Meredith Mcclaren – illustratör

Put on your deerstalker hats and get out your magnifying glasses, because this Adventure Time collection is a real whodunnit!Between stuff going missing all around Ooo (surely this sentient cube Finn and Jake found has nothing to do with it . . . ?) and pranks ruining Masquerade Day (eggs are for eating, not for throwing!), our heroes are going to need to put on their thinking caps to solve this duo of crazy conundrums! Luckily, Finn, Jake, and BMO are . . . on the case! (Sigh.)This detective-worthy compact edition collects Graybles Schmaybles written by Danielle Corsetto (Girls with Slingshots, The New Adventures of Bat Boy) and drawn by Bridget Underwood, and Masked Mayhem written by Kate Leth (Mall Goth, Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!) and drawn by Bridget Underwood—as well as shorts by Meredith McClaren (Meat Eaters, Black Cloak)!

The second volume in the Eisner-nominated, delectable sci-fi/fantasy blend returns with an all new detective procedural shot straight through its heart.Essex and Pax’s last case brought horrible truths to light and almost leveled the city of Kiros. Now, five years since the “Essex Fire,” Kiros has changed dramatically and ex-Black Cloak Phaedra Essex is either the city’s greatest hero, or greatest villain, depending on who you ask. Meanwhile Black Cloak Pax has a bloody new case, a rookie partner, and absolutely no leads. It’s a very bad time for something ancient to have awakened beneath the city. Collects issues #7 – 11.

Anyone want to storm the castle? What about if, instead of an army, we just have an elf, a fairy, two Dracona, an ambitious young Taka, a wizard, and a couple motivated revolutionaries? Still wanna do it? GOOD. Then come with us...

From cartoonist Meredith McClaren (co-creator of the acclaimed series Black Cloak) comes a punishing and poignant original graphic novel about the monsters that lurk both in the darkness beyond—and within—us all . . . Let it be said that dying is hard. Nineteen-year-old Ashley Moore found this out firsthand. All Ashley wanted was to keep her head down and work hard until she could escape the small town where she felt she was stagnating. But after waking up one night covered in blood—and irrevocably dead—Ashley finds her foolproof plan for getting out has gone up in smoke, and that something within her has changed. Without a heartbeat and with a disturbing craving for fresh meat, Ashley finds herself in a world that exists just beneath our own: a world of ghouls and monsters and things that go bump in the night. Drawn into the realm of the unusual, getting advice from ancient vampires, dodging angry pack leaders, and becoming the reluctant big sister to some wayward werewolves, Ashley finds it increasingly difficult to put away the parts of her past—and herself—that she wants to ignore. The truth, it turns out, can’t stay buried forever.In this visceral story about the effects of trauma and anxiety, dying is indeed hard. But getting on with it? That can be worse.

Murdered prince. Hungry mermaids. Vengeful queen. Plentiful suspects. Dead assassin. Dying Black Cloak. So far this case is going to the devils. And it’s super great that absolutely everything is on the line. No pressure!

A break in the case may have come too late as things heat up for Black Cloaks Essex and Pax, forcing Essex to face her past and confront it head-on...quite literally. Mermaids mourn. Black Cloaks dig. And worlds threaten to collide, which maybe isn’t the worst thing?

An unexpected "reunion" cuts right to Essex’s heart. Pax weighs dark options. Draconas consider their place in a political nightmare. The Humans scramble, anticipating an opportunity. Those with power scheme to hang on to it at any cost. Mermaids still have no rights. And more people will be dead by morning.

The city of Kiros shudders under the shadowy threat of its first true serial killer. Black Cloaks Pax, Essex, and rookie Alden II follow a dangerous trail leading them deeper into both their case and the secrets of the city. What other horrors_ _might the Essex Fire have unearthed?

Essex, Pax, and Alden separate to investigate multiple leads, but divide and conquer is not going as planned. Meanwhile, the former Queen's location has changed dramatically. Her demeanor? Not so much. But sometimes a change of scenery can really open your eyes to things right in front of your face.