Clue, Issue #1 is the latest IDW title coming straight to you from the world of retro entertainment, in this case, a board game. In the years before video games, we actually had to (**shudder**) spend time with other people, and one of the ways we did this was playing board games like Monopoly, Parcheesi, and Clue. The premise of the game was that one of the characters is the murderer, and the players would go through rooms, looking for clues. I forget the details of the game beyond that, but it was made into a movie starring Tim Curry. That movie was successful enough to launch a franchise.
I bought this title because of Paul Allor, the author. His title, Tet, blew me away. I've always wanted to read more of his work, but most of what he's done is media tie-in fiction that I haven't been as interested in. I bought one of his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trades but didn't read it, as I was a little too old for the cartoon when it came out, and I hadn't started reading comics yet (I started four years ago, at the age of 40). I like the issue, and I'll continue to buy more.
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