Friday, Volume 1
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- Author：Ed Brubaker
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Summary
Finally in print - a genre-defying post-YA masterpiece from two of comics most acclaimed talents！
A young adult detective hero finally grows up， in the first volume of this new hit series from award-winning creators Ed Brubaker （Reckless， PULP， Kill or be Killed） and Marcos Martin （The Private Eye， Daredevil）， with brilliant colors by Muntsa Vicente。
Friday Fitzhugh spent her childhood solving crimes and digging up occult secrets with her best friend Lancelot Jones， the smartest boy in the world。 But that was the past， now she's in college， starting a new life on her own。 Except when Friday comes home for the holidays， she's immediately pulled back into Lance's orbit and finds that something very strange and dangerous is happening in their little New England town。。。
This is literally the Christmas vacation from Hell and neither of them may survive to see the New Year。
A young adult detective hero finally grows up， in the first volume of this new hit series from award-winning creators Ed Brubaker （Reckless， PULP， Kill or be Killed） and Marcos Martin （The Private Eye， Daredevil）， with brilliant colors by Muntsa Vicente。
Friday Fitzhugh spent her childhood solving crimes and digging up occult secrets with her best friend Lancelot Jones， the smartest boy in the world。 But that was the past， now she's in college， starting a new life on her own。 Except when Friday comes home for the holidays， she's immediately pulled back into Lance's orbit and finds that something very strange and dangerous is happening in their little New England town。。。
This is literally the Christmas vacation from Hell and neither of them may survive to see the New Year。
Reviews
Lennert
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I'm really into the tone and the look of this but I can't help feeling a little bit dissatisfied with this first volume。 It is almost entirely buildup， giving you a taste of Friday's world before abruptly ending once the story finally gets going。 More of an amuse-bouche than an actual， substantial course on its own。 I'm really into the tone and the look of this but I can't help feeling a little bit dissatisfied with this first volume。 It is almost entirely buildup， giving you a taste of Friday's world before abruptly ending once the story finally gets going。 More of an amuse-bouche than an actual， substantial course on its own。 。。。more
Benjamin Bauer
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Something different from Brubaker， blending together supernatural elements with a premise that's kinda "Harriet the Spy home from college"。 The art by Marcos Martin is bloody out-of-this-world beautiful， bringing Friday and the New England town of Kings Hill to life in combination with Muntsa Vicente's twilit colouring。 For a "Post-YA" story （As Brubaker dubs it）， it's quite creepy and delectably mysterious。 My only gripe is that this volume only contains three issues。 I've clearly been spoiled Something different from Brubaker， blending together supernatural elements with a premise that's kinda "Harriet the Spy home from college"。 The art by Marcos Martin is bloody out-of-this-world beautiful， bringing Friday and the New England town of Kings Hill to life in combination with Muntsa Vicente's twilit colouring。 For a "Post-YA" story （As Brubaker dubs it）， it's quite creepy and delectably mysterious。 My only gripe is that this volume only contains three issues。 I've clearly been spoiled by Brubaker's recent string of OGNs， since I took for granted that this book contained a full story arc at the least！ 。。。more
Benjamin
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When I was younger I loved the Encyclopedia Brown series of books。 I like to think it helped inform my reading tastes as I grew older。 The problem is that those characters never really have much a chance to change or to grow with character development and stay 14 forever。 Ed Brubaker gives us the opening part to the story of what happens when those characters grow up and when they change。 Friday Fitzhugh takes center stage as she returns from college and immediately gets pulled back into the wor When I was younger I loved the Encyclopedia Brown series of books。 I like to think it helped inform my reading tastes as I grew older。 The problem is that those characters never really have much a chance to change or to grow with character development and stay 14 forever。 Ed Brubaker gives us the opening part to the story of what happens when those characters grow up and when they change。 Friday Fitzhugh takes center stage as she returns from college and immediately gets pulled back into the world of boy detective Lancelot Jones and the mysteries running rampant through their small New England town。 As always with Ed Brubaker， the characters immediately come to life off the page， and while not always likeable， that's totally by his design。 His collaborator Marcos Martin illustrates the series with his usual incredible storytelling and unique style。 And while it only collects the first 3 issues of the series， as he has done so many times before， Ed Brubaker leaves us wanting more。 I will be there waiting for Book Two。 。。。more
Lauren
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Really enjoyed book one。 Friday is a great character and the setup in this first book is great。 I wish there were more than 3 issues to a trade， especially if there’s going to be a cliffhanger like that 😧。 I hope the next trade is out soon。
Pop Bop
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EngagingI keep reading reviews that dismiss this as too "YA-y" for Brubaker。 What does that even mean？ No bare breasts？ No angst about paying the mortgage？ No cubicle job existential breast beating？ I read lots of books that are way too "adult-y" to no good purpose; why should I blow off good YA？ Indeed， to be fair， some of the most interesting， creative， and original stuff I read is YA。Here we have an engaging， self-aware heroine， a dense but decent guy， and a creepy town with supernatural vibe EngagingI keep reading reviews that dismiss this as too "YA-y" for Brubaker。 What does that even mean？ No bare breasts？ No angst about paying the mortgage？ No cubicle job existential breast beating？ I read lots of books that are way too "adult-y" to no good purpose; why should I blow off good YA？ Indeed， to be fair， some of the most interesting， creative， and original stuff I read is YA。Here we have an engaging， self-aware heroine， a dense but decent guy， and a creepy town with supernatural vibes and a dark woods that hides loads of hinted at plots。 The art work is crsip， properly inked， and well colored。 There is a touch of sardonic humor， both from the heroine's inner monologue and woven into the narrative。 That'd enough for me to be intrigued and to want to see what happens next。This is only a few introductory get-you-hooked chapters， so you will have to be patient if you get into this。 （Please note that I received a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement， or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review。 Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book。） 。。。more
Chad
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Ed Brubaker's ode to The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew。 Friday is the sidekick who grew up and left for college， leaving Lance behind。 Most of the story is her going all YA and dealing with her drama with Lance after they hooked up the night before she left。 There's also a supernatural angle which is barely explored by the time this ends。 Maybe I would have liked this better had it been a more complete story， but this was just barely getting going just as it ended。Received a review copy from Image a Ed Brubaker's ode to The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew。 Friday is the sidekick who grew up and left for college， leaving Lance behind。 Most of the story is her going all YA and dealing with her drama with Lance after they hooked up the night before she left。 There's also a supernatural angle which is barely explored by the time this ends。 Maybe I would have liked this better had it been a more complete story， but this was just barely getting going just as it ended。Received a review copy from Image and Edelweiss。 。。。more
Alexander Peterhans
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Showing a decidedly different side to Brubaker's writing， the injection of the fantastical and the magical makes for an interesting read。I really like Marcos Martin's art here， and Muntsa Vincente's colouring lifts the whole book。There is a 'but'。。 the book contains only three issues， and doesn't tell a complete arc， worse yet - it ends on a big cliffhanger。 You're barely inside Friday's world before it's yanked away from you。 Why not wait a while longer before publishing？ It seems unnecessarily Showing a decidedly different side to Brubaker's writing， the injection of the fantastical and the magical makes for an interesting read。I really like Marcos Martin's art here， and Muntsa Vincente's colouring lifts the whole book。There is a 'but'。。 the book contains only three issues， and doesn't tell a complete arc， worse yet - it ends on a big cliffhanger。 You're barely inside Friday's world before it's yanked away from you。 Why not wait a while longer before publishing？ It seems unnecessarily frustrating。（Picked up an ARC through Edelweiss） 。。。more
Bernie Gourley
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I was loving everything about this book until （the very big issue of） its failure to provide any conclusion or resolution。 Imagine watching a two-hour movie， and at the one hour and forty-two minute mark the screen goes blank， the lights come on， and the ushers start humming “…you don’t have to go home， but you can’t stay here…” I understand writers of serialized works need to leave a hook， but this is all hook and no itch gets scratched。tAnd it’s a shame because the art was beautiful and evocat I was loving everything about this book until （the very big issue of） its failure to provide any conclusion or resolution。 Imagine watching a two-hour movie， and at the one hour and forty-two minute mark the screen goes blank， the lights come on， and the ushers start humming “…you don’t have to go home， but you can’t stay here…” I understand writers of serialized works need to leave a hook， but this is all hook and no itch gets scratched。tAnd it’s a shame because the art was beautiful and evocative， the setting was both warmly hometown and eerily odd， the character building was intriguing， and everything seemed to be clicking。 The conflict level was compelling， and one could definitely get attached to this world and its characters， but then one gets cold water thrown in one’s face and is asked to leave。tI will tell you one thing about the book that’s magnificent and that’s… 。。。more
Sam Quixote
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Whenever a mystery needed solving in the small coastal town of King’s Hill， kid detectives Friday Fitzhugh and Lancelot Jones were always on hand。 Then they grew up and Friday admitted her feelings to Lancelot - and inadvertently ruined their friendship。 Now she’s back on Christmas vacay from college and a supernatural mystery is plaguing the town - but will the two be able to get past their awkwardness to find out who the White Lady is？ Ed Brubaker goes all YA-y in Friday with Panel Syndicate r Whenever a mystery needed solving in the small coastal town of King’s Hill， kid detectives Friday Fitzhugh and Lancelot Jones were always on hand。 Then they grew up and Friday admitted her feelings to Lancelot - and inadvertently ruined their friendship。 Now she’s back on Christmas vacay from college and a supernatural mystery is plaguing the town - but will the two be able to get past their awkwardness to find out who the White Lady is？ Ed Brubaker goes all YA-y in Friday with Panel Syndicate regulars Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente。 And， though I’m a fan of these creators， I didn’t think much of this one unfortunately。 I never dug Enid Blyton so I’m not predisposed to enjoying what is essentially a homage to those kind of kid’s books （Famous Five， etc。） in Friday。 But also both storylines aren’t very substantial or gripping either。 It’s mostly about Friday mooning over her friendship/feelings for Lancelot （these twee names - ugh） which is bo-ring！ There are some supernatural goings-on but it’s not much more than hinted at so it’s unclear what it is or why we’re meant to care。 I enjoyed the witch/hallucination sequence though。 Marcos Martin’s art is really good， as are Muntsa Vicente’s colours， with lots of pretty snow-laden rural vistas and woodland scenes。 The faux book cover designs are also cute。 Friday and Lancelot’s character designs are strange though - their heads are distractingly wide and flat so they look alien for no reason！ Besides the art and a couple of scenes， there’s not a lot here to recommend Friday， Book One: The First Day of Christmas。 It’s a weak， unengaging and underwhelming kid’s comic that even fans of Brubaker’s might struggle to find the least bit compelling。 。。。more
Alex Sarll
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Been years since I read a Brubaker comic not illustrated by Sean Phillips; I think I'd forgotten they could even work separately anymore， had them mentally conjoined like noir comics' answer to Ant & Dec。 But for all that I enjoy that weathered Phillips look， Marcos Martin has an edge of the numinous that I love， and is perfectly matched with all these dark woods and light reflected on snow。 On which note – yes， normally I would wait to read a Christmas story like this in December， but with the Been years since I read a Brubaker comic not illustrated by Sean Phillips; I think I'd forgotten they could even work separately anymore， had them mentally conjoined like noir comics' answer to Ant & Dec。 But for all that I enjoy that weathered Phillips look， Marcos Martin has an edge of the numinous that I love， and is perfectly matched with all these dark woods and light reflected on snow。 On which note – yes， normally I would wait to read a Christmas story like this in December， but with the Edelweiss ARC set to expire before we're even in October， needs must; at least I could aim for a Friday。 Story-wise， cards are kept pretty close to the chest at first， but it soon becomes apparent that we're following a former child investigator， headed back home and determined not to go back to their old ways。 How long do you think that's going to last？ What makes it even better is that the mysteries in Kings Hill tend to have an edge of the spooky， all old legends and mysterious artefacts; if it weren't for being in America， Friday's childhood cases would have been right at home on seventies children's TV alongside Children Of The Stones and Ace Of Wands。 But she's not a kid anymore， and that's where the problems begin。。。 。。。more
Jake
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I can never seem to get enough of Ed Brubaker。 Maybe it's because he always seems to write from authentic places that seem really close to home。 Maybe it's the artists who manage to bring out the best visuals of his writing。In any case Friday feels like another one of his noir pieces with a splash of Sherlock Holmes flavor。Only it's told from the Watson's perspective and how she's dealing with adolescence's difficulties。 Especially since her best friend and possible love interest always remains I can never seem to get enough of Ed Brubaker。 Maybe it's because he always seems to write from authentic places that seem really close to home。 Maybe it's the artists who manage to bring out the best visuals of his writing。In any case Friday feels like another one of his noir pieces with a splash of Sherlock Holmes flavor。Only it's told from the Watson's perspective and how she's dealing with adolescence's difficulties。 Especially since her best friend and possible love interest always remains a point of confusion。 There's expectations within the both of them and a need to feel like there's familiarity。 But at the age they're at， it feels authentically difficult。To top it all off， there's something off about their humble little town。 And it looks like Friday is going to look very deeply into things。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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Very good fun， but frustratingly incomplete， this drama feels to have the assured touch – in plot， in character and in intrigue – that Ed Brubaker used to be easily relied on for。 I liked Friday a lot – and before I go any further it has to be said that this is the name of the heroine。 Back when she and Lance were kids， they got lumbered with the self-appointed task of being an investigative duo， along the lines of Hardy Boy singular and Nancy Drew going occult。 But with her being slightly older Very good fun， but frustratingly incomplete， this drama feels to have the assured touch – in plot， in character and in intrigue – that Ed Brubaker used to be easily relied on for。 I liked Friday a lot – and before I go any further it has to be said that this is the name of the heroine。 Back when she and Lance were kids， they got lumbered with the self-appointed task of being an investigative duo， along the lines of Hardy Boy singular and Nancy Drew going occult。 But with her being slightly older she's away to college， although has probably gubbered everything between the two by forcing the issue a la 'can boy and girl be best friends without the sex？'。 Back home for Christmas， she's forced to carry on with Lance – somehow in cahoots with the sheriff – in investigating a lad who's nicked a sacred artefact from a dig site， and got a wee bit demonic as a result。At times at the beginning of chapter two here I disliked the narrator， demanding we care about Friday's love life， when it's possessed teens and creepies in the woods we're more interested in。 But that poise about the character is key here， for Friday's mundane life is just another strong element of the story。 （As is the early '70s setting， but here that historical detail seems even less relevant than it did with the author's recent Reckless trilogy， so I won't go further into worrying about why the bad fashions and dated hairstyles are a part of this。） The occult， as I say， is large here too – but the book is very blasé about how this couple are detectives， and how they just dismiss the intrigue of their world as an everyday thing。Visually， things are definitely fine， even without Brubaker's routine partner in crime。 I loved how the bits of exposition that were needed got given a different presentation style， as if lifted from a different book entirely。 It's most annoying， ultimately， that this is just the beginning， and I don't care to find out how many more books the story might fill before it's finished。 This can't be the first half of a two-piece， mind， for there definitely is a lot more to cover in this particular case。 And with this being a hugely enjoyable warm-up， I'd relish the chance to be there for the rest。 Four and a half stars。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Pturingan
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The print edition isn't out yet as I make this review but I just finished reading the digital versions of issues 1-3 from Panel Syndicate and they are excellent as expected。 Will definitely be getting the paperback when it comes out and will be excitedly waiting for the continuation of Friday's story as it comes out。 The print edition isn't out yet as I make this review but I just finished reading the digital versions of issues 1-3 from Panel Syndicate and they are excellent as expected。 Will definitely be getting the paperback when it comes out and will be excitedly waiting for the continuation of Friday's story as it comes out。 。。。more
Reference
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