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A review by gluckenstein
The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin
fast-paced
3.75
Not that unique but cute enough.
More than enough plot to take up 12 issues, and contours of the town the story takes place in start to emerge nicely by the end. But when all said and done, for a twin pastiche in such overcrowded genres as a 'meddling kids' detective story and a ghastly small-town underbelly mystery, this lacks enough unique images to really set it apart, and while characters are drawn well and lovingly, dialog doesn't rise consistently enough over functional to completely fall in love with the comic's panel-to-panel writing either.
Enough formal gambits to prevent the story from getting monotone! The tenth issue, I think, is a standout in cleverness.
More than enough plot to take up 12 issues, and contours of the town the story takes place in start to emerge nicely by the end. But when all said and done, for a twin pastiche in such overcrowded genres as a 'meddling kids' detective story and a ghastly small-town underbelly mystery, this lacks enough unique images to really set it apart, and while characters are drawn well and lovingly, dialog doesn't rise consistently enough over functional to completely fall in love with the comic's panel-to-panel writing either.
Enough formal gambits to prevent the story from getting monotone! The tenth issue, I think, is a standout in cleverness.