The story wasn't bad, and I mostly liked the art. The big fat exception is how the ladies are drawn, especially Molly Carpenter. Could we get the 12-year-old boys off the case? I know she's supposed to be sexy, but the boobilicious almost halter top was a bit much. Especially since this is clearly set during winter in Chicago. And Gard's half of a miniskirt? Grow up, dudes.
My other complaint is that Harry doesn't consistently sound like Harry.
"Whatever he ingested is rapidly metastasizing into a substance not unlike that which makes up the golem's mass."
Yes, that's wisecracking Harry Dresden, not some bit character scientist guy saying that. It says it'a written by Jim Butcher and Mark Powers, but it just doesn't sound as Jim Butchery as I'd like.
The action is Jim Butchery enough, and the story feels like a Harry Dresden adventure, so those are in the plus column.
I'm not frustrated enough to quit these yet. We'll see what happens in the next one. ( )

I was so excited to receive an ARC of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files graphic novel, Downtown. Jim Butcher always catches and holds my attention and I'm already a huge fan of the Harry Dresden books. This graphic novel did not disappoint! Right from the beginning I was engaged in the story and to to top it off the illustrations are outstanding. The story was up to par with any of Butcher's other tales, and I hope he keeps it up with these graphic novels, I can't wait to read more! If you're a fan of Dresden/Butcher, you've got to check this out! ( )

It's more Dresden at least!

It wasn't great, but we get a lot more of Molly in her apprentice level, which I feel was somewhat skipped over in the novels.

Plus:



Marcone, Hendricks, and Guard. I ... didn't really picture any of them that way, but it works!

And Bob's always a hoot:



I think the other break out of this one is the villain:



A THRONE OF SEWAGE! He's cartoonishly evil, but ... it's a comic book based on an urban fantasy series. It works. Plus, you get sludge monsters:



Good enough to read for a completionist's sake.
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3 and 1/2

This is the first Jim Butcher's Dresden Files I’ve read.
There are interesting cool characters in this series and I want to read more. :D ( )