![]() ![]() This time they head to America at the behest of a young girl attending an international school in Chicago who is concerned over the disappearance of her friend. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Jill Thompson expands on the adventures of Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland, the Dead Boy Detectives. Tina ColemanĬopyright � American Library Association. Sandman series fans may be a little disappointed (it's too cute), but manga mavens will be in heaven. Thompson's cute art, distinctive while remaining within traditional manga-anime conventions, fits a story full of well-written over-the-top screwball comedy and featuring cameo appearances by Death and the Sandman. They and their new friends at the school suspect the worst, and the teachers' mysterious attitude about the missing girl isn't helping. ![]() While undercover, they work their way through the clues to find an absent classmate. Their latest case brings them stateside to a girls' boarding school in Chicago. Ghosts Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland, introduced in Neil Gaiman's fourth Sandman opus, Season of Mists (1994), and featured in Thompson's At Death's Door (2003), are still avoiding Death and still finding time to run their own detective agency. She has also written a series called Scary Godmother for Sirius comics, which is currently being adapted for animation. She has pencilled issues of The Invisibles, Sandman and Wonder Woman, to name but a few. Jill Thompson has worked widely throughout the comic industry. ![]()
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