In Odd We Trust by Dean Koontz, Queenie Chan (2008, Paperback)

This is a comic book, realize this before you purchase. Dean Koontz is collaborating more in his later years and I'm afraid the work he lends his name to is as well. Steer clear of this comic book.

This is the most disappointing book I have ever bought.I love Koontz but this never says anything about being a comic book!!!...Terrible just terrible!!!

Like many other fans, I was intrigued by this Pied Piper of other-world resLike many other fans, I was intrigued by this Pied Piper of other-world residuals, including Elvis, Ol' Blue Eyes, and furry Boo. Through "Odd Thomas", "Brother Odd", and "Odd Hours", the likable, well-mannered young hero is induced by some irrestible urge to right the wrongs of both tangible and intangible evil committed against innocents--who, having been rendered purgatoried, speechless spirits tossed prematurely from their vital human bodies--require an intermediary to intervene on their behalf and render justice served via a formulaic, good-ultimately-trumps-evil, mystic who-done-it. Ahhh, the latest novel is served...er, or is it? The package I received in the mail seemed kind of thin to be a Koontz novel; nevertheless, I anxiously ripped it open, ready to dive in to the latest "Odd Thomas" fare. Then, there it was, the most recent and anticipated, red-coated dish. Wait a minute...it was the size of a pamphlet. Oh my, even shorter than the previous "Odd Hours" by 93 pages. I leafed from the back of the book to see the number of pages (190--if you don't count the 14 page introduction to his first book, Odd Thomas), and I was somewhat distracted by cartoon pictures at the end of the book. I then leafed from the back through the whole book to the front cover. What...? I read the front cover again--sure enough, it was "In Odd We Trust" and the author was Dean Koontz. But...this wasn't an adult novel, it was a comic book! And not just any old comic book like Superman or Prince Valiant, oh no, it is rendered in Japanese anime, like the Pokemon my young son watches on the Cartoon Network. I was speechless. I felt like I had unsuspectingly sat on a Koontz whoopie cushion. At what point/who/when/why did Koontz decide to turn a promising character novel along the vein of "Fear Nothing" and "Seize the Night" into a juvenile-male, video game fantasy? It's as if Koontz got his fans hooked on his usual full length novels for the first two in the series, then decided he no longer needed to be bothered by exhausting his well-paid brain by extending subsequent books into novels, for surely his loyal fans would ultimately buy whatever bone he subsequently tossed them in order to keep up with their paperback hero. (I unknowingly did).
As you can most likely observe, to say that I was disappointed with this tripe is an understatement. Not knowing what to do with it, now that it had been purchased and shipped (I didn't even want to handle it, as if the mere touching of it defiled my better sense), I put it on the shelf with my greater- than-two-dozen-strong Koontz collection, knowing that I can take it to a used paperback book exchange and trade it for something readable, like, perhaps, a reliable Cook novel. It appears as if, at least from my standpoint, my hero Odd Thomas passed on to finally be reunited with his one true love at the end of "Odd Hours," if Koontz is to continue to insult his loyal fans by giving less (no) quality with each subsequent offering. (And at the rate of decline in volume itself, for one, the next in the series will be what, a 35-page picture "brochure"?) If you a a loyal Koontz fan, save your money (and your shock and disappointment) as this usually consistently entertaining captain of wordsmiths has jumped ship and leaves the reader behind, with an unusable rope tied to a brick.

The seller did not disclose the fact that this book is actually a big comic book. This was probably done on purpose because I can't imagine many people would actually buy this book knowing it is a comic book. Huge disappointment.

I book bought this because I love the Odd Thomas books. But this book was boring and stupid not at all what I expected. It is a comic book I'm not all that into comics I was very disappointed by it. It doesn't even tell it's a comic book. Dean Koontz is an excellent author but this book wasn't interesting at all. Hopefully he will come out with a novel about Odd. I have all of the Odd Thomas Books and was really looking forward to the next one.

This book is a graphic novel and the story is a prequel to the other Odd books. It is a very quick read due to the cartoon-type format. Odd does not look as I imagined but even Dean Koontz is a bit unsure how to portray Odd visually. The illustrations are not detailed but the story is quite good.

I'm sorry for the other reviewer who was disappointed. Someone forgot to tell them that a graphic novel is essentially a comic book. Great if that's what you like. I outgrew picture books a long time ago, prefer usual format.

its an ok item, not what i had expected at all. it got to my house promptly with extra free items, but they were ok as well. I still prefer a novel versus a comic book from this author.

I bought it for a friend it was an interesting idea for a book I am not interested in the comic type style but she really liked it and added it to her collection

Wow, you really got this book in the mail quickly to me. I ordered this last Wednesday and I have received it already. I would buy things from you in the future!

I bought this book because it was written by Dean Koontz. I didn't realize that it was in the form of a comic book instead of a regular book. I will be certain to look at all the details in the future, as this was not anything like Dean Koontz's normal quality.

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Recieved book in a timely manner, Made my son happy, so as the old saying goes "make my child happy, make mom happy"!!!! Thanks

This is in a "comic" format, but is surprisingly interesting and witty. Koontz once again brings Odd Thomas to life with amazing clarity and humor. With the addition of Queenie Chan's talents, this formerly juvenile media enters the adult world. It's a quick read, but still interesting and entertaining. Definitely worth a shot if you're a fan of the Odd Thomas series. It's also a great starter book as an intro to Odd's world as this one is set before many major changes in his life.
The only setback? It's too short!

I have read all the Odd Thomas books to date and when I found out about this one I got very excited. I actually ordered two copies one for myself and one for my aunt. It does not say anywhere that I could find that the book is a comic book. Needless to say when they arrived in comic book form I was a little more than ticked off. It made me so mad that I haven't even bothered to attempt to read my copy and haven't given my aunt hers, even though it was a Christmas gift. I don't even know how you can compare the two. If I wanted to read a comic book, I'd get got buy a comic book!

I LOVE the Odd books and have read 5 published to date. This was a nice little injection,but I hope for you new readers you dont read this book 1st. I also love anime/manga but had problems seeing a real face with Odd because Ive become so familiar with his character rather than his face,which is the only way I truely feel anyone is going to understand who he is and how he has become who he is without the face attached. Mr. Koontz also says the same thing for one of his favorite characters (Odd),he is every man and has no distinct face, and his character defines him, in his note at the end of this book.I finished this in less than an hour,just what you need in times the author is still writting the next book!

I have the rest of the "Brother Odd" books and this one completed the set. Am finishing Christopher Paolini's Eldest and am on to Brisinger next so it'll be a while before I get to these.

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My daughter and i have Dean Koontz fans for many many years. We ahve read everything he has written. So when a chance came up to read an earlier book we jumped at the chance. It was as "ODD" as anything he has written. Koontz fans will realish and non fans will look confused. True fans will not want me to say to much more. But they are going to be surprized and shocked as ususal.Great book and I recommend it for Koontz fans only.