Brody's Ghost (series)



"After losing his job and his girlfriend, Brody is haunted by a ghostly teenage girl who says only he can stop a dangerous killer and must undergo training from a centuries-old samurai’s spirit to do it. The hunt becomes personal when Brody learns his ex is destined to be the next victim!"

- Darkhorse Comic's tagline

Brody's Ghost is a comic book series written and illustrated by Mark Crilley. The series follows Brody as he teams up with the ghost Talia to find the serial killer, the Penny Murderer. With the help of Brody's psychic abilities, they investigate the victim's families to figure out the murderer's motive and identity, all meanwhile Brody tries getting his life back together.

Publication
Brody's Ghost was published by Dark Horse Comics from July 14, 2010 to April 15, 2015, with six books in total, while a one-shot volume, "The Midnight Train and Other Tales", was published in December 28, 2011. These were later published as a collected edition in May 11, 2016.

Plot
Brody is a young man who lost control of his life after failing to deal with his anger problems, resulting in him losing his job and his girlfriend and allowed his life to fall in shambles. But his entire life changes one day after meeting the ghost Talia, who claims she needs to commit a good deed to enter Heaven and needs Brody's help to catch the Penny Murderer, a notorious and at large serial killer. Brody agrees with the promise of a reward money and undergoes intense training by a centuries-old samurai to strengthen Brody's psychic abilities.

Brody is initially unsympathetic and selfish until catching the Penny Murderer becomes personal when it's learned the next victim is Nicole, Brody's ex-girlfriend.

Characters

 * Brody
 * Talia
 * Nicole
 * Penny Murderer

Volumes

 * Book 1
 * Book 2
 * Book 3
 * Book 4
 * Book 5
 * Book 6
 * The Midnight Train and Other Tales

Reception
The first book of Brody's Ghost has a 4.2 rating out of 5 on Goodreads.

Trivia

 * Brody's Ghost was originally going to be titled "Toshi's Ghost".