Goldie Vance #1 –
Boom! Studios (Boom! Box)
Written by Hope Larson
Art by Brittney Williams
Colors by Sarah Stern
Letters by Jim Campbell
It didn’t matter if you were a boy or a girl, you grew up with some sort of a detective story. Whether it was through the pages of Nancy Drew or the Scooby-Doo mysteries, you have childhood memories of those types of stories. Now we have a new sleuth ready to add her name to the list. So let’s find out if Goldie Vance has the skill to be worth of your pull list.
Goldie is a 16 year old girl, who works along with her father at the Crossed Palms Resort hotel in Florida. We get to see a lot of different characters and personalities in this first issue, from the astronaut loving front desk clerk to a street racer with skunk hair. The main story centers around a missing necklace, which a guest says is priceless, that Goldie and her partner/boss need to find. Along with tracking down the missing item, Goldie also has other responsibilities at the hotel. Oddly enough, that leads to a major discovery and adventure. Without giving too much away, there is a reveal at the end that may tell us that not everything is as it seems.
The way that Larson write this comic really captures exactly what young adult readers would be interested in. There is a lovable mix of very likeable characters, not so likeable characters and those couple that just make you face-palm because they’re boneheads. Pair that with the illustrations by Williams with the pop of color by Stern, and it takes you right back to those classic stories that have just been waiting to be brought back to life. Being able to create something new and exciting in this genre is a just another example of how Boom! is taking the lead in trying to get young people into comics. This book would be a great start for kids and young adults who are really into reading, or if you’re just looking for some nostalgia for yourself.
RATING: PULL