Dead, She Said
Steve Niles, Bernie Wrightson
978-1600105746
To Sum: Detective Coogan doesn't remember what happened last night. Which is understandable, as he died. Now, he's a walking corpse and is tracking down who killed him and why. Collects #1-3 of the comic, with extra sketches and a black and white short story in the back. It was a quick, fun read. We don't get a lot of short but fun graphic novels like this in the adult section.
Things to Watch Out For: Well, there's a bit of gore. Guts hanging out, the scene at the morgue. The idea of being embalmed while a member of the living dead is ... and interesting idea. Overall, it's a noir story with horror/scifi twists. Not much in the way of sexual content, except comments about grabbing a women's tush. (Okay, they used the harsher word.) And the final scene wasn't horrid, but not what I would want to wake up to in the morning. The extra bits were interesting, but not something someone's going to have to worry about.
Where to Shelve: It is a visual horror, but if the kids have seen and horror flicks, they've seen worse. (Okay, and slasher flicks.) School Journal rated it for grade 10+, which isn't bad. I would say most high schoolers would be fine reading it, but we have it shelved in the adult section. Why? Because I ordered it. Actually, depending on your library, I could see it in both, but would err on the side of Adult. Not because the kids can't handle it, but probably because their parents wouldn't be able to. ;)
How I heard about it: It was in a journal or catalog. Was well reviewed, and it sounded humourous.
Other Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/1600105742/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2765374/graphic_novel_review_dead_she_said.html
http://blog.oregonlive.com/steveduin/2008/12/graphic_novel_review_dead_she.html
http://www.mania.com/comic-review-dead-she-said-1_article_58585.html
