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The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives

By Pornsak Pichetshote and Jeff Stokely
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The Sandman Universe expands as Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine, two dead best friends and seasoned detectives, delve into the mysterious disappearance of a Thai American girl in Los Angeles. Their investigation entangles them with terrifying new ghosts, including a bloodthirsty krasue from Thai mythology, testing their bond and courage. Meanwhile, Thessaly the witch faces her own peril, held hostage by dark magic that challenges both her life and pride.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy graphic novels rich in supernatural mystery, multicultural mythology, and compelling friendships within the Sandman universe. Fans of dark fantasy and Thai folklore will find this engrossing.

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The Sandman Universe grows as two of its most beloved characters return to the spotlight!

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The Sandman Universe grows as two of its most beloved characters return to the spotlight!

Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine have been detectives for decades—and dead best friends even longer. But their investigation into a Thai American girl's disappearance from her Los Angeles home puts them on a collision course with new and terrifying ghosts that could give even a dead boy nightmares—including a bloodthirsty krasue.

Even scarier than the ghosts? Though neither wants to admit it, the boys might be growing apart. And perilously close by to the boys' adventure, Thessaly the witch finds herself held hostage by dangerous magics—both a threat to her life and an insult to her ego that simply will not go unanswered...

Eisner Award-winning writer Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian, Infidel) is joined by celebrated artist Jeff Stokely to take the Dead Boys to the scariest place of all—the heart of Hollywood!

A must-read for fans eager to explore Thai mythology in the multicultural pantheon of gods and legends in the Sandman universe.

Collects The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives #1-6.

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ISBN: 9781779523297

Publisher: DC Comics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 November 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: DC Comics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 259.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 168

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Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels Jeff Stokely Penguin Books Pornsak Pichetshote

About the Author

Pornsak Pichetshote was a Thai-American rising star editor at DC's Vertigo imprint where he worked on such comics perennials as The Sandman and Swamp Thing. His books have been nominated for dozens of Eisner awards-be it the award-winning Daytripper, the New York Times bestseller The Unwritten, or critical darlings like Sweet Tooth and Unknown Soldier. He left Vertigo to become an executive in DC Entertainment's media team, where he started and oversaw DC TV's department.

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