On the Case! (Soulsearchers and Company, Book 1)
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
This riotously funny collection features work from the first six issues of Claypool's much-hailed Soulsearchers & Company comics series, nominated by the British Comics Professionals Society as Best Humor Comic. It offers the early adventures of the funniest supernatural investigators who ever existed. In it, youll discover the roots of the hot-tempered team leader Bridget, the Arabic fire demon Baraka, the apprentice witch Kelly, the teenage shape-shifter Janocz, and the nervous accountant Peterson in their first forays against the forces of farcical fright! /
This material had initial low circulation and is in high demand today. The book includes: "Puppet Dictatorship," in which a cadre of killer marionettes target kids'-show hosts; "Pastramia on Wry," introducing Janocz; "Season of Misseds," the war between the dream-demons (a parody of the popular comic book Sandman); "Into the Woods," a twisted excursion into fairy-tales; and "Spin Cycle," wherein the Soulsearchers get a make-over into more commercial models (a parody of the well-known comics company Image). /
Stories and art by: Peter (Hulk, Aquaman, Spider-Man 2099) David, Amanda (Vampirella) Conner, Jim (Spider-Man) Mooney, Steve (Hitchhiker's Guide) Leialoha, and Richard (Portia Prinz) Howell. New color cover by original Soulsearchers artist Amanda Conner with Steve Leialoha; introduction by Peter David.
About the Author
Peter David: / /
Peter David is a prolific author. He has published over forty novels, which have appeared numerous times on the New York Times Bestsellers List. Publishers Weekly described him as "a genuine and veteran master." /
Probably his greatest fame comes from his Star Trek novels, with his Imzadi being one of the best selling Star Trek novels of all time. He has also had short stories appear in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He has written hundreds of comic-book stories and characters, including The Incredible Hulk, Supergirl, Young Justice, Aquaman, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Wolverine, The Phantom, and many others. His opinion column "But I Digress" has been running in the industry trade newspaper The Comic Buyers Guide for years and was collected into a trade paperback edition. /
Peter is the co-creator, with popular science fiction icon Bill Mumy (of Lost in Space and Babylon 5 fame) of the Cable Ace Award-nominated science-fiction series Space Cases, which ran for two seasons on Nickelodeon. He has also written several scripts for the TV series Babylon 5, and its sequel series Crusade, as well as the animated series Roswell. He has also written several films, including the science fiction western spoof Oblivion, which won the Gold Award at the 1994 Houston International Film Festival for best Theatrical Feature Film, Fantasy/Horror category. /
Peters awards and citations span not only an assortment of fields, but the globe. They include: the Haxtur Award 1996 (Spain), Best Comic script; OZCon 1995 award (Australia), Favorite International Writer; Comic Buyers Guide 1995 Fan Awards, Favorite writer; Wizard Fan Award Winner 1993; Golden Duck Award for Young Adult Series (Starfleet Academy), 1994; UK Comic Art Award, 1993; Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, 1993. / / / Amanda Conner: / /
This comics artist gained wide acclaim for her work on Vampirella, but her pencilling talents have graced many other books as well. For DC Comics, she drew Lois Lane and Secret Origins. For Marvel, she has drawn Black Widow. For Event Comics, she illustrated Painkiller Jane. She has also drawn for Mad magazine, Event Comics Painkiller Jane, Black Bull Comics Gatecrasher and many other publications. She lives in New York. / / / Richard Howell: / /
Richard Howell is the editor of Claypool Comics and Boffin Books. He is the writer-artist of Claypools Deadbeats, and has drawn Hawkman for DC Comics and The Vision and the Scarlet Witch for Marvel. He also wrote, drew and published his own Portia Prinz, a character whom he later revived in the pages of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. He lives in New Jersey. / / / Jim Mooney: / /
Jim Mooney is a comics artist of several decades standing. Best-known for his work on Marvel Comics Spider-Man and DC Comics Supergirl, he has drawn literally hundreds of other characters for various publishers. He is widely considered one of the grand old men of the comic-book business. / / / Steve Leialoha: / /
In his own words: /
"I've been drawing and inking comics for more or less the past twenty-five years such titles as Dr. Strange, Jonny Demon, Dark Dominion, Deadbeats, Doom , Daredevil, Devil Dinosaur, Destroyer Duck, No Ducks, and the Big Book of Bad. Also keeping me busy was my work on Firestar, Star*Reach, Star Trek, Star Wars, Secret Wars, War Machine, Machine Man, Iron Man, Sandman, Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Incredible Hulk, and She-Hulk. /
"My very first printed comic was in 1967 (I was still in high school), for Len Wein and Marv Wolfman's fanzine Strange Suspense Stories. Fortunately, no copies exist today. /
"I really began working as a full-time professional in April of '75 when Jim Starlin asked me to ink his pencils on Warlock. That was followed a month later with Frank Brunner asking me to ink Howard the Duck beginning with #1. It's been just that peculiar ever since. " REVIEW1: In the quiet costal town of Mystic Grove, ghosts, demons, and hellish supernatural horrors are lurking, ready to pounce. Luckily the ragtag band of paranormal investigators called Soulsearchers & Co are on the case. And even though their leader is currently transformed into a rodent, this group is going to take on even worse things than H. P. Lovecraft could think up. Collects issues 1-6 from the series. REVIEW1_SOURCE: GraphicNovels.com REVIEW2: This collection about an eclectic band of ghostbusters benefits from crisp writing and fine art. REVIEW2_SOURCE: Friends of Lulu
On the Case! (Soulsearchers and Company, Book 1),Peter David,Richard Howell,Amanda Conner,Jim Mooney,Boffin Books,0965310914,Humor,Fantasy,Satire,Superheroes
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