Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case Of The Missing Men

“[A] gritty take on the classic ‘teen sleuth’ genre” * Book Riot *
“From the genre pioneered by The Hardy Boys and perfected by Scooby-Doo, The Hobtown stories clear out a space of their own that distinguishes them as highly original.”

* The Comics Beat *
“From the genre pioneered by The Hardy Boys and perfected by Scooby-Doo, The Hobtown stories clear out a space of their own that distinguishes them as highly original.”

* The Comics Beat *
“…an exceptional, odd mystery.” * Publisher’s Weekly (starred review) *
“The Case of the Missing Men is truly a page-turner, with meticulous black-and-white line drawings that are incredibly nuanced and deft at creating suspense.” * The Coast *
“There’s a fullness of vision that makes The Case of the Missing Men so readable and rereadable. There are perfect images in here that will stick with you like scars.” * Bookshelf.ca *
“There’s a fullness of vision that makes The Case of the Missing Men so readable and rereadable. There are perfect images in here that will stick with you like scars.” * Bookshelf.ca *
“This debut would be impressive enough as a mere genre exercise?the perceptive insights into the weirdly hermetic lives of both teenagers and small towns alike, then, are almost a bonus.” * The Globe and Mail *
“It’s Bertin’s confident, idiosyncratic tone and Forbes’ small, unnerving, almost Jack Chick–like art that makes this such a weirdly warm-hearted nightmare.” * Booklist“I knew I was a goner from the prologue[…] Hobtown Mystery Stories long may it run.” * The New York Times *

Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes 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.

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