This is the first Dirk Gentley book I have read. There's this rather weird detective and his associates/assistants. He seems to stumble into solutions more than actually work them out. In this case he has to deal with two ancient Egyptians who have traveled to the present.One of them is pretty cool. The other is a megalomaniac who considers himself to be a great king. He also has the ability to take life force from people. There's a lot of strange things that happen but to me the story was rathe...

I had a lot of fun with this book. It's ultimately all about the humor, so YMMV more than most times.http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2016/0...

It’s kind of missing the magic of the original Douglas Adams’s Dirk Gently stories. It was kind of, well, boring. I didn’t laugh at all. I may have smiled once. And the art wasn’t anything special. All in all, having read the novels, it was kind of disappointing. Not recommended, except maybe to the most completist collectors.Thanks to NetGalley, Diamond, and IDW for a copy in return for an honest review.

These guys tried, they really did. Dirk Gently stories are apparently just very difficult to write. So while I enjoyed the characters and the material, I just wasn't intellectually delighted the way I was in the original novels. Might pick up book two one of these days but not right away.

Ever the proper but quirky gent, Dirk (knowingly) trips through one spooky mystery after another until all is (seemingly) solved. Fast paced, and with a wry nod to Adams himself, this was an enjoyable read. Relatable as Scooby-Doo meets Doctor Who.

Hmm, not as good as I was hoping for. Much like the new Star Wars, whether you love it or hate it, it's more Star Wars. Dirk Gently Volume 1 plays to our love of nostalgia. Douglas Adams is dear to my heart, and the man knew intelligent comedy like very few others. And that's the biggest thing this volume is so severely lacking and in dire need of, more comedy. There's less a mystery than a random (read: holistic) unfolding of events that don't surprise as much as just happen. Don't get me wrong...

It is smug and self-satisfied really, in a sort of post-modern way that didn't work especially well in the first two novels and doesn't work very well here, either. The plot holds some interest and there are some neat panels but the whole thing reads like a filler episode of David Tennant era Doctor Who, minus the spaceship.

It's not quite up to the level of the first book, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by how well this book captures the loopy coincidences and truly holistic feel of Dirk Gently. A stolen piece of luggage ends up connecting vacationing serial killers, a mummy, and a souler powered cell phone. It's a wild story, and Dirk is right in the center of it, bumbling through to a solution (or is it bumbling?) while pulling into his wake a variety of new and old friends. There's nothing completely la...

Since the sad untimely passing of Douglas AdamsThe creator of Dirk Gently Andhis lesser known worksThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The GalaxyAll the fans of this off beat comedically amazing series have hadwas the short lived TV series from The UK.This new series changes that.Ryall clearly has a deep love for the original books.As all of Adam's zany brilliance shines through.A wonderful start to what I hope is a long long series.

Drag Dirk to Southern California. Serial copycats. Royal burials. Ancient Egyptian named Craig. CRAIG? (No, he does not have a list. Someone else does.) The return of Kate and Reg (but not Thor). Doesn't really give as much bang for the buck, and Dirk has become more sociopathic. I enjoyed the BBC version a lot more (and there he was MUCH more sociopathic, and Gilks less obnoxious than in the books.)

'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Interconnectedness of All Kings' by Chris Rydall is a coninuation of the series started by Douglas Adams. This time it's in graphic novel form and it was a fun ride.What do an Egyptian king who hungers for humans, a couple who are recreating famous serial killings, and a homeless man with a golden cell phone have in common? Nothing, unless you are Dirk Gently, an odd detective who believes everything is interconnected. He lands in San Diego and appro...

A faithful translation of the absurdity of Douglas Adams.

It's not good form to call out underwhelming climaxes then perform one yourself. I consider Dirk Gently to be my first Doctor, following from Douglas Adams creating Dirk out of an unproduced Doctor Who script, and me happening upon the book on a sidewalk one day during high school. All in all, I enjoyed following this book from issue to issue, but the ending left me cold. I look forward to more Dirk in comics and broadcast, though!

Like most other Dirk Gently things I have seen and read that weren't by Douglas Adams, this misses the mark. It goes for the 'wackiness' angle, but doesn't quite capture the right feel.

I don't think Dirk Gently works as well as he does in the novels as he does in this comic.

Liked this one a bit better than A spoon too short. Mummies, serial killers, and the running gags of the drones following him and Hamisch trying to be his assistant... I loved this one. Every other page was cracking me up, while keeping the plot quick and sharp.And my favorite is the business-"Gumshoes & Tea LeavesWhere to find great tea? Mystery solved!"I wish there was a place like this in my town!

Not exactly Douglas Adams, but Dirk is very Dirk and it's good to have more Dirk :-)

Was enjoyable enough. Some good turn of phrases. Some parts that had a spark of Douglas Adams. Overall it was enjoyable enough for an afternoon but probably not something that I will seek out in the future.

As a fan of Douglas Adams and aware of the Dirk Gently series (mostly because of the BBC series which I thought was brilliant) I find this fun if lacking the subversive humour or intellectual genius that the originator of the character had.First off, the humour, although I did chuckle a couple of times, was mostly put aside to the plot, that I have to say would not have looked out of place in a more actual supernatural oriented Scooby doo episode (although it would be a bit less violent) and mis...

In Dirk Gently: The Interconnectedness of All Kings, Dirk has landed in San Diego and immediately steals a bag belonging to a dangerous character. Coincidentally, he ends up at a mystery themed coffee shop, where he finds an entourage for his adventure. Also involved: Egyptian mummies and classical music. The parallel stories of Dirk and his new-found entourage and the two sets of bad guys are told simultaneously, making the mystery into a question of when the good guys will figure out what the