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When I walked into the small press section of Wizard
World Chicago, one of the first comics that caught my
eye was Max Hamm: Fairy Tale Detective. The cover was
styled something like a children's golden book and
this caught my attention for some reason or another.
I bought the first one and after reading it I wish I'd
bought all four in spite of the proliferation of puns.
The story follows an anthropomorphic pig detective,
who's partner Humpty Dumpty has just been murdered.
What was the name of their detective agency you might
ask, well you might not but I'm going to tell you
anyway, Hamm and Eggs Detective Agency. This should
give you an idea of what the puns and play on words
are like in the book.
Despite looking like a children's golden book, this is
not a book for children. This is a parody book for
their parents or anyone who's ever read a lot of fairy
tales. It's a tongue-in-cheek noire detective tale in
a slightly dirty story tale land. The art is very
cute. For the flashback sequences the art has a more
shaded and illustrated look to it. Overall it was
just a great comic and I encourage everyone to go
check out the website
http://www.cammuso.com
and if you like what you see there, you should
definitely pick up the book.
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