In Odd We Trust | Queenie Chan, Dean Koontz

In Odd We Trust | Queenie Chan, Dean Koontz | It's a Comic Book! How cool is that !

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In Odd We Trust

	In Odd We Trust Queenie Chan, Dean Koontz Del Rey, 2008 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 50 reviews view larger image
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?Meet a young man named Odd . . . who helps the dead get even."

From the infinite imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes the suspenseful graphic-novel debut of a natural-born hero with a supernatural twist.

Odd Thomas is a regular nineteen-year-old with an unusual gift: the ability to see the lingering spirits of the dead. To Odd, it?s not such a big deal. And most folks in sleepy Pico Mundo, California, are much more interested in the irresistible pancakes Odd whips up at the local diner. Still, communing with the dead can be useful. Because while some spirits only want a little company . . . others want justice.

When the sad specter of a very frightened boy finds its way to him, Odd vows to root out the evil suddenly infecting the sunny streets of Pico Mundo. But even with his exceptional ability?plus the local police and his pistol-packing girlfriend, Stormy, backing him?is Odd any match for a faceless stalker who?s always a step ahead . . . and determined to kill again?

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in odd we trust

wasn't expecting his to be a comic but my husband liked putting a face to the characters he has been reading about

It's a Comic Book! How cool is that !

I am a HUGE Dean Koontz fan and I'll admit I've been out-of-the-loop for a while, concentrating more on my studies than reading for entertainment, so when I ordered the book I had no idea it was a comic book! What a pleasant surprise! I was actually able to sit down and read the entire book in no time at all, which is great because I have not been able to finish a book since I started school two years ago. Anyway, yet another great book from the extraordinary mind of Dean Koontz!

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A different look at Odd Thomas - and not especially appealing

It's good, I guess, for artists to take occasional chances. There is no doubt that Dean Koontz is an artist and that Odd Thomas is one of his most brilliant creations. However, I have my doubts about Queenie Chan.

If you're not already among the converted, Odd Thomas is the young Pico Mundo, California short order cook, famed for his pancakes. He has other unusual talents as well. Attracting those departed from this life who haven't made the transition to the afterlife. Folks like Elvis, Frank Sinatra and the lesser known, particularly those who have been murdered.

Without guns, knives or even great courage, Odd comes up against some major violent criminals and always prevails. Odd is a genius in his own right and the creation of a genius.

Queenie Chan is a Manga (Japanese graphic novel) writer and artist. Somehow she and Koontz teamed up to produce an Odd Thomas Manga, more or less a comic book for adults.

There's nothing really awful about it, but I don't think it does Odd Thomas justice. The Manga format is simply not well suited for conveying the subtlety that makes Odd Thomas such an appealing character. My understanding is that Queenie Chan also wrote much of this. Since it lacks the dry, ironic wit so typical of Dean Koontz, I don't doubt that.

Anyway, it isn't awful and I suppose if you are a Manga fan, it has its virtues. But if you are an Odd Thomas fan, you mat find it disappointing. And if you have never known the pleasure of an introduction to Odd Thomas, don't start with this.

Jerry

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In Odd We Trust

Disappointed. Did not realize this was a comic book. Thought this was the next book in Dean Koontz' Odd Thomas series.

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