Detectives Inc.: A Terror of Dying Dreams [Paperback]

Don McGregor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999

A hundred pages of private eyes investigating the gutters and black tie affairs of New York City. This is Don McGregor and Gene Colan teaming together again, right after their critical success with the NATHANIEL DUSK series, to bring you the ever popular Cosby/Culp style duo of Ted Denning & Bob Rainier.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Don McGregor is the crowned king of the graphic noir novel. His stories are torn from the soul, and I covet his ability to touch us collectively and individually as he marries words to images. Coupled with Gene Colan's brilliantly moody and evocative images, McGregor's storytelling is at its gut-level best in Detectives Inc.: A Terror of Dying Dreams. Rainier and Denning are characters who resonate with hardboiled legacy -- Raymond Chandler twisted by Jim Thompson. They are dark knights treading a difficult path toward salvation through the horror of man's unique inhumanity. It is the words and art of McGregor and Colan, however, that make us care about the detective duo, make us think about the story, and finally consider our own actions as we teeter along the same path." -- Paul Bishop, author of TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD, and head of LAPD's Sex Crimes Unit

"Private investigators Ted Denning and Bob Rainier are back and mystery fans couldn't be happier. A TERROR OF DYING DREAMS is a virtuoso synthesis of words and pictures from two of the industry's grand masters. Intelligent, moving, funny and wise, it also manages to be at least a hundred times more entertaining than a story dealing with such serious subject matter has any right to be. DETECTIVES INC. is exactly what we mean when we say, "Good comics." Don't just stand there reading the back cover, Man. Take it home!" -- Dwayne McDuffie, Co-Creator of ICON and THE MILESTONE UNIVERSE

"Really a combination of the novel and the movies, A TERROR OF DYING DREAMS offers the best of both worlds. This is no comic book, but a novel and a noir movie as honest and satisfying as any I've read lately, proving once again how overblown and bloated so many of our crime novels are today. Here we have a lean, taut piece, pared down to its dark essence, that pulls no punches." -- Dennis Lynds aka Michael Collins, author of the DAN FORTUNE Mysteries

"Wow! Don McGregor and Gene Colan know how to tell a great story. Detectives Inc. is the best comic book I've read in years. It's the best I've read in 5 years, when I last read Detectives Inc.: A Terror of Dying Dreams. I hope you guys are ready to give us more." -- Dwayne Turner, artist - CURSE OF SPAWN, PANTHER'S PREY, BUTCHER'S KNIGHT

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582400970
• ISBN-13: 978-1582400976
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,680,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Denning & Rainier are a masterpiece!, February 14, 2000

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Kevin Hall (So Grafton, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Detectives Inc.: A Terror of Dying Dreams (Paperback)

After meeting the characters Rainier & Denning, I can only say I'm sorry there's only 2 Detectives Inc. books at this point. I'd love to read these two in a few dozen adventures. Heck! I'd like to meet them in real life. Don McGregor has created some real life characters here that you grow to love, and thrown them into some all too real life situations that don't resolve easily or magically. If you're looking for larger than life MacGuyver type solutions & drama, don't bother with this book. If you're looking for larger than life friendship, family, and heart...don't miss this book! I hope you enjoy it half as much as I did.