What do you think?
Rate this book
Brody's Ghost #1-6
Brody's Ghost Collected Edition
Acclaimed author Mark Crilley tells his greatest tale yet in this intense supernatural thriller! After losing his job, his girlfriend, and his home, Brody learns that things can get even worse when he begins seeing a ghostly teenage girl watching him in the street. What he hopes is a hallucination proves all too real when the ghost tells him she needs his help hunting down a dangerous killer, and that he must undergo training from the spirit of a centuries-old samurai to unlock his hidden ghost talker powers.
While Brody initially goes along only begrudgingly, the mission becomes terrifyingly personal when he learns that his ex-girlfriend is destined to be the killer's next victim. As he evades the police and his ex's criminal boyfriend, Brody enters a race against time to learn the killer's identity before the night of her foretold doom!
"Mix a pinch of The Sixth Sense with a dash of The Karate Kid and a bit of The Crow, and you'll start to get a feel for Brody's Ghost." -Wired
"The setting--an unidentified future city partially in ruins--is a masterpiece of drawing . . . The story is more than a match for the art." -Booklist
While Brody initially goes along only begrudgingly, the mission becomes terrifyingly personal when he learns that his ex-girlfriend is destined to be the killer's next victim. As he evades the police and his ex's criminal boyfriend, Brody enters a race against time to learn the killer's identity before the night of her foretold doom!
"Mix a pinch of The Sixth Sense with a dash of The Karate Kid and a bit of The Crow, and you'll start to get a feel for Brody's Ghost." -Wired
"The setting--an unidentified future city partially in ruins--is a masterpiece of drawing . . . The story is more than a match for the art." -Booklist
600 pages, Paperback
First published May 10, 2016
About the author
Mark Crilley
117 books372 followersMark Crilley is an American comic book creator and children's book author/illustrator. He is the creator of Miki Falls, Akiko, and Brody's Ghost. He is also noted for his instructional videos for drawing in the manga-style. Crilley distributes drawing advice to artists via YouTube videos and his DeviantArt account. In August 2010, he starred in some how to draw videos for Funimation on demand. Mark Crilley's wife is Miki Crilley who he named Miki Falls after. The two have a daughter, Mio, and a son, Matthew.
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cri...
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cri...
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 44 reviews
January 19, 2018
A highly enjoyable, action-packed story that has depth and great characterization. One of the most underrated manga!
July 23, 2016
An awesome graphic novel by an artist I had only known as 'that guy who does drawing tutorials on YouTube'! But Brody's Ghost proves Mark Crilley is not only excellent at drawing but also at telling stories and characterisation. I particularly admired his huge, sprawling landscape shots and I also enjoyed the crisp, witty dialogue.
June 20, 2016
This was such an awesome collection. So well written and illustrated :) Such an intriguing story with awesome characters!
June 7, 2017
I have several mixed views on this comic. First of all, I got into this comic after being a viewer of Mark Crilley's YouTube channel. It's because of his videos that I felt more comfortable and instructed in my skill as a visual artist and story-teller (hence, you should totally check out his YouTube channel). He used "Brody's Ghost" as an example for many of his instructional videos to the point where I knew I had to read this. However, I ended up approaching it with higher expectations than what I got out of it.
If you're looking for a comic that only has a ton of artistic strengths, you should certainly check this out. Mark is able to put so much detail into backgrounds and cityscapes it's as if each panel has a life of its own. I can tell there were some characters he had fun drawing, mainly Talia. Others seemed really simple and/or cliche in design (mainly Brody himself).
Now on to the characters which is where my more negative criticism is. First, let me explain the premise. The protagonist, Brody, is having a hard time getting over a break-up with his ex-girlfriend, Nicole. As a result, he becomes extremely depressed, resorts from taking care of himself or his life, and works a bunch of odd-jobs whenever he needs a buck or two. He then finds out that he is a psychic when he is approached by a ghost named Talia who wants him to help her take down a murderer.
Before I go further, let me explain this; the reasoning behind Brody and Nicole's break-up or any history of their relationship prior to the beginning at all is never explained whatsoever. All we are given are some extremely vague clues about what's going on between them now and moreso of how it effected Brody in the aftermath then the relationship between the two of them. The first conversation we see them having in the book is glossed over by Brody's first-person narration providing a ton of adjectives about how the conversation went and almost no nouns to inform what it is they talked about. The only thing I get from this is that Nicole is angry at Brody for some reason, Brody is trying to make his amends, but Nicole won't give him a second chance, again for some reason. Therefore, I cannot interpret Brody as anything but an immature drama-queen getting depressed over something as frequent in reality as a break-up. Therefore, it was really hard for me to appreciate Brody in any way and I could not empathize with him in the least.
I usually love it when the author leaves elements of the story up for the interpretation of the reader. A great example where this technique is actually useful is the setting of "Brody's Ghost". Hardly any of the locations are named. At first glance, you would think the story takes place in an American city, but if you take a further look at Mark's landscapes, you'll notice that the signs written in both English and Japanese. A McDonald's sign of all things is written in Japanese. It's later revealed that the particular city the story's has some early citizens who were immigrants of Japan. There are maps of the city and the neighboring lands (drawn in really amazing detail, by the way), but they are too vague making it difficult for the reader to associate it with any known city. The reason why it works in this part of the story is because the setting is not the most important thing in the story. Whereas, something that effects the plot and characters directly the way that the history of Brody and Nicole's relationship does is something that would be very hard to get away from explaining for the reasons I stated in the previous paragraph.
One thing I do appreciate about Mark's character writing is how he contrasts Brody's character dynamic with that of Talia's. Talia is a ghost who was 16 when she died. As a result, she is still in the mindset of any teenager, viewing most things on a black-and-white scope and can't seem to leave that way of thinking as a result of being a ghost. In contrast, Brody who's in his 20s, sees more of the inner linings between those black-and-white concepts and is always open for second chances. While Talia may be a memorable character, I often feel like, even when her backstory is revealed, her entire character is made up of her black-and-white thinking. By that I mean I can't think of a way to describe her outside of that, aside from her cute but stubborn personality.
Now, let's dive a little further into the story's narrative. Consider this paragraph you're about to read as a minor spoiler. Later in the story, Brody learns more about his psychic powers, cleans himself up, and becomes more of a fully-developed young man. After all this Brody approaches Nicole again and apparently they finally see eye to eye now. Just as they hug before they part ways, Brody sees a vision of Nicole lying dead on the floor and, based on some other context clues, he figures out that she's the murder's next target. At that point, I pretty much figured that Nicole's only purpose in this story is to be Brody's damsel in destress. She's only meant to be the love interest, the reason for Brody doing everything he does in this story. I could also go on about how this plays into gender stereotypes in most western literature, but that's a topic for another day. What I find most hilarious is that Nicole is nothing more than a plot point, yet she managed to get a spotlight on the book's cover.
"Brody's Ghost" did have potential and I think if Mark spent a little more time getting to know his characters (and put Nicole in a bigger spotlight), this book would shine. I actually think this series would have worked better as a mainly episodic monster/mystery-of-the-week series with a larger plot developing within it. It's obvious that Mark spent a lot of time thinking about how ghosts work and what psychics can do and I feel like there would be more of an opportunity to explore that if this were and episodic series. Mark tried to make the main focus be Brody's character growth and stopping the murder, when he could have expanded on that and showed us more of his world. Heck, I would have liked to meet more ghosts than just Talia and Kagemura-sensei. Talia said that each ghost is given a special ability. Her's is to manipulate glass. Well, what other abilities are there? We only get to see Talia's. Why bring that up, and then just leave it there and let it stay where it is? I would like to learn more.
In any case, that's my review on "Brody's Ghost".
If you're looking for a comic that only has a ton of artistic strengths, you should certainly check this out. Mark is able to put so much detail into backgrounds and cityscapes it's as if each panel has a life of its own. I can tell there were some characters he had fun drawing, mainly Talia. Others seemed really simple and/or cliche in design (mainly Brody himself).
Now on to the characters which is where my more negative criticism is. First, let me explain the premise. The protagonist, Brody, is having a hard time getting over a break-up with his ex-girlfriend, Nicole. As a result, he becomes extremely depressed, resorts from taking care of himself or his life, and works a bunch of odd-jobs whenever he needs a buck or two. He then finds out that he is a psychic when he is approached by a ghost named Talia who wants him to help her take down a murderer.
Before I go further, let me explain this; the reasoning behind Brody and Nicole's break-up or any history of their relationship prior to the beginning at all is never explained whatsoever. All we are given are some extremely vague clues about what's going on between them now and moreso of how it effected Brody in the aftermath then the relationship between the two of them. The first conversation we see them having in the book is glossed over by Brody's first-person narration providing a ton of adjectives about how the conversation went and almost no nouns to inform what it is they talked about. The only thing I get from this is that Nicole is angry at Brody for some reason, Brody is trying to make his amends, but Nicole won't give him a second chance, again for some reason. Therefore, I cannot interpret Brody as anything but an immature drama-queen getting depressed over something as frequent in reality as a break-up. Therefore, it was really hard for me to appreciate Brody in any way and I could not empathize with him in the least.
I usually love it when the author leaves elements of the story up for the interpretation of the reader. A great example where this technique is actually useful is the setting of "Brody's Ghost". Hardly any of the locations are named. At first glance, you would think the story takes place in an American city, but if you take a further look at Mark's landscapes, you'll notice that the signs written in both English and Japanese. A McDonald's sign of all things is written in Japanese. It's later revealed that the particular city the story's has some early citizens who were immigrants of Japan. There are maps of the city and the neighboring lands (drawn in really amazing detail, by the way), but they are too vague making it difficult for the reader to associate it with any known city. The reason why it works in this part of the story is because the setting is not the most important thing in the story. Whereas, something that effects the plot and characters directly the way that the history of Brody and Nicole's relationship does is something that would be very hard to get away from explaining for the reasons I stated in the previous paragraph.
One thing I do appreciate about Mark's character writing is how he contrasts Brody's character dynamic with that of Talia's. Talia is a ghost who was 16 when she died. As a result, she is still in the mindset of any teenager, viewing most things on a black-and-white scope and can't seem to leave that way of thinking as a result of being a ghost. In contrast, Brody who's in his 20s, sees more of the inner linings between those black-and-white concepts and is always open for second chances. While Talia may be a memorable character, I often feel like, even when her backstory is revealed, her entire character is made up of her black-and-white thinking. By that I mean I can't think of a way to describe her outside of that, aside from her cute but stubborn personality.
Now, let's dive a little further into the story's narrative. Consider this paragraph you're about to read as a minor spoiler. Later in the story, Brody learns more about his psychic powers, cleans himself up, and becomes more of a fully-developed young man. After all this Brody approaches Nicole again and apparently they finally see eye to eye now. Just as they hug before they part ways, Brody sees a vision of Nicole lying dead on the floor and, based on some other context clues, he figures out that she's the murder's next target. At that point, I pretty much figured that Nicole's only purpose in this story is to be Brody's damsel in destress. She's only meant to be the love interest, the reason for Brody doing everything he does in this story. I could also go on about how this plays into gender stereotypes in most western literature, but that's a topic for another day. What I find most hilarious is that Nicole is nothing more than a plot point, yet she managed to get a spotlight on the book's cover.
"Brody's Ghost" did have potential and I think if Mark spent a little more time getting to know his characters (and put Nicole in a bigger spotlight), this book would shine. I actually think this series would have worked better as a mainly episodic monster/mystery-of-the-week series with a larger plot developing within it. It's obvious that Mark spent a lot of time thinking about how ghosts work and what psychics can do and I feel like there would be more of an opportunity to explore that if this were and episodic series. Mark tried to make the main focus be Brody's character growth and stopping the murder, when he could have expanded on that and showed us more of his world. Heck, I would have liked to meet more ghosts than just Talia and Kagemura-sensei. Talia said that each ghost is given a special ability. Her's is to manipulate glass. Well, what other abilities are there? We only get to see Talia's. Why bring that up, and then just leave it there and let it stay where it is? I would like to learn more.
In any case, that's my review on "Brody's Ghost".
January 4, 2019
The art is great, and I like how a different style is used for different characters. But my favorite part is how many panels are devoted to silence and stillness. The story, however, is average.
September 9, 2018
I’ve been a fan of Mark Crilley for years, long before he made a name for himself with his realism challenge videos and frequent delightful drawing tutorials and manga art books. I especially loved his Akiko books, and when his videos on YouTube became popular, I was double charmed to find he seemed to have a really warm, friendly, funny personality.
So I’m surprised it’s taken me so long to finish reading Brody’s Ghost! I first picked up several issues out of order when they were first published (I missed the first couple issues). I was really hooked by the premise, but lost track of the series and never got around to collecting the other issues. I was really glad to see there is a collected version of the entire run available and bought it up today.
And the comic is even more delightful than I remembered, at least in some ways. The story has a wonderful sense of tension and stakes, especially in the second half (the first half I think stumbles a bit several times). I was pretty sucked in, and it’s honestly exciting guessing what will happen. The art is also great (I love Crilley’s detailed and exuberant artwork, and this probably has some of the best in his career). The premise is also imaginative and exciting... although for me even more horrific this time because of the recent killing of Molly Tibbets from my home state. (The story is about a young man visited by a ghost who is trying to track down a serial killer who preys on young women, and there is even a sequence in which one young lady is stalked and killed when she is out jogging—which was also how Tibbets died.)
That said, there were some elements of he story which I felt could have been improved. It was hard to believe that Brody would go to such incredible lengths in the first half of the story to follow the ghost. We hear hints that Brody’s master who helps train him as a ghostseer has secret reasons for giving him the training, but we never find out what they are. In some ways the characters are really unlike able, as Brody is obsessed with his ex, and the ghost... well, she is extremely deceptive, vindictive, and manipulative, yet we are basically asked to forgive the ghost in the end. There is even (huge spoiler) hints that Brody gets back together with his ex, which felt a little bit odd to me. It isn’t clear that Brody has dealt with the issues that caused the break up in he first place (apparently his temper), and so the relational rift never feels properly healed.
Still... I really enjoyed reading his story. I hope that Mark Crilley has a chance to draw more comics in the future and not just his (admittedly also quite lovable) art books!
So I’m surprised it’s taken me so long to finish reading Brody’s Ghost! I first picked up several issues out of order when they were first published (I missed the first couple issues). I was really hooked by the premise, but lost track of the series and never got around to collecting the other issues. I was really glad to see there is a collected version of the entire run available and bought it up today.
And the comic is even more delightful than I remembered, at least in some ways. The story has a wonderful sense of tension and stakes, especially in the second half (the first half I think stumbles a bit several times). I was pretty sucked in, and it’s honestly exciting guessing what will happen. The art is also great (I love Crilley’s detailed and exuberant artwork, and this probably has some of the best in his career). The premise is also imaginative and exciting... although for me even more horrific this time because of the recent killing of Molly Tibbets from my home state. (The story is about a young man visited by a ghost who is trying to track down a serial killer who preys on young women, and there is even a sequence in which one young lady is stalked and killed when she is out jogging—which was also how Tibbets died.)
That said, there were some elements of he story which I felt could have been improved. It was hard to believe that Brody would go to such incredible lengths in the first half of the story to follow the ghost. We hear hints that Brody’s master who helps train him as a ghostseer has secret reasons for giving him the training, but we never find out what they are. In some ways the characters are really unlike able, as Brody is obsessed with his ex, and the ghost... well, she is extremely deceptive, vindictive, and manipulative, yet we are basically asked to forgive the ghost in the end. There is even (huge spoiler) hints that Brody gets back together with his ex, which felt a little bit odd to me. It isn’t clear that Brody has dealt with the issues that caused the break up in he first place (apparently his temper), and so the relational rift never feels properly healed.
Still... I really enjoyed reading his story. I hope that Mark Crilley has a chance to draw more comics in the future and not just his (admittedly also quite lovable) art books!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2017
It's been a while since I stared at a book, psychically willing it to have more content.
Brody's Ghost is a fun and captivating read, one I couldn't put down. The story has plenty of twists and turns, some good humor, and some great character moments that challenge convention at times. Not every good guy is a good guy, for example. Poor Brody just has bad day after bad day, but he keeps getting back up, which is a hero in my book. Best of all, he doesn't have self-righteous speeches about doing the right thing; he just does it. Talia is a fun foil, ever causing misery in order to stop misery. She's one of the most interesting characters because of spoilers, but it's awesome to see her full range of emotion, from silly tagalong to vindictive ghoul to pitiful creature and back again.
The artwork is very manga influenced, but you can also see the Western strokes blended in. Crilley does a great job with framing and flow, making the pictures pop out with creative choices. I'm also surprised how many black-and-white graphic novels are hard to understand because of crap art, but Brody's Ghost is clean and easy to understand because of Crilley's use of gray scales.
Cool story, fun characters, great animation, what's not to love?
Brody's Ghost is a fun and captivating read, one I couldn't put down. The story has plenty of twists and turns, some good humor, and some great character moments that challenge convention at times. Not every good guy is a good guy, for example. Poor Brody just has bad day after bad day, but he keeps getting back up, which is a hero in my book. Best of all, he doesn't have self-righteous speeches about doing the right thing; he just does it. Talia is a fun foil, ever causing misery in order to stop misery. She's one of the most interesting characters because of spoilers, but it's awesome to see her full range of emotion, from silly tagalong to vindictive ghoul to pitiful creature and back again.
The artwork is very manga influenced, but you can also see the Western strokes blended in. Crilley does a great job with framing and flow, making the pictures pop out with creative choices. I'm also surprised how many black-and-white graphic novels are hard to understand because of crap art, but Brody's Ghost is clean and easy to understand because of Crilley's use of gray scales.
Cool story, fun characters, great animation, what's not to love?
June 5, 2019
Brody's Ghost is the story of a young man who has a hard time getting his life together. He has lost his girlfriend and his job, so he spends most of his day being depressed. However, that all changes when he meets Talia a sixteen year old Ghost who asks him to solve the mystery of her murder. Brody is understandably freaked out about a Ghost appearing to him and at first wants no part of what she has to say. He eventually caves in and together he starts to put the pieces of this mystery and his life together. Brody becomes strong and confident in his abilities. This story will excite and thrill you.
I love this book. When I found out that Mark Crilley had written the book I knew I had to get it. I love the art style and the direction the book went with the story. Brody is a failure who becomes a hero with the help of others around him. I think there are many who can relate to this book and appreciate the things that Brody had to go through. Talia is a great character with a spunky nature that helps play to the atmosphere of the book. I just gotta say thanks Crilley for the great experience!
Content Warnings: Violence
I love this book. When I found out that Mark Crilley had written the book I knew I had to get it. I love the art style and the direction the book went with the story. Brody is a failure who becomes a hero with the help of others around him. I think there are many who can relate to this book and appreciate the things that Brody had to go through. Talia is a great character with a spunky nature that helps play to the atmosphere of the book. I just gotta say thanks Crilley for the great experience!
Content Warnings: Violence
August 18, 2017
Wow, I was really impressed with this series!! I'll admit, I was stupid and thought this was one volume until I actually finished it and finally realized that it was six volumes in one. Definitely glad that I picked up the collected edition though, because I seriously couldn't put it down. I wouldn't have been able to wait until the next volume! I love the character development and the mystery around Talia; it really made me keep reading. In addition to the story-line, the art style: wow! I found myself stopping and staring at certain scenes because the detail and shaping of the characters just seemed so perfect. Love the art style Crilley uses, and it added to the story as a whole. Can't have a great novel without great art to complement. I am tempted to buy this collected edition, because I can guarantee that I'll want to read it again in the future. As I said before, I'm really glad that the collected edition exists, since all the volumes are there in one nice binding. THANK YOU, for spending your time working hard and polishing this series. I don't regret reading it! :)
November 15, 2017
HIGHLY RECOMMEND,
I have never really been into Graphic Novels before but I've always been fascinated with Mark Crilley's work. I love to draw and I came across his work on YouTube, at the end of every video he would promote this novel and the more I followed him the more I wanted to read his work. A few days ago I decided I'd give my full effort to a graphic novel and seen this. It took me three days to read this novel but it kept me interested the entire time reading it. Left minor cliff hangers, had a mysterious twist with the Penny Murder, had bits of reality thrown in with relationships and of course paranormal with ghosts. Needless to say this was definitely a good first choice Graphic Novel. There art of the novel was fantastic, you could definitely get a good idea of the city as the story develops not so much in the beginning. Overall I really enjoyed this read.
I have never really been into Graphic Novels before but I've always been fascinated with Mark Crilley's work. I love to draw and I came across his work on YouTube, at the end of every video he would promote this novel and the more I followed him the more I wanted to read his work. A few days ago I decided I'd give my full effort to a graphic novel and seen this. It took me three days to read this novel but it kept me interested the entire time reading it. Left minor cliff hangers, had a mysterious twist with the Penny Murder, had bits of reality thrown in with relationships and of course paranormal with ghosts. Needless to say this was definitely a good first choice Graphic Novel. There art of the novel was fantastic, you could definitely get a good idea of the city as the story develops not so much in the beginning. Overall I really enjoyed this read.
October 30, 2019
This graphic novel is kind of like The Sixth Sense mixed with a revenge tale. Brody suddenly develops the ability to talk to ghosts when the spirit of a murdered girl comes to him, in hopes that he can track down her killer. The first few books are mostly about him developing his psychic powers with a ghost sensei. Oddly, other than the girl and the sensei, he never talks to another ghost in the entire series.
The plot is satisfying with a few twists I didn't see coming, but the art is what really shines. The story is set in a gorgeously illustrated city, but it stays in the background. He meets the sensei in an abandoned, dilapidated area known as Off Grid, that feels kind of like Kowloon Walled City. I really enjoyed this book.
The plot is satisfying with a few twists I didn't see coming, but the art is what really shines. The story is set in a gorgeously illustrated city, but it stays in the background. He meets the sensei in an abandoned, dilapidated area known as Off Grid, that feels kind of like Kowloon Walled City. I really enjoyed this book.
March 28, 2020
Brody lives in a city in the future. The not too distant future. he lives in a slum and is a bit of a loser. He is contacted by Talia, a ghost of a girl who has been locked out of heaven, until she can apprehend a serial killer called The Penny Murderer.
I'd give this 3.5, but rounded down as I think 4 is too much. The basic story and revelations are good, but I found the overall story and characters hard to relate to or have any kind of empathy for. In short... I didn't care for them. Maybe that's just me and the state of mind I was in while I read it... but there you go.
It's not bad by any means. It just didn't engage me.
I'd give this 3.5, but rounded down as I think 4 is too much. The basic story and revelations are good, but I found the overall story and characters hard to relate to or have any kind of empathy for. In short... I didn't care for them. Maybe that's just me and the state of mind I was in while I read it... but there you go.
It's not bad by any means. It just didn't engage me.
June 24, 2018
A student loaned me the first book in the series and I wanted to know how it ended. I had a choice. I could buy the books separately (expensive!) or buy the collected works omnibus (less expensive). Today I began reading them. I couldn't put the book down until I'd finished it all.
I devoured these works and truly enjoyed them. Graphic novels are still not my favorite genre but I enjoyed the art. I didn't like the characters 100% but the story was good and strong.
I don't think there's really anything to prevent me from putting this out in the classroom library.
I devoured these works and truly enjoyed them. Graphic novels are still not my favorite genre but I enjoyed the art. I didn't like the characters 100% but the story was good and strong.
I don't think there's really anything to prevent me from putting this out in the classroom library.
September 3, 2017
This was a good story. It had elements that reminded me of The Crow, and perhaps The Karate Kid. I felt that one scene in particular reminded me very much of the film Time After Time, which starred Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells. But this had a very unique set of elements to the story that made it very different, and the story kept me engaged throughout. There were also some nice twists and surprises along the way. Highly recommended.
December 27, 2025
I've been following Mark Crilley's work since I was a preteen, starting with his YouTube how to draw tutorials. I'm honestly disappointed in myself for taking so long to read one of his actual comics!
this was a really good story, I loved it. it was fun, well-paced, had a good twist, and a good ending. I can tell Mr.Crilley put a lot of time and effort into these books... I can only aspire to achieve something similar.
this was a really good story, I loved it. it was fun, well-paced, had a good twist, and a good ending. I can tell Mr.Crilley put a lot of time and effort into these books... I can only aspire to achieve something similar.
January 26, 2017
WOW!
I heard that this title was good, but nothing was going to prepare me for what I was getting myself into! The story was fast-paced and intriguing. I couldn't put it down!!
Thanks Mark Crilley for knocking this one out of the park!
This collection of all the volumes is definitely worth the purchase if you get your hands on it.
I heard that this title was good, but nothing was going to prepare me for what I was getting myself into! The story was fast-paced and intriguing. I couldn't put it down!!
Thanks Mark Crilley for knocking this one out of the park!
This collection of all the volumes is definitely worth the purchase if you get your hands on it.
May 2, 2020
Brody’s Ghost is a very entertaining murder mystery. The author/artist uses his art very skillfully to tell his story and show a very good-looking fantasy world. And while there may be a few Manga tropes here, they work in telling the story. I had to read this all the way through and then again the next day.
October 26, 2020
This book is awesome. Funny and dark and quirky, with insanely detailed illustrations, flawed characters none of whom actually want to be there, and a very (VERY) inspiring superhero-like plotline.
And the setting is cool.
And the powers.
And the narration is almost like one of the old hardboiled detectives.
And the setting is cool.
And the powers.
And the narration is almost like one of the old hardboiled detectives.
August 27, 2024
Remembered this title in a Comics coupon and once I found it in a used bookstore I knew I needed to read it. While the lead’s development journey is interesting with promising lore, the at times toxic relationship between him and the ghost character could at times take me out. While I liked that the main mystery got solved, there was one or two stories that I wish were given more development.
February 4, 2017
This was surprisingly good! The artwork is really good, the story entertaining, the characters likable, and I must have enjoyed it since I finished it in one sitting. Would I read it again? Not too sure, but I'm glad I got to read it at least once. :)
Read
November 22, 2019it has amazing artwork and an interesting story line it was a bit confusing at first but got more exciting as i went on i love the in color short comics in the back and the parts about the drawing process.
July 24, 2017
I loved this book. I'm already enamored by Mark Crilley's art, but this world and this story hit me in several of my feels. Fantastic.
October 23, 2017
Great story. Didn't much like the ghost. Writer successful in portraying her as selfish.
January 26, 2018
I am so happy I randomly picked this up at the library!
The story is good, the illustrations are great (especially the larger landscape shots!!) and it has some fantastic characters!
The story is good, the illustrations are great (especially the larger landscape shots!!) and it has some fantastic characters!
July 21, 2018
SUper artwork. Story good.
April 5, 2021
Nothing original but a fun quick read.
July 13, 2025
I feel like a lot of Brody’s problems would of been solved sooner if he had focused sooner on finding the penny guy and not stalking his ex.
February 19, 2026
i cant believe the ghost lied to get him to try and kill the murder
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 28, 2026
Read this a long time ago and it def made an impression on me. Beautiful art, intriguing story, ghost girl I forgot your name but I will never forget ur cool vibes
January 19, 2023
Entertainment score: 4
Critical score: 4
Readability: 5
Critical score: 4
Readability: 5
Displaying 1 - 30 of 44 reviews