Overview
The past comes back with a ghostly vengeance. After her transition, Joy Ravenna has settled into a comfortable life with her girlfriend Cat and works as a forensic parapsychologist. Her goal: make the world believe that ghosts are real and are vital to solving crimes. When the heir to the Haskell Firearms business empire Liz Haskell is mysteriously murdered in her own house, Joy is called in to invetsigate. Shockingly, she finds traces of ghostly echoes at the scene of the crime, which sends her down a rabbit hole investigating a long line of murders in the Haskell family and seemingly wrongful convictions where the police ignored all the ghostly facts. Will Joy be able to solve the Haskell family murders and keep her own relationship with Cat from falling apart? Written by Lilah Sturges (Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass and The Magicians) and illustrated by El Garing (Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi), The Science of Ghosts is a captivating horror story that examines how difficult navigating life post-transition can be amidst a tumultuous present.
Full Product Details
Author: Lilah Sturges ,
Alitha Martinez ,
El Garing
Publisher: Legendary Comics
Imprint: Legendary Comics
Edition: Not for Online ed.
ISBN: 9781681160863
ISBN 10: 1681160862
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 18 June 2024
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""A thrilling paranormal mystery with a unique approach to ghosts and a compelling transgender protagonist dealing with ghosts of her own. The expressive and atmospheric art will have you searching faces and shadows for clues, while the twisty investigation will pull you in and never let go. I would love twenty more of these, please.""----Tarun Shanker, co-writer of Championess and These Vicious Masks ""When I read The Science of Ghosts, I expected science and ghosts. What I didn't expect was an engrossing murder mystery that shines a light on a fundamental question we face as humans: what will we sacrifice to know the truth? With gorgeous art, this queer X-Files-esque story kept me guessing until the very last page.""----David M. Booher, writer of Ghostbusters, Dungeons & Dragons, Killer Queens ""The Science of Ghosts is remarkable. Altogether creepy and mysterious, but with joy, laughter, and so much heart throughout. As a lover of genre fiction, I am thrilled. As a trans woman, I am seen and understood. As a writer and creator, I'm jealous as hell of the feat this team pulled off because damn, it's not fair how good this book is. Read it, or I swear I'm going to haunt you until you do.""----Tilly Bridges, Writer Monster High and Begin Transmission: The Trans Allegories of The Matrix"
Author Information
Lilah Sturges is the writer of numerous comics, including the PRISM Award winning Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass and The Magicians and Legendary Comics’ The Science of Ghosts, as well as many other titles from DC, Marvel, IDW, and others. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her wife and a cat named Marty. Artist El Garing loves illustrations. He migrated to the United States many years ago to follow a dream, and met his hero personally, The Great Frank Frazetta, who is always an inspiration. El was mentored by one of the best, Hal Santiago, and was taught by Philippines National Artist Francisco V. Coching. With Legendary Comics and Lugosi Enterprises, he worked on the graphic novel Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi, which won a Rondo Award in 2022.
