A review by chwaters
Dead Boy Detectives Vol. 1: Schoolboy Terrors, by Mark Buckingham, Toby Litt
2.0
Dead Boy Dectives follows literal dead boys Charles and Edwin as they investigate their own murders and attempt to prevent another from experiencing a similar fate.
I was initially pretty excited about this series since the Dead Boys are characters from the Sandman universe. Alas, there's little of the magic that makes the source material so great in this spin-off. The pacing is very awkward and the plot feels disjointed and confusing, even though the premise is relatively simple. It's not a terrible comic series, it's just not all that great, either. I doubt I'll be checking in with the future installments.
I was initially pretty excited about this series since the Dead Boys are characters from the Sandman universe. Alas, there's little of the magic that makes the source material so great in this spin-off. The pacing is very awkward and the plot feels disjointed and confusing, even though the premise is relatively simple. It's not a terrible comic series, it's just not all that great, either. I doubt I'll be checking in with the future installments.