Stumptown is a graphic novel about a P.I called Dex who has been hired to find a missing girl, Charlotte who happens to be the granddaughter of a casino owner where Dex has racked up debt. She is told the debt will be cleared if she finds the girl.

I’ve recently started to read more graphic novels and found this on Netgalley. I thoroughly enjoyed it there was loads of twists and turns, gritty fist fights and plenty snarky humour from our heroine.

I loved the main character. She was far from perfect with gambling issues and her terrible luck but I loved the snarky remarks she hit back with as well as the loving relationship she had with her brother.

I’m looking forward to reading the next volume! Thank you to netgalley for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.

The story nor the characters are original. But it still managed to be fun. Fun because a wise-cracking, doesn't-know-when-to-shut-up character really never gets old.

I dislike the trend of having GIRL in titles when the story is centered around a woman. She's a grown freaking person, not a child. That always annoys me, even with stories I like. It's a trend that needs to go.

I liked this story and its characters. Though bisexuality used to tantalize rather than genuinely propel the plot was a bit much.

All and all, it was a fun bit of escapism.

I also left an exact version of this review on the Barnes and Noble Website.

Wow! This was intense. I was getting some cool Veronic Mars vibes and I am here for it. This was action packed, with a winding plot, and characters that were interesting through to the end. I can't wait to keep reading more about Dex. I'm also now extremely excited for the tv show to come out. I'll definitely be watching that too.

A nice gritty crime comic about a PI hired to find a young woman who is involved with some dangerous people. I was iffy on watching the new show but reading this comic makes me want to check it out and drink some Stumptown coffee.

I have been seeing ads for the new television show premiering soon and am hopeful it will be good. I knew nothing about the existence of the graphic novels so was happily surprised when I found this one available on Netgalley.

Greg Rucka wrote an intriguing and taut piece of crime fiction. The main character, a female P.I. named Dex, is smart, sarcastic and tough. She has a brother with high needs who she must care for, and she is in some serious debt. In this story she is looking for a missing woman and trying to do so before all the bad guys find her and kill her. Dex is threatened, hurt and nearly killed herself. The story is gritty and engaging. The artwork is simple, graphic, dark and muted. For the most part I liked that because it enhanced the tension within the plot. Sometimes I struggled to know if the person in the frame was Dex or one of the other women in the story.

Thank you to Netgalley, Greg Rucka and the publisher for this digital ARC in exchange for my review.

This was really fun. This reminded me of a breaking bad vibe. She was a bad ass PI with a brother with Down syndrome. She kept getting into trouble and many people wanted to kill her.

I didn’t love the art style, it was good but not favourite. I really wanted to hear more from her brother. I was so happy to see the Down syndrome representation but he really didn’t play much of a role. I hope he gets more to do as the series goes on.

Thank you to Netgalley for this graphic novel arc

Stumptown is coming to your living room squawk box very very soon, but if you can't wait, then open up Rucka's terrific dark, moody, noir-filled graphic novel. Featuring a tough as nails, down-on-her-luck lady private eye stumping down the back alleys of Portland. I'm not big on most graphic novels, but this one's got it and got it good. If this is volume one, when can I Get my greedy hands on volume two.

I wanted to read this mainly because the Tv adaptation is coming out this month and I wanted to have a little background for it. I enjoyed this for what it was and I look forward to seeing how the adaptation handles everything.