Not a ton of depth in the plot, but this was a fun romp with a great sense of humor and fantastic artwork. I'd love to read more about this crew. ( )

Came for Fiona Staples' art, stayed for Fiona Staples' art.

The writing pales in comparison. ( )

I read this because it was available on Kindle Unlimited. It’s a story about a team of misfit heroes who get vilified as criminals. I liked the art, but I’ve always been a fan of Fiona Staples, and some of the character concepts are weird in a fun way. Unfortunately, this felt like the first volume in an apparently canceled series that never got past the setup. ( )

If you’re looking for a quick, action-packed, funny comic about a secret society with some super-hero/mutant-esque characters, then this is it. Mystery Society doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s a high-tech, low stakes, easy to enjoy little romp about a husband and wife who start a team to track down paranormal secrets. There’s a bit of the found-family theme here too.

Come for the mystery, stay for Secret Skull and Verne. Seriously, I would love a Secret Skull spinoff series. I would love this comic as a Netflix series actually, but only if they did it right! No stupid CGI mask for Secret Skull.

As usual, I love Staples’s work and that’s the main reason I wanted to read this, though I do love the oddball group with various skills and powers coming together to fight crime/solve mysteries/fight the patriarchy, etc. Sadly there seems to only be this one volume comprised of five issues. I really wish there were more! ( )

1.5 stars, rounded down.

Not much to say about this one, except "Avoid it".

Edit: Actually, I'll say a little bit more. If you are looking for a (very) cheap knock-off/modern retelling of Alan Moore's [b:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1|297627|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1|Alan Moore|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327894724s/297627.jpg|797], then this graphic novel is right up your alley. I'm not sure if author Steve Niles intended that, or if he even knew what he was going for (modern-age steampunk?) as he wrote this, but it didn't really work for me at all. The artwork was sort of *bleh*, too. ( )