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Chicagoland Detective Agency:#01 The Drained Brains Caper(Gr.4-8)
 
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Chicagoland Detective Agency:#01 The Drained Brains Caper(Gr.4-8) [Paperback]

Trina Robbins (Author)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brain Washed Summer School Students, Nov 19 2010
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Nicola Manning (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicagoland Detective Agency:#01 The Drained Brains Caper(Gr.4-8) (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: This is a Cybils '10 nominee and required reading for me as a graphic novels panelist.

Honestly from the cover and title I was expecting corny and campy but what I got was an entertaining old-style private eye detective story involving a mad scientist. The plot is similar to that of Brain Camp by Susan Kim, though this time it is a summer prep school where the students seem to all be brain washed into achieving. Add our main character, Megan Yamamura. The new kid in town, a vegan, manga reading, haiku writing girl with gusto and this book is a success. Megan carries this book and is an unforgettable character, whom one just wants to meet up with again. She is joined by Raf, a nerdy computer guy and Bradley, a special dog they rescue from an experiment lab. The story covers their first case and determines how they set up the Detective Agency which will be open for business in book 2 advertised on the last page. A funny, silly, "scoobby doo" type mystery.

The art work is fantastic. Done in b/w, at first glance it may disappoint but once you start reading, I realized Megan couldn't have been depicted otherwise. Her beautiful Japanese look dressed in a combo of goth and emo style clothing perfectly suits her. The backgrounds aren't very detailed but the facial expressions are delightful and the sound effects add much to the action. An impressive story. Will look forward to book 2: The Maltese Mummy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Manga + Noir + Zombies = Awesome!, Sep 23 2010
By Beth - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chicagoland Detective Agency:#01 The Drained Brains Caper(Gr.4-8) (Paperback)
Megan Yamamura is 13 year-old, vegetarian, haiku-spouting, manga fan. She is dismayed when she begins the term at a new school, and all the other students are so boring that something sinister must be afoot.

I loved Megan from the start. Her haikus are the high point of the book. Her friend, Raf Hernandez, seems like a great character as well. I hope he is developed more in the next book.

The art is utterly fantastic. It's simple, but very expressive. It falls somewhere between traditional American comic art and manga.

As a bonus, it's set in Chicago! I loved seeing the Chicago sky line and the el in the background!

I'd recommend this to any young adult comic fans, especially those who enjoy manga.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A romp of a book, Sep 15 2010
By Victoria Craven - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chicagoland Detective Agency:#01 The Drained Brains Caper(Gr.4-8) (Paperback)
A romp of a book (appropriate for ages ten and up) that explains the beginning of the Chicagoland Detective Agency, which is run by a talking dog--his story is great--and his assistants, a computer whiz kid and a haiku writing vegan. This comic is great fun and I'm looking forward to the next in the series. Page Tyler's artwork is somewhere between Manga and Western style comics and is perfect for the targeted demographic.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for middle grade readers, April 4 2011
By S. O'Donnell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chicagoland Detective Agency:#01 The Drained Brains Caper(Gr.4-8) (Paperback)
These are fun books for kids who love the Bone series by Jeff Smith and other comic-style stories. They are surprisingly full of voice and provide an appealing detective story format for middle readers. Despite being in black and white, the graphics (by Tyler Page) are very well done. I love the characters! Megan and Raf are funny and totally likable, and Bradley is too cute for words.

My 3rd grade son and surprisingly, my 6-year-old daughter, enjoyed both books. I recommend both this one and The Maltese Mummy, especially for reluctant readers and comic fans.
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