Review: Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files 1
The Dabel Brothers import another character from the world of novels into comics in “Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files” No. 1. (“The Dresden Files” was also previously adapted into a Sci-Fi television show.) Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a wizard — and he’s also a private eye.
Dresden is often hired by Chicago police when crimes appear to have a supernatural slant.
Butcher has written about Harry Dresden in his “Dresden Files” series of novels, the tenth of which, “Small Favor,” came out in hardcover this month.
Dresden takes on a new case in “Welcome to the Jungle,” written by Butcher. In “Welcome to the Jungle” part 1, Dresden is called to the zoo, where a night watchman has been killed. Sergeant Carmichael wants the case wrapped quickly — he’s working off the assumption the watchman was killed by an animal attack. But the facts don’t all add up, so
Dresden is brought in by the more sympathetic Lt. Murphy, and given 24 hours to find out who is really behind the killing. The art is by newcomer Ardian Syaf, who capably handles the storytelling. Nothing overly flashy, and a few panels have some flaws, but Syaf keeps the story moving and understandable. Butcher keeps the mystery going, and uses flashbacks to flesh out Harry Dresden for those coming to the character for the first time. The comic should appeal to fans of hard-bitten detectives, who don’t mind some supernatural elements thrown it.
“Dresden Files” is Marlowe with magic.
– Matt Price
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