Mystery Society

Reader Reviews
Mystery Society was published in May-October 2010 from IDW as a miniseries from 5 issues and this edition collects the full series. Meet Nick and Anastasia -- happily married and on their way to piss off anyone in the government that they can. Actually by the Time the book opens, the had already managed to do that -- Nick is about to be locked in prison. But instead of going in as anyone else that is found guilty, he decides to tell his story to the journalists... and this is where the actual story begins. Meet the Mystery Society - an organization which goal is to proof or disproof all myths and paranormal secrets in the world. And the story is full of good elements -- an experiment in Area 51 and two little girls that are held captive by the government, a ghoul that searches a job and a robot with the brain if a famous writer. Add to this Poe's skull, a few strange objects that can fly (when they should not), psychic powers, battles and high Technology and the mix can either be a disaster or a good story. Great story it is not but it is a good one. I got annoyed at the author's decision to make the characters mention comics more than once (mostly to say how something is not as in a comics) -- it was not funny or witty and sounded more like an attempt at bad humor than anything else. And the way the ghoul and the robot figured out some things was kinda... predictable (ever heard of a villain that does not like to brag about what they had done? - it is not exactly what happens here but the idea is the same). But at the same Time there are a few moments that made me smile (the robot's reaction when the ghoul was shot was really cute or the flying robot and all the discussions between him and the ghoul about it - they might be not very original but they were amusing nevertheless). It was still an enjoyable read and I really wish it was a longer series. The art of Fiona Staples is her usual style - I am not huge fan of the way she had done Nick and Anastasia face languages but it is not distracting and it does work to some extent - except the few cases where I just could not connect the feeling that the panels were causing with the ones on their faces. But that's just minor gripes.And even if all the threads are resolved within the book, a door is left open for future adventures so who knows... maybe one day we will see a continuation:)


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