I was drawn to Mystery Society by the gorgeous art, but the premise looked promising too. Nick Mystery and Anastasia Collins are a wealthy couple who’ve dedicated themselves to investigating the paranormal, kind of a Thin Man meets The X-Files set-up. The story involves them building a superteam to help them in their work, while running afoul of government military thugs looking to cover up the mysteries they want to solve.
Mystery Society has a breezy style, good characters, and a brisk energy to it, but in the end I preferred the idea to the execution. Alas, the script isn’t as clever as it thinks it is, and I found the plot slapdash. On the other hand, it is inventive and upbeat, which is refreshing. And Fiona Staples’ artwork is awesome; it held my interest even when the words did not. It’s worth a read, particularly for its unique, polished look, but I was hoping for a little more.
