{"product_id":"hobtown-mystery-stories-vol-2-the-cursed-hermit-paperback","title":"Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 2: The Cursed Hermit - 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\u003eWelcome back to Hobtown, the charming but bleak rural village whose placid exterior belies the surreal underbelly teeming below. . . . The second must-read volume of the page-turning series that the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"forceful and haunting\" starts here in the first fully colored edition from creators Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntrepid young investigators Brennan and Pauline are excited for Christmas break, until they're sent to an extra-credit boarding school called Knotty Pines. After attending their first classes, however, they grow suspicious of the unusually strict headmaster and headmistress, who seem to be controlling their students and transforming them into boneheads and bullies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn their final night at Knotty Pines, the students are paired up to pledge eternal allegiance to the long-dead Lord Hobb?and to each other?in unholy matrimony! Isolated from their fellow sleuths, Brennan and Pauline forge new alliances to lift a curse that has plagued the good people of Hobtown for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.72 x 6.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758508409120,"sku":"9781637154847","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3a95ff7c1816b5f428997aa2f350a52e.webp?v=1780128285","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hobtown-mystery-stories-vol-2-the-cursed-hermit-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}