If you, dear reader of the detective duo, are interested in knowing where they came from and what inspired us to create them, then you're in good luck! What follows is a list to get you started on understanding the primordial soup that they rose from.
Reading:
The Dresden Novels, first and foremost, have had a lot to do with creating the characters and the world they live in. We've been using the term 'Dresden-lite' to describe it. While technically from the Jim Butcher world of mystery and magic, we're taking a lot of liberties and not concerning ourselves with the stories of Harry Dresden or the other things that live in the novels.
Hellblazer, a comic by various authors and artists. It blends magic and horror to produce a gritty, dark world. Not at all like the movie.
Case Closed, a manga by Gosho Aoyama. The inspiration for Rick Spade's curse.
Watching:
The Dresden Files TV Show was not as good as the novels, but it's worth a watch. You get one season and it's vastly different than the books.
Sherlock provides a good insight on using deductive powers in the modern age. Thankfully, none of the characters here are as terrible with people as Sherlock.
Listening:
Frank Sinatra, Rick's favorite.
More to come in the future!
Reading:
The Dresden Novels, first and foremost, have had a lot to do with creating the characters and the world they live in. We've been using the term 'Dresden-lite' to describe it. While technically from the Jim Butcher world of mystery and magic, we're taking a lot of liberties and not concerning ourselves with the stories of Harry Dresden or the other things that live in the novels.
Hellblazer, a comic by various authors and artists. It blends magic and horror to produce a gritty, dark world. Not at all like the movie.
Case Closed, a manga by Gosho Aoyama. The inspiration for Rick Spade's curse.
Watching:
The Dresden Files TV Show was not as good as the novels, but it's worth a watch. You get one season and it's vastly different than the books.
Sherlock provides a good insight on using deductive powers in the modern age. Thankfully, none of the characters here are as terrible with people as Sherlock.
Listening:
Frank Sinatra, Rick's favorite.
More to come in the future!