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After the many and conflicting versions of the legendary Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams created Dirk Gently: a detective with a belief in the fundamental interconnectedness of all things, a troubled relationship with the laws of probability and quantum physics, and a love of cats and pizza. After the events of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea Time, but prior to the detective’s relocation to California in The Interconnectedness of All Kings, Dirk finds himself investigating a bizarre case of poaching, dumbstruck tourists, and the inner membranes of a rhinoceros’ nose. By writer Arvind Ethan David and artist Ilias Kyriazis. tective e istic Deort keeps th l o H s ’ y d l h t r S a n o e w o “Dirk Gy: A Spoon T poised to re s.” Agenc burning… rther riche brand ader with fu the re etin cs Bull –Comi alive irit is Y IT... p s d a ms’ m ERDICT: BU .V las Ada “Doug this work.. e hours c n i i f h f t o i w ently’s Dirk G en.” are op ics ng Com –Talki
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The Estate of Douglas Adams is donating a share of its royalties from the sale of this comic to the Save the Rhino Foundation. DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY: A SPOON TOO SHORT. SEPTEMBER 2016. FIRST PRINTING. © Completely Unexpected Productions. All Rights Reserved. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. Originally published as DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY: A SPOON TOO SHORT issues #1–5. For international rights, contact licensing@idwpublishing.com Special thanks to Devon Byers, Jesus G. Romero, Andy Black, Ed Victor, Bruce Vinokour, and James Goss.
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