num_pages: 160
description: SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY is the adventures of a semi-competent band of super-powered ghostbusters in a town which could probably profit from a higher level of competence in their psychic Mystic Grove, Connecticut--also known as FEAR CITY. The Soulsearchers group consists Bridget Lockridge, a former Olympic athlete; Baraka, a lecherous fire demon from an Arabic Hell; Kelly Hollister, an apprentice witch; Janocz, a gypsy boy who can transfigure himself into monster forms; Peter P. Peterson, an accountant who can (and does) pull whatever's necessary out of his magic bag; and business founder Arnold Stanley, who--through a fateful accident--is now a talking, ranting, swearing contentious prairie dog. SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY is the brainchild of award-winning scripter Peter David and Claypool Editor Richard Howell. The first run of issues were pencilled by Amanda Conner ("Painkiller Jane," "Vampirella," "The Pro") and inked by Jim ("Spider-Man," "Supergirl") Mooney. The narrative includes super-hero action, supernatural horror, parody, satire, character comedy, and romantic screwball farce. This riotously funny collection features work from the first six issues of Claypool's much-hailed comedy/adventure series, nominated by the British Comics Professionals Society as Best Humor Comic. This volume also includes the three three-page "teaser" promotional featurettes which appeared in the backs of other Claypool series such as "Phantom of Fear City," "Deadbeats," and "Elvira? Mistress of the Dark?." This material had initial low circulation and is in high demand today. This volume "Puppet Dictatorship!" featuring the mad marionettist the Grand Guignol and his Pinocchio Patrol; "Pastramia On Wry!" which introduces Janocz; "Season of Misseds!" the war between the dream demons (a parody of the popular comics series "Sandman"); "Death and?!" in which the group is subjected to a bizarre audit; "Into the Woods!" brings new, odd twists to fairy-tale themes; and "Spin Cycle!" in which the Soulsearcers get an infernal makeover (a parody of the well-known company Image Comics).
language: English
title: Soulsearchers and Company, Vol. 1: On the Case!
titlecomplete: Soulsearchers and Company, Vol. 1: On the Case!
genres: Fiction, Comics
ratings_count: 5
series: Soulsearchers and Company
publisher: Claypool Comics/Boffin Books