There's a new sleuth on the block! Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. |a "Originally published in single magazine form as Goldie Vance no. |a 1 volume (unpaged) : |b chiefly color illustrations |c 26 cm. |a Los Angeles, CA : |b BOOM!Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc., |c 1 / |c created by Hope Larson & Brittney Williams written by Hope Larson illustrated by Brittney Williams colors by Sarah Stern letters by Jim Campbell cover by Brittney Williams. Maple, Goldie and her dad’s boss.Ĭontributors are Lilliam Rivera, Elle Power, Hope Larson, and Brittney Williams.|a BTCTA |b eng |e rda |c BTCTA |d YDXCP |d WIM |d OCLCF |d PX0 |d WIM |d CGP |d SKYRV |d COB And you also get that with Goldie’s arch nemesis, Sugar Maple, daughter of Mr. The Russians and the car chases make this as if James Bond was a 16-year-old girl. The alternative world of the 1950’s and 1960’s (no racism, openly queer people) comes into play by the language and style of dress. The artwork is typical graphic novel/comic style, boldly colored and decent detailed. There are spies, Russians and helicopters following people and more. We follow Goldie as she “helps” the house detective Walt, find a stolen necklace and a kidnapped guest. The graphic novel is the first four or five of the individual stories grouped. The novel follows the mystery of a movie being made, a stolen bejeweled swim cap, plus the family and friendship dynamic of Goldie. Goldie watches her mom be a live mermaid at a local club, talks poetry to the bartender/owner, and pines after Dianne, the coolest girl in town (and in the graphic novel looks like Carolyn Jones in Jailhouse Rock, only less haunted).
She and her mom also have a good relationship. Vance” and his patience at work (so she takes a guest’s car for a spin or a drag race occasionally). She and her dad (manger of the hotel they live in) have a good relationship, though she does try “Mr. We have our heroine, Marigold “Goldie” Vance, valet to the (somewhat) rich and famous, and wannabe house detective.
And it is all tied together in a modern twist with our Goldie as a biracial, queer gal who has divorced parents. I also got a bit of Archie Comics, along with a dash of the Scooby Gang as well. Both stories are a combination of Nancy Drew, Harriet the Spy and (from what I understand), Veronica Mars.
However, I do not think I would have liked or disliked any differently if I had read in reverse. I read the Goldie Vance novel, The Hotel Whodunit, before the graphic novel Goldie Vance volume 1 (though based on the comics) because the novel was due before the graphic novel at the library.
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