Review:
Oscar Zahn is a paranormal investigator, a member of the Society of Cryptocartography and Necrological Exploration. He was once human and is now a floating skull. He struggles constantly against the Ecotopus, a ravenous being with whom is he forced to coexist and which sometimes takes him over. The stories in this volume feature some of his adventures.
In "Lost and Found," Oscar confronts a being that's haunted a house for some time. In the various parts of "The Last Soldier of the Somme," Oscar works with the ghost of Private Charlie Harper, 4th Division, Canadian Corps. In the various parts of "Stardust and Soliloquies," Oscar, an old sailor named Edmund, and a trio of Hydronauts attempt to confront and deal with the ghosts that have haunted Edmund for years. The volume wraps up with "Doppelgänger," a story focused mostly on Agnes, a friend/assistant (?) of Oscar's.
This had great art, a nicely creepy atmosphere, and interesting and occasionally bittersweet stories. If volume 2 were available, I'd probably have gone right into it, which is pretty good for something I originally picked up on a whim.
Oscar generally came across as jovial and good-natured, although the Ecotopus and that encounter with Lady Grey indicate that he hasn't gone through life without causing harm, accidental or not, to others around him. There's only a hint of Oscar's own story in this volume, but it was enough to intrigue me.
Based on the number of episodes on Webtoon and the number of episodes contained in this volume, it looks like this series might be complete after the next volume. I plan to read it, whenever it's released.
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