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The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn, Vol. 1: A Graphic Novel by Trí Vương

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is exactly as the title suggests: strange. Oscar is just animated clothing and a floating skull and his companion (for parts of the story ) is an old woman versed in the supernatural. That is what Oscar does now, helping spirits find rest as he himself is somewhere between life and death, filled with an entity he calls ectopus (a paranormal ectoplasmic octopus in appearance)

As Oscar solves cases and helps people (Oscar is a sweet guy) we slowly see the backstory of his relationships with others and how he ended up the way he is. The stories include a haunted house (heartbreaking), spirits from a world war, the spirits of the drowned and most interesting, a woman he had (in her eyes) wronged. She's also a very interesting character once we get into her backstory.

The art is appropriately eerie and I would definitely like to see more of this.



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