Story by Paul Allor. Art by Nelson Daniel. Published by IDW.
The bodies continue to stack up at Boddy Manor. The second issue of Clue: the Comic Book, based on the classic Parker Bros board game, is filled with clues and motives. But what’s missing is the dark humor of the first issue.
Upton the Butler is still your host through this dinner theatre mystery. Yet, his witty barbs about the players is suddenly gone. The butler has suddenly morphed from being a bit cheeky to acting darn near morbid. It’s like he’s the host of a classic horror anthology now. It seriously changes the tone of this miniseries.
Another thing missing are the bonus pages. In Clue #1, there were 3 additional pages of clues that were randomly inserted into issues. I’m not sure if readers complained about having to buy variants for the extra material. Maybe IDW planned it this way. I only know that the bonus clue pages are not in this issue. The lone thing different between the variants for the second issue are the covers.
The black comedy and additional hints have disappeared but the quality of the overall book remains. Writer Paul Allor has woven a masterful web of intrigue that only promises to get better in issue 3. I’m composing my own list of suspects and Upton assures readers that some very important details are forthcoming very soon.
Nelson Daniel’s art is also very good too! But as with the last issue, whomever is coloring this title is doing a killer job. Notice the color schemes of the variant covers below. Come on IDW! Give this genius colorist their due credit!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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