Huge Detective

The buddy cop trope gets a sizable makeover—literally—in this playful series opener by Rose (the Corollary series) and King (Jenny Zero). The narrative takes place in an alternate present where giants emerged from below Earth’s surface 40 years prior. After a short but bloody war, they now live in the sovereign state of Brobdingang, strictly segregated from humans. As the story kicks off, detective Gyant must partner with Captain Tamaki, an irascible human, to solve murders that target both the giant (Huge) and human (Doll) communities. Gyant discovers a giant’s body deep below a dark lake, and he and Tamaki realize they’ve stumbled into something more than a murder case—someone’s trying to start a new war. Then a giant skeleton emerges from the surface of the moon and begins falling toward Earth, setting off fears of a global extinction event. Through intricate and imaginative worldbuilding, Rose fashions a truly sinister crime and motive, while King’s art cannily juxtaposes the massive and tiny members of the cast, with rich, earthy color work across expansive panels and double-page spreads. Fans of the Fables and the Dresden Files series will get a kick out of this. (Nov.)