Apr 8, 2009
Rick Geary combines history, action, and mystery in his fun-filled (and beautifully drawn) books. That’s evident in works like The Adventures of Blanche and in his ongoing Victorian Murders and Twentieth Century Murders series. With a style that harkens back to the golden age of comics illustrators—but a sense of pacing that embraces quick turns of events and breakneck plotting—Geary is somewhat of an anomaly, but a delightful one: His stories are as clean as the fine lines of his artwork, but without ever seeming stuffy or outdated. In fact, for work so steeped in history, they’re decidedly current.