Bozz & Mandy by Bret Blevins

What does a clever, resourceful, working girl do when she encounters a large, super-intelligent, despondent, yellow-skinned alien possessing of a prehensile tail? Meet Amanda Flynn (Mandy to her friends) who does the only reasonable thing – recruit American ex-pat American Salem Hawkshaw and launch the Boswell and Flynn Detective Agency to handle all the cases Scotland Yard is loath to take on!

Scribe David Michelinie and artist Bret Blevins created a unique, fun series that borrows many tropes of genre, whilst still doing its own thing. The characters are well developed and Blevins creates a very evocative Victorian setting. Mandy and Bozz’s relationship progresses organically, and even manage to have Henshaw avoid the typical cowboy stereotypes! I liked the first drawing so much, I immediately asked Bret to produce a second, more risqué version… Where do you think the phrase “Naughty Victorians” comes from?