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Rivers of London: Action At A Distance #1 Review

Chech out our review of this first issue from the Rivers of London series! Follow an old case during Thoma Nightingale's younger years and see what unfolds.

Rivers of London: Action At A Distance #1 is the first issue that mostly follows a past case about Thomas Nightingale from the books series of the same name, by Ben Aaronovitch. This particular mini-series takes place right after the events of The Hanging Tree. We are introduced to Thomas and his trainee Constable Peter Grant, who is the main protagonist for the Rivers of London series.

Strange Deaths

Thomas finds out about the passing of an old friend of his and decides to leave for the evening; to pay his respects. Peter in this role takes a back seat at the beginning of the issue as he is merely our narrator for the events that transpired between his mentor, Thomas, and Thomas’ old friend, Angus Strallen. Peter pulls out the case file from the Folly Archives and starts reading on behalf of Mr. Nightingale’s request.

Summary

Rivers of London: Action At A Distance #1 is a noir detective story about a murderer who targets women. This murderer is able to use strange paranormal abilities and Thomas Nightingale is familiar with the strange and magical as a magician himself. It is up to Thomas and his friend, Angus Strallen, to stop this monster before he harms anyone else. While this first issue is promising and offers great artwork and coloring, the story is bland and feels like any run of the mill detective book from post WW2.

Overall
65%
65%
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