detective and mystery comics

"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.

"Banana Fox has a real mess on his hands this time! When the jail is left in ruins and Sour Grapes is on the run, Banana Fox has very few clues to work with to find him. He's coming across a number of red herrings, so it's clear that something fishy is going on... With the help of Sharyanna, William, and Sour Grapes Jr. (?!), can Banana Fox get to the bottom of this caper, or will the baddies run wild forever?"--Provided by publisher.

"Nineteen year old Charlotte Grote has her whole life ahead of her; headed straight to Oxford and a future as a real detective--until she's framed for murder! Given the choice between going to jail basically forever or joining the police, Lottie decides to hit the beat, all while trying to find the real murderer. Lottie may have been running rings about the police since her 9th birthday, but she's never been on this side of the security tape. Could the future of law enforcement be 5'2" with an extremely strong bangs game? Yes. Very yes"--Provided by publisher.

"In this graphic novel for early middle readers, a fearsome sea serpent comes back to haunt an island in the Pacific Northwest after a 100-year reprieve"--.

"Violet the bear has awoken early from her hibernation, but she doesn't know why. She's called on Shelby & Watts to solve the case before her son, Theodore, is roused from his hibernation, too. With Shelby's deductive skills and Watts's scientific know-how, they'll leave no stone unturned or question unanswered"--Back cover.

"Crimson Volania Mulch is still in pieces. And now she's on a date with Simon, the bioluminescent swamp boy. And just as she's about to have her first kiss: wham! They're interrupted by flying creatures and Crimson has to end the date and go off with Quinton, the mopey, mysterious vampire boy"--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.

"The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city...But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about Boulder Buddies...are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators' past be trembling beneath the surface?"--Provided by publisher.

"Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail! And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Flashlight and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges...But without Banana Fox's help, can the trio put Sour Grapes Jr. behind bars for good?"--.

"Lola is a girl like any other, except for one tiny detail: her father, Robert Darkhair, is James Blond, a top-secret agent so secretive that not even he knows what he does, or at least that is what Blond want us to believe. When the villains of Friendly Fall's kidnap Lola's parents, she becomes Super-Lola. Accompanied by her toy dinosaur Super-James (in undies) who can grow the size of an actual dinosaur (thus stretching the undies), their cat Hot Dog, a pencil, an eraser, and an inflatable duckie pool toy, Lola is off to the rescue"--Back cover.