(pb; 2016: graphic novel, collecting issues 1-4 of the Dark Horse miniseries. Volume 4 of six-volume Resident Alien graphic novel series, published by Dark Horse Comics.)
From the back cover
“Dr. Harry Vanderspiegle. A smart, gifted, and stranded alien explorer hiding in plain sight, has been posing as a doctor and solving crimes in the small town of Patience, Washington. After Harry accidentally reveals himself to investigators who are on his trail, a stubborn federal agent arrives in town to heat things up! With a little help from the local shaman, Harry and nurse Asta finally realize the danger they’re both in, but some of their allies could help them avoid detection as another murder mystery rocks their town.”
Review
The fourth Resident Alien graphic novel focuses on Vanderspiegle’s further immersion into Patience, Washington, when Asta and her father have friendly sit-down with the stranded extraterrestrial, and a mystery stemming from a middle-of-town fire that claims the life of a mysterious hobo who has hidden ties to the community around them.
Like previous entries in this collection of miniseries, Name’s tone is humane, gentle, and sometimes quietly funny, with occasional, brief violence that isn’t so violent that it upsets the organic, delicate overall tone of Resident. Worth owning, this. Followed by Resident Alien: An Alien in New York.
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