In Odd We Trust (Graphic Novel) (Odd Thomas Graphic Novels)

Dean Koontz's dozens of books are well-written, interesting, and have the literary qualities that others fail to master. Odd Apocalypse, published this year, was his fifth humorous novel focusing on the rather strange but very likable Odd Thomas, who may have obtained his name Odd when his mother misspelled the intended Todd. But it is descriptive because Odd is incredibly wise, respectful, and unusual; he uses the title "sir" and "ma'am" even to people who are intent on killing him in the most horrendous manner. His name is also descriptive because, unlike other people, he sees dead men and women, such as Elvis Presley and President Lyndon Johnson. The dead can gesture to Odd and frequently do so, but although some come to him seeking his help in obtaining justice, they are unable to speak. Odd works as a fry cook at the local dinner in Pico Mundo, California, and is well-known and appreciated because of his delicious pancakes. Odd's girl friend, Stormy, packs a pistol and isn't afraid to use it.Koontz has also written three graphic novels about Odd Thomas. This is the first of the three and was published in 2008. He wrote this novel with Queenie Chan, who did the illustrations. The plot focuses upon a stalker who committed a murder. Odd is nineteen years old and the sheriff, who knows about Odd's unusual ability, asks him to help find the stalker.The drawing are good, but Dean Koontz has been so masterful is describing Odd Thomas' activities, his thoughts and the humorous ways that he thinks, without ever describing him, that I felt a small disappointment in seeing him pictured in this novel. Interestingly, it is possible that Dean Koontz himself, who discusses the portrayal of Odd at the end of this book, never really visualized Odd, and while he liked the portrayal and thought that it is the best that one can come up with, it fell somewhat short. The story is good, but because it is a graphic novel instead of a full book, it lacks Koontz's clever humor. Nevertheless, I think adults will like this book, and it is an excellent way to introduce young people to the enjoyment of reading about Odd Thomas.

My first Odd Thomas Graphic Novel and it was amazing. Nice to have a visual to the stories and have new ones to enjoy!

"In Odd We Trust" is another great addition to the "Odd Thomas" series. For those of you that are new to the series, I can only suggest reading the four novels first. For those of you that have already read the novels, here is where you need to pick up. This is more of the Odd that you know and love, but, seeing as how it IS a graphic novel, it is a much shorter read. As a result, it has an understandably faster pace. What helps to make up for the fast pace and lack of details (such as Odd's thoughts to himself) is the knowledge you already have of Odd, and the strange things he knows, does and thinks. Overall, I enjoyed this because it helps to give you a little bit of the relationship between Odd and Stormy, while also giving you pieces of Odd's past that are mentioned and hinted at in the novels. If you love the rest of the Odd Series, invest in this as well (you'll be happy you did). If you have read the Odd Thomas novels and enjoyed them, but aren't wowed by them, you should probably wander into a book store, and read it there. To recap; Big fans must buy this. Not a big fan? Bum it off of someone that is.

The Odd Thomas novels are amazing. Fun page turners. This prequel is a good story, showing a more light hearted Odd when his soul mate, Stormy was alive and at his side. However. The art work is too simple. No detail. The characters all look a like. Still. Worth the read just cause its an Odd Thomas story.

I love the Odd Thomas series and although this one was good it seemed to sacrifice details for visual affects. The same Oddie is there, but Stormy wasn't in line with how I would have interpreted her from the other books. I have read just about all of them, though, so I obviously enjoy the characters and most of the story lines.

A fan of the Odd Thomas series, I thought this would be a spectacular way for the series to become more visually stimulating, and I wasn't disappointed. The manga style was unfamiliar to me, but the story itself was a strong one. I think a more traditional comic book or graphic novel style would have been better, as well as having color in the art work, but the overall story itself was fabulous and on par with Koontz' usual brilliance in the Odd Thomas universe. Kudos to both Mr. Koontz and Queenie Chan!

You are either into graphic novels or not, and some readers may not be. But for me, it was great to have these ‘early’ stories, with Stormy, etc. You can read them in like… 10 minutes… but very glad he created them with the artists.

the book goes from before the first odd thomas novel as Stormy is still a lead caracter. it is a quick read and for those of us who have no artistic ability the art work is great. i think it will bring a younger reader to the series due to the animation. if you have read the odd thomas series the book is good, but if you have not read them the book leaves a lot of unanswered questions and holes in the story line.

I’m a huge fan of the Odd Thomas series. I’ve got all of the books and read them several times. I couldn’t wait to read In Odd We Trust. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I bought this for my kindle but had to read it via my kindle app on my PC. It was virtually unreadable on the kindle and I found the format meant the font size was very small to read. Unlike other kindle books I couldn’t change the font size. Anyway, lesson learned – don’t buy a graphic novel for a kindle. In Odd We Trust used only black and white illustrations which looked quite cheap and poor and not particularly professional. I’ve read some beautifully illustrated graphic novels so this got a thumbs down. As for the story – it was very bland and run of the mil. Odd helps Chief Porter catch a bad guy. I was hoping for something more complex but it was so simple it was almost insulting to Odd Thomas fans. The characters are also very flat and nothing like the novels. In Odd We Trust is quite a poor graphic novel, cheap looking, bland and flat. At times it was like reading awful fan fiction. I couldn’t help feeling like was aimed at kids because the plot was so thin, pale and dumbed down I refuse to believe it was written for an adult audience.

wasn't to sure what to make of it at first since i'd read the novel but got lost in it all the same, the art work was crude compared to manga graphic's but still had it's own style that seemed to suit.

Very small cartoons, I found it hard to read without enlarging the print all the time. I have always liked Odd stories,it was "odd" to see one in cartoon form, good all the same

Very ODD!Didn't think I would like this one, but in a way it was an amusing distillation of Odd's character and characteristics. Liked how ELVIS was brought into the story along with psychic magnetism 🔩

Story slightly askew. some page edges chopped short so missing letters or part words, some of the picture script slightly blurred, this may be just my copy.