Initially looks like a small town Nancy Drew coming back to her boy detective companion for the first time after college over winter break, but grows into a time travel cult mystery that's amazingly illustrated by Pudillo. Definitely worth your time.

Everyone who knows me, knows I love my comics. Even still years later. Can’t take the nerd out of a girl. The artwork was phenomenal, I absolutely loved it, and I look forward to reading other stuff by the author.

This was an ARC review for Netgalley. Thank you to the Author and Netgalley for allowing me to read/look at this comic. This is my honest review and I was not paid for it.

I was familiar with Brubaker’s comics a la Marvel and DC, but not with Friday. I’m so glad I read this. .

This first volume introduces us to Friday Fitzhugh, a teen home from college who is trying to leave her crime-solving occult-secret days of her childhood behind her. But when she comes home for Christmas and reconnects with her best friend and partner-in-solving-crime Lance, there’s a new mystery to solve. This time though, their lives seem to be on the line.

I had such a fun time with this and was so sad that it ended so soon (and on that image!!!!). The story and the artwork blend together so well and it’s equal parts beautiful and unsettling, as it should be. The cozy New England backdrop also lends itself so well to the deadly mystery unfolding.

I’m looking forward to continuing this series!

Friday Fitzhugh has returned home from college for a break, only to find that her childhood friend, Lancelot Jones, is still solving mysteries and something weird is going on.

So much for a quiet holiday! She is pulled into the mystery and strange happenings and when Lancelot is hurt she realises that something dangerous and alarming is a foot.

The artwork is good and heightens the atmosphere of the story. This is going to be a great series with a scary edge to it and hopefully a wild ride!

Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

This is the beginning to what feels like a fantastic mystery/horror graphic novel. Book one ends entirely too soon. I need books two and three now. The cover does not do a good job of explaining what’s in these pages but at the same time it’s a perfect cover. The art is a retro 70s throwback that feels like this could run with the Scooby gang via Sherlock Holmes. I want to know where this is going, I want more, and I want them now.

"they left their children howling into the cold night, at Crescent Rock, where the gods would hear their cries"

this has such mature Nancy Drew vibes and I'm here for it. The art style is so vintage, indie comic book, if that makes sense? I'm a little confused on what the mystery even is but with these dynamics? I'm intrigued

Gives me Scooby Doo crossed with Sherlock Holmes vibes. The illustrations were interesting and the storyline is fun, steeped with mystery. A fun, easy read, not too dark. Lot of little storylines going on involving the two main characters so plenty of ways for this story to go.

very difficult to read because of the formatting. The story and plot were definitely compelling but the formatting issues did really ruin my enjoyment of this digital ARC.

Like buffy crossed with a modern feminist Nancy drew. Coming-of-age story origin story of Friday -first graphic novel in the series. Investigated supernatural and weird events in town with boy who was her best friend but they kissed right before she left for school and haven’t seen each other since or talked about it before she left for university. Now she must come home, investigate the mysterious events and confront both her feelings and her friend at same time. Cute, liked the story
Got this as an ebook arc off of Netgalley.


“They left their children howling into the cold night.“

Follows young adult girl named Friday on her first return from university to her hometown for Christmas break.
In black and white
Horror like Buffy but without the special powers - just intelligence and her friend investigating the weird in the town -detective

Genre:

Horror
Y/a
Coming-of-age
Graphic novel
Crime/mystery
Thriller
Romance


Tone:
Matter-of-fact
Nostalgic
Objective
Questioning

Protagonist
Friday

Liked it- was cute
Questions and : friends
Kissing

NOW THAT'S HOW YOU DO A CLIFF HANGER! I. need. more!

This volume perfectly sets the scene for the bigger series. I am fully invested in this series! Excited to see where the story brings us and to see what happens with the characters.

BTW this does say "the first day of Christmas" but don't let it deter you from picking it up! The book is basically just set around Christmas time so I would really classify it as a Christmas book. (at least not this volume)

The art style is very pretty but not my personal taste, but still beautifully done. The design of the clubhouse/treehouse is legit so good!

excited to pick up the next volume and see where we go from here!!

Thank you so much Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this one! (my thoughts are all my own!)

This is different from the usual style I read and I found it a bit hard to get into at first. It picked up about halfway in. I'm a big fan of Riverdale and it was kind of reminiscent of that but that might also be why I didn't love this one. If you liked The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew as a kid then this might be a good fit because it's similar but darker. The artwork is very different from what I usually see in the graphic novels I read but it grew on me and I think it's a good fit for the story. As the first book in a series, it definitely feels more like a setup book so I didn't feel drawn in until the end but now I want to know what happens next. It's definitely a good choice for fans of mystery, horror, and supernatural tales.

Thank you Image Comics for the opportunity to read a digital copy via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I sadly couldn't finish this comic book before the archive date, but I always love Ed Brubaker's work. I'll look for a physical copy in my local shop. Thank you for the chance to read this book.

Fantastic book and a very easy read. Very good for fans of horror. Will definately be selling this title myself

I received this book from NetGalley.
Fans of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys will be hooked from the very beginning of "Friday Book One" by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin! Set in a 1970s themed small town, readers will an example of a classic mystery solving duo who have just entered adulthood. After coming home on a break from college, Friday is once again swept up in a mystery with her childhood friend and mystery solving partner. Things are different now compared to when they were kids, though. Not only has Friday had an opportunity to explore the world outside of her small hometown, but the two friends have some personal experiences that they must discuss before things can start returning to normal. This is just the start of Friday's adventure.
Some content warnings include: Depictions of sexual encounters with young/new adults, blood and gore, bullying.

This was a cute little mystery/horror graphic novel. It's suitable for readers of any age. It was a little slow at first but it picked up for me about halfway through. It's perfect for young horror readers.

Friday begins the story of Friday Fitzhugh a girl new to town who makes friends with the oddest kid in town, Lancelot Jones.
Together they solve mysteries in the town of Kings Hill. She returns to town after spending some time away at college. She gets sucked right back into her old mystery solving ways.
I am an unabashed Brubaker fan. I can’t remember the last time I read something by him that I didn’t enjoy. This story is no exception.
The town of Kings Hill seemed like a place you could actually visit. Lived in, moody and full of life.
This was just the first book in the set, so a lot of it is just setting the stage for the next act. But there is still some interesting character beats along the way.
I wasn’t sure about the artwork at first, when I just looked through it, but it definitely grew on me and now, it seems like no other art style would work for it.
If you like Brubaker. If you like gothic themed supernatural mystery. This book will be for you.

Friday has been friends with Lance since the sixth grade. They solve mysteries together and developed a bond that grew into something more as they got older. Friday leaves to go to college while Lance stays behind. After coming home for the holidays, Friday and Lance get back into the swing of mystery solving that ends with disaster.

I loved the art of this graphic novel and the story grabbed me. I wish book one would have been a little longer though. I felt it really just set up our characters with little to no forward movement on the story. That being said, it ended on a cliff hanger, so I will be watching out for Book Two to be coming out.

Frida Fitzhugh and Lancelot Jones are the perfect team: a smart, tough, and spunky girl teaming up with the smartest boy on earth to solve crimes in a charming little New England town. But happens when those scrappy little cases grow up alongside those scrappy little detectives?

WOW! I LOVED this comic. Incredibly attractive premise with some gorgeous, old-school art and unsettling details in its storyline make for an absolutely perfect read. Friday was a heroine I absolutely want to follow and know more about. I was so taken with the illustrations that I found myself flipping back and forth between pages just to study some of the images better. I grew up a rabid fan of Harriet the Spy, Encyclopedia Brown and eventually started to read the police procedurals those books eventually grow up to be. This felt like such a natural evolutionary step between the two! I can't wait to continue this series.

I got to read the first in this series through NetGalley and it’s left me wanting so much more!!!

If you like Nancy drew, stranger things, or Spielberg adventures this book is definitely for you.

Our quirky 2 main detective friends come back together on a school break after an evening of are they more than friends goes wrong the night before one leave for college.

Upon arriving in town Friday is tossed into a new case while simultaneously trying to work out where her friendship lies.

Wow, this was fantastic! The pictures of the books of Lancelot’s and Friday’s adventures had me wishing they were real by the time I finished book 1. Definitely had a Scooby gang 70s feel to this short book. Loved the characters and design and story, I’m looking for Book 2 right now!

If you love spooky towns, strong female main characters, and mystery in your graphic novels then do yourself a favor and grab Friday.

Thanks to the authors and publisher for the e-arc I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.