SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY is the adventures of a semi-competent band of super-powered ghostbusters in a town which could probably profit from a higher level of competence in their psychic investigators: Mystic Grove, Connecticut--also known as FEAR CITY. The Soulsearchers group consists of: Bridget Lockridge, a former Olympic athlete; Baraka, a lecherous fire demon from an Arabic Hell; Kelly Hollister, an apprentice witch; Janocz, a gypsy boy who can transfigure himself into monster forms; Peter P. Peterson, an accountant who can (and does) pull whatever's necessary out of his magic bag; and business founder Arnold Stanley, who--through a fateful accident--is now a talking, ranting, swearing contentious prairie dog. SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY is the brainchild of award-winning scripter Peter David and Claypool Editor Richard Howell. The first run of issues were pencilled by Amanda Conner ("Painkiller Jane," "Vampirella," "The Pro") and inked by Jim ("Spider-Man," "Supergirl") Mooney. The narrative includes super-hero action, supernatural horror, parody, satire, character comedy, and romantic screwball farce. This riotously funny collection features work from the first six issues of Claypool's much-hailed comedy/adventure series, nominated by the British Comics Professionals Society as Best Humor Comic. This volume also includes the three three-page "teaser" promotional featurettes which appeared in the backs of other Claypool series such as "Phantom of Fear City," "Deadbeats," and "Elvira? Mistress of the Dark?." This material had initial low circulation and is in high demand today. This volume includes: "Puppet Dictatorship!" featuring the mad marionettist the Grand Guignol and his Pinocchio Patrol; "Pastramia On Wry!" which introduces Janocz; "Season of Misseds!" the war between the dream demons (a parody of the popular comics series "Sandman"); "Death and?!" in which the group is subjected to a bizarre audit; "Into the Woods!" brings new, odd twists to fairy-tale themes; and "Spin Cycle!" in which the Soulsearcers get an infernal makeover (a parody of the well-known company Image Comics).
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Peter David is a prolific author. He hsa published over forty novels, which have appeared numberous times on the New York Times' Bestsellers List. Publishers Weekly described him as "a genuine and veteran master." Probably his greatest fame comes from his "Star Trek" novels, with his "Imzadi" being one of the best-selling "Star Trek" novels of all time. He has also had short stories appear in "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" and "The Magazine of Fantasy an Science Fiction." He has written hundreds of comic-book stories and characters, including the Incredible Hulk, Supergirl, Young Justice, Aquaman, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Wolverine, the Phantom, and many others. His opinion column "But I Digress" has been running in the industry trade newspaper "The Comics Buyer's Guide" for years and was collected into a trade paperback edition. Peter is the co-creator, with popular science fiction icon Bill Mumy (of "Lost in Space" and "Babylon 5" fame) of the Cable ACE Award-nominated science-fiction series "Space Cases," which ran for two seasons on Nickelodeon. He has also written several scripts for the TV series "Babylon 5" and its sequel series "Crusade,"as well as the animated series "Roswell." He has also written several films, including the science-fiction Western spoof "Oblivion," which won the Gold Award at the 1994 Houston International Film Festival for Best Theatrical Feature Film, Fantasy/Horror category. Peter's awards and citations span not only an assortment of fields, but the globe. They include: the Haxtur award 1996 (Spain); Best Comic script: OZCon 1995 award (Australia); Favorite International Writer; Comics Buyer's Guide 1995 Fan Awards, Favorite Writer; "Wizard" Fan Award 1993; Golden Duck Award for Young Adult series ("Starfleet Academy"), 1994; UK Comic Art Award; Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, 1993. He lives in New York.
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This review is from: Soulsearchers and Company, Vol. 1: On the Case! (Paperback)
SOULSEARCHERS COMPANY, written by the award-winning Peter David (and Richard Howell). The Soulsearchers are a screwball team ofpsychic investigators. The adventures usually have a satirical slant, but can be serious, too. Sometimes at the same time. I deliberately use the term "screwball," because the interaction between the male lead (a fire demon from an Arabic Hell) and the female lead (a former olympic athlete, with a magic vaulting pole . . . no, really) is reminiscent of the old screwball comedies: witty, barbed, and very funny dialogue. Any comics fan with a sense of history will recognize the artists: Dave Cockrum and Jim Mooney. Need I say more?
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good reading,
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This review is from: Soulsearchers and Company, Vol. 1: On the Case! (Paperback)
this is a good book.if you are formilliar with peters work from the hulk and aquaman aswell as spyboy and a litlne of other comicbooks, you will like this. he is an excallent writer. he has done a lot of star treck books aswell. so if you are formilliar with his work from that you aswell know what i mean when i commend his writing abilities. he is funny, witty, and serious in the same page, or at least he can be, and do a good job of it. if you are a fan of comic books and never read any of his stuff as well as star treck fans, now is the time to discover him. he is good at what he does. buy this book.
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