{"product_id":"hobtown-mystery-stories-vol-1-the-case-of-the-missing-men-paperback","title":"Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case of the Missing Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKris Bertin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJason Fischer-Kouhi\u003c\/b\u003e (Colorist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerfully rendered\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" ...a weirdly warm-hearted nightmare.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"...an exceptional, odd mystery.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet \u003c\/i\u003eand Hardy Boys mysteries, \u003ci\u003eThe Hobtown Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e take the teen investigator genre to new levels as they explore small town identity and the surreal.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Hobtown, a charmingly bleak village (Population: 2,006) and an easy place to get bored if you don't make your own fun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHobtown Regional High's top girl, Dana Nance, runs the Teen Detective Club--a registered after-school program that makes it their business to investigate each and every one of their town's bizarre occurrences including pagan secret societies, psychic assaults, and possible \"wee man\" sightings. Their small world of missing pets and shed fires is turned upside down when real-life kid adventurer and globetrotter Sam Finch comes to town and enlists them in their first real case: the search for his missing father. Something strange is going on, and no one in Hobtown will talk about it. It turns out Sam's dad is the sixth man to go missing \u003ci\u003ethis year\u003c\/i\u003e. The rot runs deep in Hobtown, and it's up to the teen detectives and associates to stay alive long enough to crack the Case of the Missing Men! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChildhood friends Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes have built a truly unique and discrete universe in Hobtown--an exploration of small town identity drawing from the world of pulp, filtered through a lens of esoteric spirituality, skewed genre tropes, deft character work, and an incredible eye for detail.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKris Bertin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAlexander Forbes \u003c\/b\u003eare childhood friends who studied separate disciplines in order to reunite and make comics as adults. They grew up in Lincoln, New Brunswick, and live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKris Bertin\u003c\/b\u003e are childhood friends who studied separate disciplines in order to reunite and make comics as adults. They grew up in Lincoln, New Brunswick, and live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Fischer-Kouhi\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist who grew up in Los Angeles and cut his teeth in Portland, Oregon. When he's not coloring \u003ci\u003eHobtown\u003c\/i\u003e, he's making his own comics. His favorite color is yellow.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.69 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763653083424,"sku":"9781637152409","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3be8b5652a6d9d707a71f3c92fb46a44.webp?v=1780238132","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hobtown-mystery-stories-vol-1-the-case-of-the-missing-men-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}