The Dare Detectives, Volume 2: The Royale Treatment

The Dare Detectives #2

by Ben Caldwell

Luck's no lady for the Dare Detectives! They've tracked femme fatale criminal mastermind Madame Bleu and her snowpea-swiping gang of pandas and abominable snowmen to the ruins of the infamous Royale casino, but a traitor threatens to close the case on Dare - permanently! Will old friends and new enemies save the day? Can Toby go a whole issue without breaking something? And what's with the snowpeas?

Genres: Graphic Novels

96 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2006

Reviews

[Parka · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Picture source: parkablogs.com)

This book smells of inkjet ink. The paper stock look like they will turn yellow at the sight of sun. You can even see the texture from the photos. The only gripe I have is about the printing.

The story itself is pretty simple with wacky characters: Maria, Toby and Jojo. Jojo looks like someone out from Liberty Meadows.

I just like the artistic style of Ben Caldwell. It's very Disney-like, yet not so Disney when the characters are set in a shady scenario. The book reads like a TV cartoon episode.

This review was first published on parkablogs.com. There are more pictures and videos on my blog.