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Odd Thomas Graphic Novel #2
Odd Is on Our Side
When things get scary, it’s nice to know that Odd is on our side.
The one and only Odd Thomas is back—in his second edgy and enthralling graphic-novel adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling suspense master Dean Koontz.
It’s Halloween in Pico Mundo, California, and there’s a whiff of something wicked in the autumn air. While the town prepares for its annual festivities, young fry cook Odd Thomas can’t shake the feeling that make-believe goblins and ghouls aren’t the only things on the prowl. And he should know, since he can see what others the spirits of the restless dead. But even his frequent visitor, the specter of Elvis Presley, can’t seem to point Odd in the right direction.
With the help of his gun-toting girlfriend, Stormy, Odd is out to uncover the terrible truth. Is something sinister afoot in the remote barn guarded by devilish masked men? Has All Hallows Eve mischief taken a malevolent turn? Or is the pleading ghost of a trick-or-treater a frightening omen of doom?
The one and only Odd Thomas is back—in his second edgy and enthralling graphic-novel adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling suspense master Dean Koontz.
It’s Halloween in Pico Mundo, California, and there’s a whiff of something wicked in the autumn air. While the town prepares for its annual festivities, young fry cook Odd Thomas can’t shake the feeling that make-believe goblins and ghouls aren’t the only things on the prowl. And he should know, since he can see what others the spirits of the restless dead. But even his frequent visitor, the specter of Elvis Presley, can’t seem to point Odd in the right direction.
With the help of his gun-toting girlfriend, Stormy, Odd is out to uncover the terrible truth. Is something sinister afoot in the remote barn guarded by devilish masked men? Has All Hallows Eve mischief taken a malevolent turn? Or is the pleading ghost of a trick-or-treater a frightening omen of doom?
186 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2010
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Dean Koontz
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April 10, 2017
Another Manga graphic novel featuring Koontz's Odd protagonist in his earlier years. I like this one much better than the first graphic novel. This one felt complete and untrusted. Also, it felt a little more true to the original Odd Thomas novel.
Even though this are prequels, I continue to believe it is better appreciated after reading a few of the books.
Also
Even though this are prequels, I continue to believe it is better appreciated after reading a few of the books.
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June 17, 2021
Odd Is on Our Side
(Odd Thomas Graphic Novel #2)
by Fred Van Lente
I have read an Odd Thomas book before and thought I would try the graphic novel and really liked it. Clean, easy to read text. Great art. Easy to follow story.
Halloween and Odd senses trouble but can't find it. He thinks he finds it but is tricked, but not for long!
I love that he can see ghosts and other creatures. Especially Elvis! Lol!
(Odd Thomas Graphic Novel #2)
by Fred Van Lente
I have read an Odd Thomas book before and thought I would try the graphic novel and really liked it. Clean, easy to read text. Great art. Easy to follow story.
Halloween and Odd senses trouble but can't find it. He thinks he finds it but is tricked, but not for long!
I love that he can see ghosts and other creatures. Especially Elvis! Lol!
April 3, 2016
A significant improvement from the first Odd Thomas Graphic Novel, In Odd We Trust.
This is a great Halloween read since the story takes place on Halloween duh :-) I like that Dean is allowing this series of graphic novels to take a different direction from his books. It's almost like an alternate reality - I'm a big fan of the television series FRINGE. :-)
I'm rating this a 4 star book - keep in mind that although there is nothing super fantastically amazing in this little book, I rate based on the time and effort I put into the book and what I get in return - I didn't have to invest much into this and it entertained me.
This is a great Halloween read since the story takes place on Halloween duh :-) I like that Dean is allowing this series of graphic novels to take a different direction from his books. It's almost like an alternate reality - I'm a big fan of the television series FRINGE. :-)
I'm rating this a 4 star book - keep in mind that although there is nothing super fantastically amazing in this little book, I rate based on the time and effort I put into the book and what I get in return - I didn't have to invest much into this and it entertained me.
February 18, 2017
A young man who can see the souls of dead people tries to stop a Halloween tragedy.
I thought that some aspects of the story were very familiar but overall it was still a reasonable read.
I thought that some aspects of the story were very familiar but overall it was still a reasonable read.
March 2, 2012
Fun little Halloween tale. Getting to know Stormy remains a bittersweet experience.
October 16, 2017
I enjoyed this graphic novel. I haven’t read any of the others in the Odd series(novels or graphic novels) but I still enjoyed jumping in and meeting these characters. This book got me attached to and intrigued by Odd so I may go check out the novels.
This is the story of Odd Thomas. He can see dead people and when he starts seeing them warning him, he wonders what’s about to happen. It’s Halloween and there’s a “safe Halloween” event as well as a rude pumpkin rolling event by the school jocks where they steal jack o lanterns and roll them down a hill.
At some point in the past, there was an evil man who handed out poisoned candy and injured many kids and killed one. He had also fatally poisoned his wife. He gets released from jail and dresses up like a woman and fills the party piñata with poisoned candy and sets a bomb (thus the evil that the dead people were warning Odd about). In the end, Odd and his gf Stormy save the day, along with writer Ozzie and his editor.
I thought this graphic novel was good but kind of blah. It was also somewhat hard to pick up after you put it down since there’s quite a few characters. Overall entertaining and intriguing but I would definitely go with the novels if I wanted more from this series.
This is the story of Odd Thomas. He can see dead people and when he starts seeing them warning him, he wonders what’s about to happen. It’s Halloween and there’s a “safe Halloween” event as well as a rude pumpkin rolling event by the school jocks where they steal jack o lanterns and roll them down a hill.
At some point in the past, there was an evil man who handed out poisoned candy and injured many kids and killed one. He had also fatally poisoned his wife. He gets released from jail and dresses up like a woman and fills the party piñata with poisoned candy and sets a bomb (thus the evil that the dead people were warning Odd about). In the end, Odd and his gf Stormy save the day, along with writer Ozzie and his editor.
I thought this graphic novel was good but kind of blah. It was also somewhat hard to pick up after you put it down since there’s quite a few characters. Overall entertaining and intriguing but I would definitely go with the novels if I wanted more from this series.
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February 5, 2025
Didn't read, it was so dumb
June 7, 2015
Ah, the pitfalls of being a franchise author. Now, I thought it was simply a matter of chucking out a few half-formed ideas to your writerly minion and then sitting back and counting the royalties as they flow in, while throwing the odd (get it?) groat to your amanuensis but, it turns out, that is not the case at all. So, here you are, Dean Koontz, bestselling author, owner of the best hair transplant this side of Elton John, dog owner and, now, faithful Catholic after a rather dodgy period in your youth when you embraced some distinctly dodgy form of nihilistic transhumanism (I must be one of the few people to have read Koontz's 1976 novel A Darkness in My Soul which backs up this contention), and now, after working all your life seven days a week turning out four novels a year you think maybe it's time to sit back, work the kinks out of your typing fingers and let someone else bring in a few of the bucks.
See, you've got this bestselling character that your fans have really warmed to - and he's a bit of a personal favourite too - and your agent mentioned this manga stuff to you a while back and you still remember the sting: 'What's more, you don't even have to write it, Dean. The characters are so strong, they'll take the strain even if someone else does the writing.'
And you think, 'Yeah... They are, aren't they. It'd be kind of interesting to see how someone else sees them - at least till the movie deal comes through. Why not?'
'Of course, you get script approval, Dean.'
Turns out, that was just as well. Ozzie Boone black? Well, you could live with that, even if it wasn't how you saw him, but then you read the plot and, yes, it's yet another mad-fundy-Christian-poisons-trick-or-treaters potboiler. Look, you know potboilers, you've stewed enough plots in your time to feed half the homeless in Pico Mundo, and even you wouldn't stoop that low, even if you weren't, actually, you know, a Christian rather than someone like, er, Fred Van Lente, who apparently gets all his knowledge of this obscure sect from the more lurid episodes of cop shows and the anthropological investigations of Salon and the Huffington Post.
You take a deep sigh. You run a red line through that particular plotline. You suggest something else and you resolve that, in future, you'll write your own books. Leave the author farming to Clive Cussler and James Patterson; you're an honest workman and you resolve to remain so.
See, you've got this bestselling character that your fans have really warmed to - and he's a bit of a personal favourite too - and your agent mentioned this manga stuff to you a while back and you still remember the sting: 'What's more, you don't even have to write it, Dean. The characters are so strong, they'll take the strain even if someone else does the writing.'
And you think, 'Yeah... They are, aren't they. It'd be kind of interesting to see how someone else sees them - at least till the movie deal comes through. Why not?'
'Of course, you get script approval, Dean.'
Turns out, that was just as well. Ozzie Boone black? Well, you could live with that, even if it wasn't how you saw him, but then you read the plot and, yes, it's yet another mad-fundy-Christian-poisons-trick-or-treaters potboiler. Look, you know potboilers, you've stewed enough plots in your time to feed half the homeless in Pico Mundo, and even you wouldn't stoop that low, even if you weren't, actually, you know, a Christian rather than someone like, er, Fred Van Lente, who apparently gets all his knowledge of this obscure sect from the more lurid episodes of cop shows and the anthropological investigations of Salon and the Huffington Post.
You take a deep sigh. You run a red line through that particular plotline. You suggest something else and you resolve that, in future, you'll write your own books. Leave the author farming to Clive Cussler and James Patterson; you're an honest workman and you resolve to remain so.
January 26, 2012
What can one say about ole Odd? Dean Koontz doesn't make me feel silly for liking him. It actually makes me feel good when I find a character that holds my interest through a series. While the stories are all somewhat predictable, they are always entertaining, funny, and sometimes melancholy.
In the new graphic novels, manga artist Queenie Chan, does a great job illustrating the Odd stories. She gives Odd a face that looks EXACTLY as one might imagine. The images don't detract from the stories, they actually give more of a connection to the "oddness" that Koontz is weaving. A quick read that offers something entertaining to look at AND read.
"If all the hitchhikers I picked up were as interesting as Odd, I would just drive around picking up hitchhikers!" -- fpw
In the new graphic novels, manga artist Queenie Chan, does a great job illustrating the Odd stories. She gives Odd a face that looks EXACTLY as one might imagine. The images don't detract from the stories, they actually give more of a connection to the "oddness" that Koontz is weaving. A quick read that offers something entertaining to look at AND read.
"If all the hitchhikers I picked up were as interesting as Odd, I would just drive around picking up hitchhikers!" -- fpw
June 6, 2011
I had no idea this was a graphic novel when I bought it from the Kindle store. Graphic novels don't work well on electronic book-readers. That being said, I'm not sure what benefit illustrating an Odd Thomas book confers. Koontz is a master at connecting us with, and stimulating, our imagination. Why try to illustrate a short version of a classic series? It doesn't work for me on many levels. Don't buy it.
January 10, 2021
I have a new favorite of the Odd Thomas series! I think I actually prefer the Odd Thomas series as graphic novels. It keeps everything I like, but it eliminates some of the tiresome, descriptive narrative that sometimes bogs me down in these particular novels. I've read other Dean Koontz books, and that isn't a problem in the others and seems specific to only this series. I realize that some repetition is necessary in a series to remind people of prior events--and explain things to new readers that haven't read the prior books. Still, sometimes I think I'm going to shoot myself if I have to listen to Odd Thomas once again mention that he dreams of a life in tire sales. It was funny for two books, but as I continued with the series, it got a bit annoying. Of course, I just realized that while Koontz contributed to this tale, it seems it was written by someone else. Oops!
This book would be considered a prequel of the series, taking place before the events in the first Odd Thomas book. I wish I would have realized that, and I would have read it first. I thought this book came after Odd Hours, and I was a bit unnerved when a character that had died earlier in the series was suddenly alive again.
I finished this book in one day. It ticked all the boxes. The characters were accurately depicted, and many of the illustrations matched what I envisioned in my head when I read the series. I liked hearing about the challenges of trying to produce what Dean Koontz saw in his head that came at the end of the book.
The story kept a good pace. The bodachs were super creepy. There was enough mystery and red herrings so that it took a while to develop a suspect. I liked the "urban legend becomes real" plotline. The little girl ghost was sad but very appealing. The climatic ending definitely had me on the edge of my seat. An altogether satisfying book!
This book would be considered a prequel of the series, taking place before the events in the first Odd Thomas book. I wish I would have realized that, and I would have read it first. I thought this book came after Odd Hours, and I was a bit unnerved when a character that had died earlier in the series was suddenly alive again.
I finished this book in one day. It ticked all the boxes. The characters were accurately depicted, and many of the illustrations matched what I envisioned in my head when I read the series. I liked hearing about the challenges of trying to produce what Dean Koontz saw in his head that came at the end of the book.
The story kept a good pace. The bodachs were super creepy. There was enough mystery and red herrings so that it took a while to develop a suspect. I liked the "urban legend becomes real" plotline. The little girl ghost was sad but very appealing. The climatic ending definitely had me on the edge of my seat. An altogether satisfying book!
June 14, 2020
Like the first graphic novel adaptation of the Odd Thomas stories that I read recently, this second one also features the artwork of Queenie Chan. And it has many of the same problems, although the characters aren’t quite so cookie-cutter similar in appearance. But the anime style really doesn’t work for this kind of a yarn.
The story this time involves Halloween traditions in the little California town of Pico Mundo where Odd works as a fry cook, and his kick-ass, gun-totin’ girlfriend, Stormy, manages an ice cream shop. The bodachs are gathering, though, and that’s an omen that something very bad is about to happen. If only Odd knew what that might be. But he can see the dead, which means they come to him for help in moving on, and a little girl who died from poisoned trick-or-treat candy is on his case now, so he’s trying hard to figure out what’s going on. I won’t spoil things with further plot details, but I have to say the whole thing is pretty thin. There’s also a chronology problem with Stormy; i.e., she died in the first volume but she seems to be alive and well in this second book. I kept waiting for the surprise reveal that she was a ghost, but it never came, and it wouldn’t have worked anyway, since she was able to interact with everyone else, not just Odd. Kinda sloppy.
There’s also a section at the end of the book this time, describing how the artwork was developed. Apparently, the appearance of Odd’s writer buddy, Ozzie, was based on Lou Costello and that of his New York editor was supposed to look a lot like Meryl Streep. After learning this, I went back and studied them at length. Not even close. Even Elvis -- whom Odd always sees a lot of, for reasons he can’t begin to fathom -- looks almost nothing like The King.
The story this time involves Halloween traditions in the little California town of Pico Mundo where Odd works as a fry cook, and his kick-ass, gun-totin’ girlfriend, Stormy, manages an ice cream shop. The bodachs are gathering, though, and that’s an omen that something very bad is about to happen. If only Odd knew what that might be. But he can see the dead, which means they come to him for help in moving on, and a little girl who died from poisoned trick-or-treat candy is on his case now, so he’s trying hard to figure out what’s going on. I won’t spoil things with further plot details, but I have to say the whole thing is pretty thin. There’s also a chronology problem with Stormy; i.e., she died in the first volume but she seems to be alive and well in this second book. I kept waiting for the surprise reveal that she was a ghost, but it never came, and it wouldn’t have worked anyway, since she was able to interact with everyone else, not just Odd. Kinda sloppy.
There’s also a section at the end of the book this time, describing how the artwork was developed. Apparently, the appearance of Odd’s writer buddy, Ozzie, was based on Lou Costello and that of his New York editor was supposed to look a lot like Meryl Streep. After learning this, I went back and studied them at length. Not even close. Even Elvis -- whom Odd always sees a lot of, for reasons he can’t begin to fathom -- looks almost nothing like The King.
August 24, 2018
In Odd is on Our Side, Odd Thomas, a character from Koontz’s series of novels, sees dead people and tries to assist them in crossing over. This graphic novel features a Halloween celebration in Odd’s native Pico Mundo, CA. Odd, with the help of his girlfriend Stormy, investigates when Odd begins seeing bodachs, ominous heralds of death, creeping around town.
In a plot that is one part Sixth Sense and one part Scooby Doo, Odd follows clues that leads him on a wild goose chase after devil-mask wearing teens stealing jack-o-lanterns to toss downhill for the annual Pumpkin Roll, to a young costume-wearing ghost, and into the history of the man who poisoned the town’s trick-or-treaters twenty-five years earlier.
In the end, Odd and his friends find that the true danger comes not from the supernatural, but a criminal in disguise, and only they have the means and the knowledge to save the town.
Despite a full cast of quirky characters, including resident eccentric novelist Ozzie Boone, his editor Valerie Malovent, and the helpful shade of Elvis Presley, this story is mostly plot-driven, with numerous twists and turns that kept me on my toes yet all came together in the end. The illustrations were all done in black and white, and while not as detailed as in some other graphic novels I’ve read, conveyed the action well and were an integral part of the story. In fact, some pages were wholly or mostly artwork, but still carried the weight of the tale.
This was a very enjoyable story that I thought did very well in this format and I award it four and a half stars, and recommend it to fans of the paranormal as well as fans of Dean Koontz’s works.
In a plot that is one part Sixth Sense and one part Scooby Doo, Odd follows clues that leads him on a wild goose chase after devil-mask wearing teens stealing jack-o-lanterns to toss downhill for the annual Pumpkin Roll, to a young costume-wearing ghost, and into the history of the man who poisoned the town’s trick-or-treaters twenty-five years earlier.
In the end, Odd and his friends find that the true danger comes not from the supernatural, but a criminal in disguise, and only they have the means and the knowledge to save the town.
Despite a full cast of quirky characters, including resident eccentric novelist Ozzie Boone, his editor Valerie Malovent, and the helpful shade of Elvis Presley, this story is mostly plot-driven, with numerous twists and turns that kept me on my toes yet all came together in the end. The illustrations were all done in black and white, and while not as detailed as in some other graphic novels I’ve read, conveyed the action well and were an integral part of the story. In fact, some pages were wholly or mostly artwork, but still carried the weight of the tale.
This was a very enjoyable story that I thought did very well in this format and I award it four and a half stars, and recommend it to fans of the paranormal as well as fans of Dean Koontz’s works.
February 28, 2019
I enjoyed “Odd Is On Our Side” a little more then the first one “In Odd We Trust.” Again this is a prequel to the first Odd Thomas novel. This is the second of three different prequel graphic novels about Odd Thomas. Just like the first one it was cool to see the characters we have read about come to life in a comic book format. This time Odd’s friend and writer Ozzy is featured heavily and it is cool to see how Dean Koontz envisioned him. In the back of the book we get to see more of Dean Koontz’s notes and ideas about why the characters look like. It helps since sometimes these character descriptions are vague in the main series.
Seeing Odd’s and Stormy’s relationship in these graphic novels is the real highlight for me. (They even go on adventures together.) If anything Dean Koontz writes really romantic and believable relationships not based on sex and attraction alone. I love their dialogue, banter and chemistry. For that reason if you care at all about these characters I would suggest giving these graphic novels a shot. However if you have no interest in the main novels then I suggest giving the graphic novels a hard pass. These comics only serve to enrich the main novels and add more flavor to them. These prequel stories could be considered really entertaining filler at best.
Seeing Odd’s and Stormy’s relationship in these graphic novels is the real highlight for me. (They even go on adventures together.) If anything Dean Koontz writes really romantic and believable relationships not based on sex and attraction alone. I love their dialogue, banter and chemistry. For that reason if you care at all about these characters I would suggest giving these graphic novels a shot. However if you have no interest in the main novels then I suggest giving the graphic novels a hard pass. These comics only serve to enrich the main novels and add more flavor to them. These prequel stories could be considered really entertaining filler at best.
April 29, 2021
In Odd Thomas' second foray into an animated world, it is Halloween. Unfortunately, this holiday has a troubled past in Pico Mundo. A deranged man poisoned candy one year and it resulted in the death of one unfortunate child. Since then, the holiday has been carefully overseen by the city and local law enforcement. This year, Odd has a suspicion that evil has once again come to haunt Pico Mundo’s Halloween. With the help of his trigger-happy girlfriend Stormy, Elvis, and some other recently deceased denizens, Odd aims to stop any would-be holiday no-gooders.
This second book in the trilogy is hilarious. It brings out more of Stormy’s rash, shoot first ask questions later, persona. It also introduces the wonderfully large, and incredibly famous, character named Ozzie. Ozzie and his cat, Terrible Chester, could easily have a book series written about them. Koontz is a master of creating such believable, likeable (or hateable), characters. It is always so painful to see the sun set on a series and realize that not only is the protagonist gone, but so are all of the unique personalities we met along the way. This Halloween mini mystery thankfully did not invent any new characters for me to miss, except maybe a certain pumpkin thief, so I am grateful for that. Good middle-child in this family of graphic novels. I give it 5 out of 5 attaboys.
This second book in the trilogy is hilarious. It brings out more of Stormy’s rash, shoot first ask questions later, persona. It also introduces the wonderfully large, and incredibly famous, character named Ozzie. Ozzie and his cat, Terrible Chester, could easily have a book series written about them. Koontz is a master of creating such believable, likeable (or hateable), characters. It is always so painful to see the sun set on a series and realize that not only is the protagonist gone, but so are all of the unique personalities we met along the way. This Halloween mini mystery thankfully did not invent any new characters for me to miss, except maybe a certain pumpkin thief, so I am grateful for that. Good middle-child in this family of graphic novels. I give it 5 out of 5 attaboys.
November 27, 2021
Had I known this was set at Halloween before I read it, I would have picked it for my reading group, Novel Conversations. We are planning to discuss "holiday" stories for out next meeting. We can pick any holiday we want. I had picked out a Thanksgiving cozy mystery, but I may just take this one also.
This graphic novel, which was sitting on the endtable next to my television and taunting me to read it during the commercials, is an adaption of a short Odd Thomas story. Pico Mundo is small enough to exchange door to door trick and treating to a downtown event. All the children gather at the Community Center. The Bodach are circling. Odd is feeling dread. What horrible thing is going to happen?
This is a classic Odd Thomas story. I liked the story. The art, on the other hand, was not completely to my taste. I thought there was too much Manga in the artwork, especially on the faces of the women characters.
This graphic novel, which was sitting on the endtable next to my television and taunting me to read it during the commercials, is an adaption of a short Odd Thomas story. Pico Mundo is small enough to exchange door to door trick and treating to a downtown event. All the children gather at the Community Center. The Bodach are circling. Odd is feeling dread. What horrible thing is going to happen?
This is a classic Odd Thomas story. I liked the story. The art, on the other hand, was not completely to my taste. I thought there was too much Manga in the artwork, especially on the faces of the women characters.
June 9, 2019
This 2nd Odd Thomas manga brings in Marvel comics veteran Fred Van Lente for the story and I must say the improvement really shows. The actual plot is still rather simple - Bodachs are abroad during Halloween celebrations in Pico Mundo and Odd is haunted by a ghost trick or treater. The villain of the piece is a horticulturalist who hated having his greenhouse trashed and turns into a mad bomber.... but then mad bombers are hardly uncommon in the OT universe and I thought the plot fitted quite nicely.
What I really liked about this one was character. Ozzie gets introduced into the graphic novel universe and he and the demon cat Terrible Chester are just great. I also liked Odd/Stormy their discussion on kids is particularly poignant in light of what happens to her in the novels.
While I still feel these are watered down, 'Odd Thomas lite' if you will, I quite enjoyed this one.
What I really liked about this one was character. Ozzie gets introduced into the graphic novel universe and he and the demon cat Terrible Chester are just great. I also liked Odd/Stormy their discussion on kids is particularly poignant in light of what happens to her in the novels.
While I still feel these are watered down, 'Odd Thomas lite' if you will, I quite enjoyed this one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 12, 2020
This graphic novel came out in 2010 and was written by Dean Koontz and Fred Van Lente. Queenie Chan illustrated this book as well as the other two in the series.. It is the second of three graphic novels written in the Odd Thomas series.
It is a fun story that takes place before Odd Thomas, the first book in the series. An enjoyable story but not necessary to read before the novels.
The illustrating is done in a manga style and it is fun to see how Queenie envisions, Odd, Stormy and others.
It is Halloween time in Pico Mundo and for most places, a fun time, but in Pico Mundo the home of Odd Thomas, the fun comes with strange adventures and weird possibly evil doings. Odd and Stormy, must ferret out the bad about to happen, while doing there best not to upset fun Halloween plans.
It is a fun story that takes place before Odd Thomas, the first book in the series. An enjoyable story but not necessary to read before the novels.
The illustrating is done in a manga style and it is fun to see how Queenie envisions, Odd, Stormy and others.
It is Halloween time in Pico Mundo and for most places, a fun time, but in Pico Mundo the home of Odd Thomas, the fun comes with strange adventures and weird possibly evil doings. Odd and Stormy, must ferret out the bad about to happen, while doing there best not to upset fun Halloween plans.
May 13, 2017
I found this disappointing, although to be fair I should mention I read this just after powering through all the SAGA series by Vaughan. I found the art below mediocre and the stories lacking the charm of the novels. However, this may not be surprising as my impression is they are actually written by Fred Van Lente with Koontz's involvement limited to allowing his characters to be used and editing.
November 24, 2019
In my review of In Odd We Trust, I expressed a wish that this second book would be better than the first, and it definitely was. The story was better, Elvis was drawn better, and overall I feel that it was a better book. I'm still not fond of how the other characters look, but that's only because how they look in my head vs. how they look in the book are two different things. I give this one more than two and a half stars, but less than three.
December 22, 2016
I've read the first three Odd Thomas books and I loved them. I'm not sure how I feel about this graphic novel. I can't decide if I just didn't enjoy it because it doesn't stack up for me on its own merit, or because I kept (unintentionally) comparing it to the real books. Either way, it will never be revisited
April 16, 2018
As an Odd Thomas fan, I picked up all three graphic novels on a whim. While comparatively short relative to his normal books, they're hard to put down, and the length actually helped keep me invested in them.
This second one was about as good as the first one, with a little more dynamite and a little less one-on-one fighting. It left me anxious to read the final one the next day.
This second one was about as good as the first one, with a little more dynamite and a little less one-on-one fighting. It left me anxious to read the final one the next day.
July 19, 2018
This is my first Dean Koontz novel. Not sure if it was the graphic format or if he’s really that bad of a writer....I did not enjoy this at all. There was little to no character development, the storyline was predictable and the dialogue was boring and forced. Not sure that I will bother with any more Koontz.
January 20, 2019
I liked the first graphic novel in the series better, but this was still a welcome addition. Unfortunately, the story was nowhere near as intricate and polished as Mr. Koontz's typical work--some of the scenes seemed a little unlikely and awkward. As with the first graphic novel, it was nice to see the "behind the scenes" info and preview of the next novel at the end.
July 7, 2020
Good Story, Awkward Formatting
It's an Odd Thomas story, so it's good. The art is excellent as it was in the first graphic novel. My problem is with the pane formatting. The panes themselves are good, but there is frequent skipping on pane swipes and you have to go back. It happens way too often. Comixology is much more professional in the formatting.
It's an Odd Thomas story, so it's good. The art is excellent as it was in the first graphic novel. My problem is with the pane formatting. The panes themselves are good, but there is frequent skipping on pane swipes and you have to go back. It happens way too often. Comixology is much more professional in the formatting.
June 20, 2021
Ah, that time where a lot of authors were republishing their works as manga or comics to try to appeal to different audiences. Odd is on Our Side plays itself as a short story with a happy resolution, but it just doesn't have that Koontz kick that I've come to absolutely adore. That being said, there are worse books out there than this one!
September 13, 2017
Recommended for ODD fans like me!
Not really a graphic novel fan. I remember them as comic books. Anyway I'm glad to have found it at the e-book library. Now I have to buy it for my Odd collection. A fan!
Not really a graphic novel fan. I remember them as comic books. Anyway I'm glad to have found it at the e-book library. Now I have to buy it for my Odd collection. A fan!
April 5, 2019
This is the second graphic novel prequel to the Odd Thomas books and I have been so excited, I was depressed when I finished what I thought was going to be the last Odd Thomas book in the series, I love having him back. Makes me want to go out and make Strawberry Pancakes. This was a Good Read.
September 14, 2023
Beyond EBN 2023
In this Graphic Novel, we are still back before book 1 of the series and now we get to follow Odd and Stormy as they work out what is coming to the "Safe Halloween Event" that Pico Mundo is putting on. Bodocks have shown odd that something big is coming.
Wonderful!
In this Graphic Novel, we are still back before book 1 of the series and now we get to follow Odd and Stormy as they work out what is coming to the "Safe Halloween Event" that Pico Mundo is putting on. Bodocks have shown odd that something big is coming.
Wonderful!
September 5, 2024
I finished this book in one sitting and then immediately picked up the next book. I've been loving this series, and the illustrations are amazing. I love the detail put into the drawings; it brings the story to life.
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