Leave It To Chance Book 2: Trick Or Threat

Leave It To Chance #2

by James Robinson, Paul Smith, George Freeman

The Fourteen-year-old Chance Falconer has occult investigation in her blood. Her father, Lucas Falconer, is the protector against supernatural crime in the city of Devil's Echo, an amazing place where the magic and monsters are an everyday occurrence.This is a family tradition handed down from one generation to the next -- but will Chance's knack for landing herself in big trouble stop her from living long enough to take up that mantle?
This Leave it to Chance Volume Trick or Threat (collecting original issues #5-8), introduces our intrepid heroine to a new circle of friends, and pits Chance against a new cast of dastardly villains, misunderstood monsters, and otherworldly apparitions. From the festive streets of Devil's Echo on Halloween night, to haunted pirate caves - and even at her favorite shopping mall - the young danger-magnet, Chance Falconer, finds paranormal peril at every turn.
Praised for its widespread appeal and ability to entertain both children and adults alike, Trick or Threat is the latest in Image's ongoing collections of the Harvey and Eisner award-winning Leave it to Chance material. Printed in an oversized hardcover format, this edition is Leave it to Chance as you have never seen it before.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure, Sequential Art, Humor

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays.

Reviews

[tony dillard jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leave It To Chance. I've seen the books that make up the series in my local library. But I've never read them. With my library having been closed since May, I had not gotten an opportunity to check out all-ages stuff unless it's a part of my collection. Then in October, when my local (and favorite) comic book store reopened, I found this book for sale on discount.

Based on the fact that the title story is a Halloween set tale, I was going to read this as part of my Halloween 2020 reading. But when I came across a Christmas story included in the mix, I waited until now to finish it up.

The plot of Leave It To Chance is about the daughter of a famed occultist and paranormal investigator. Chance's father does not want her to follow in the family business. But no matter what the young lady does, it seems that supernatural mischief follows Chance everywhere. From a young boy's pet Capuchin monkey being kidnapped in order to enact a Halloween spell to a classmate getting kidnapped by a phantom during a holiday trip to the local mall, it's up to Chance and her pat dragon, St. George, to save the day!

There were 13 issues in the series. But with budgeting issues, production delays and scheduling conflicts, it took over 3 years for the entire storyline to run it's course. As a result, the 3 volumes that comprise Chance's story are not given numbers. 'Trick or Threat & Other Stories' cover the middle chunk of Leave It To Chance. But that's okay. The stories are fairly self-contained for the most part.

With swift storytelling and super clean art, I really did enjoy this book. So much, that I have no qualms with adding the other two unnumbered volumes to my wish list!

[Fraser Sherman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plucky Chance Falconer continues stumbling into adventures despite her father's insistence she not have any. Even when he ships her off to boarding school, she stumbles into a ghost pirate's smuggling ring.
Light-hearted fun, which is exactly what it's meant to be.

[Andres Pasten · Rating 3 out of 5]

agradables y juveniles aventuras paranormales

[Lavell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Artwork: Excellent Story: Excellent. The adventures continue with Chance. She is even shipped off to a boarding school for a while. which has adventures in its self.An excellent series.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I ordered the other Chance books because I found the first one, with the Nancy Drew-like heroine, to be so refreshing. This one was still enjoyable but not as thick and meaty as the first. The illustrations were gorgeous but it took me awhile to get into the stories and there wasn't enough true character-driven drama to keep me, the girl, hooked and salivating.

Regardless, I still like Chance ....

[Michael P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine Dr. Strange with a precocious daughter, and that's what you're getting with Leave it To Chance... though, to be fair, that's a little over-simplistic. Basically, it's a comic meant to be fun, and succeeds on every level. Part Nancy Drew, part mystical warrior, it's definitely a recommended read for all ages.

[William Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

i am completely in love with this series. it has everything a great book should, even one such as this made for young adults. the character development is a bit weak or else the book would have merited 5 stars. the artwork is great, a combination of john romita and golden age art, and the paneling and story move like an old comic strip, ala dick tracy.

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh, I guess this is fun, but it's totally lacking substance. It's like watching Scooby Doo, which is certainly fun, but I like my comics to have a little bit more backbone.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

good continuation to the series as Chance goes to school and adds some friends to the cast of characters.

[Jdetrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would have liked to spend more time with our existing characters, but it's still good reading from Robinson and Smith.

[Jenn Estepp · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2. A little more episodic than the first volume, which I think works for this story.