Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza, TP, $23

Suburban Dicks, by comic book writer Fabian Nicieza (co-creator of the Deadpool character), called to me at first both because of the name and the promise of a comedic foray into the mystery genre. While the story is undoubtedly funny, I hesitate to call it "light hearted", as things get pretty dark pretty quickly. It follows a former FBI analyst turned mother of 4 (soon to be 5), and a disgraced journalist tracking a murder in a small New Jersey suburb. While it may seem like a by the books, yet comedic, take on a murder mystery soon evolves into a look at what lies just under the surface in this small, suburban neighbourhood and it weaves a message of social awareness deftly into the narrative.