detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc

The Renaissance Faire comes to the zoo, distracting the inhabitants--as well as Penny the Pig and Fennlock Fox--long enough to allow thieves to empty the zoo's safe and steal the deed to the zoo.

"It's the winter of 1989 and Ethan is out of town, so Anna is forced to tackle this case on her own. When a movie scream queen asks her to investigate the mysterious happenings at a mansion she's renovating, Anna will stumble into the decades-long mystery of one of Hollywood's most-infamous murder houses... a place with many dark secrets, some of which might just kill her"--Provided by publisher.

"At S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for: a field assignment. Only...it's literally out in the middle of a field, and her orders are so vague, she can hardly tell what she's supposed to be investigating. But as she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker's rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy--not to mention a spooky haunting at the abandoned S.U.I.T. field outpost--Cilantro steps into her own V.E.S.T. as a valued member of the S.U.I.T. team. From InvestiGators mastermind John Patrick Green, the world of S.U.I.T. has never been more fun!"--Provided by publisher.

"In this graphic novel for early middle readers, the youngest member of a ragtag crew of kids feels left out of a big project and finds himself a group of magical Moon Creatures to lord over"--Provided by publisher.

Two generations of superheros, including Dr. Manhattan, who deals with the responsibility of his powers, and Nite Owl, who wrestles with letting go of the past, dissect their collective histories while trying to determine who is methodically killing them all off.

"Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. Presented in comic book format"--OCLC.

"A mysterious group known as the Pretty Boy Detective Club is rumored to solve (and perhaps cause) most of the trouble at Yubiwa Academy--in a strictly unofficial, undercover, uncommercial capacity, of course. In order to find a star she glimpsed ten years ago, second-year Mayumi Dojima enlists the Pretty Boy's aid, and gets much more than she bargained for! When they run up against a shadowy organization called the Twenties, stargazing is suddenly the least of their worries. Mayumi's entire future is in jeopardy, and the Pretty Boy Detective Club must race to solve the Mystery of the Dark Star before time runs out!''--Back cover.

"Enid Jupiter and Lyra Gotham are on the case! These sister sleuths are on the hunt for clues as to why their sleepy seaside town has become overrun by giant monsters"--Provided by publisher.

Dee returns to her small hometown in New Jersey to see if she can help her father and the local police find her missing twin sister Beth, who was a leader in fighting the threat of a pipeline gutting the pinelands, but only finds more mysterious questions while disocovering signs of the supernatural in the surrounding woods.

"Follow Tim Goodman's journey through Ryme City, as he searches for his missing father. With twists and turns around every corner, nothing is more twist-y than Tim's unexpected partner, a Pikachu with a penchant for coffee anddanger. In a city where humans and Pokemon live together in harmony, unexpected dangers surround them as they try to solve a mystery . . . and maybe save the world"--Back.