riot"" ""...an exceptional, odd mystery.""-- ""Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"" ""From the genre pioneered by The Hardy Boys and perfected by Scooby-Doo, The Hobtown stories clear out a space of their own that distinguishes them as highly original."" -- ""The Comics Beat"" ""I knew I was a goner from the prologue[...] Hobtown Mystery Stories long may it run."" -- ""The New York Times"" ""It's Bertin's confident, idiosyncratic tone and Forbes' small, unnerving, almost Jack Chick-like art that makes this such a weirdly warm-hearted nightmare.""-- ""Booklist ""The Case of the Missing Men is truly a page-turner, with meticulous black-and-white line drawings that are incredibly nuanced and deft at creating suspense.""-- ""The Coast"" ""There's a fullness of vision that makes The Case of the Missing Men so readable and rereadable. There are perfect images in here that will stick with you like scars.""-- ""Bookshelf.ca"" ""This debut would be impressive enough as a mere genre exercise?the perceptive insights into the weirdly hermetic lives of both teenagers and small towns alike, then, are almost a bonus.""-- ""The Globe and Mail""
"""...an exceptional, odd mystery.""-- ""Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"" ""From the genre pioneered by The Hardy Boys and perfected by Scooby-Doo, The Hobtown stories clear out a space of their own that distinguishes them as highly original."" -- ""The Comics Beat"" ""I knew I was a goner from the prologue[...] Hobtown Mystery Stories long may it run."" -- ""The New York Times"" ""It's Bertin's confident, idiosyncratic tone and Forbes' small, unnerving, almost Jack Chick-like art that makes this such a weirdly warm-hearted nightmare.""-- ""Booklist ""The Case of the Missing Men is truly a page-turner, with meticulous black-and-white line drawings that are incredibly nuanced and deft at creating suspense.""-- ""The Coast"" ""There's a fullness of vision that makes The Case of the Missing Men so readable and rereadable. There are perfect images in here that will stick with you like scars.""-- ""Bookshelf.ca"" ""This debut would be impressive enough as a mere genre exercise?the perceptive insights into the weirdly hermetic lives of both teenagers and small towns alike, then, are almost a bonus.""-- ""The Globe and Mail"""
Author Information
Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes are childhood friends who studied separate disciplines in order to reunite and make comics as adults. They grew up in Lincoln, New Brunswick, and live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Alexander Forbes and Kris Bertin are childhood friends who studied separate disciplines in order to reunite and make comics as adults. They grew up in Lincoln, New Brunswick, and live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jason Fischer-Kouhi is a cartoonist who grew up in Los Angeles and cut his teeth in Portland, Oregon. When he's not coloring Hobtown, he's making his own comics. His favorite color is yellow.
