#detective-mystery

[balu8]

The Maze Agency #6: Double Edge

by Mike W. Barr; Joe Staton; Rich Rankin; Julia Lacquement and Dan Mc Kinnon

Cover by Adam Hughes and Rick Magyar

Comico

#comico #the maze agency #joe staton #mike w. barr #comic book #detective-mystery #private eye

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

A murder mystery film set in a medieval village. After an outbreak of plague, the villagers make the decision to shut their borders so as to protect the disease from spreading (see the real life case of the village of Eyam). As the disease decimates the population, however, some bodies start showing up that very obviously were not killed by plague.

Since nobody has been in or out since the outbreak began, the killer has to be somebody in the local community.

The village constable (who is essentially just Some Guy, because being a medieval constable was a bit like getting jury duty, if jury duty gave you the power to arrest people) struggles to investigate the crime without exposing himself to the disease, and to maintain order as the plague-stricken villagers begin to turn on each other.

The killer strikes repeatedly, seemingly taking advantage of the empty streets and forced isolation to strike without witnesses. As with any other murder mystery, the audience is given exactly the same information to solve the crime as the detective.

Except, that is, whenever another character is killed, at which point we cut to the present day where said character's remains are being carefully examined by a team of modern archaeologists and historians who are also trying to figure out why so many of the people in this plague-pit died from blunt force trauma.

The archaeologists and historians, btw, are real experts who haven't been allowed to read the script. The filmmakers just give them a model of the victim's remains, along with some artefacts, and they have to treat it like a real case and give their real opinion on how they think this person died.

We then cut back to the past, where the constable is trying to do the same thing. Unlike the archaeologists, he doesn't have the advantage of modern tech and medical knowledge to examine the body, but he does have a more complete crime scene (since certain clues obviously wouldn't survive to be dug up in the modern day) and personal knowledge from having probably known the victim.

The audience then gets a more complete picture than either group, and an insight into both the strengths and limits of modern archaeology, explaining what we can and can't learn from studying a person's remains.

At the end of the film, after the killer is revealed and the main plot is resolved, we then get to see the archaeologists get shown the actual scenes where their 'victims' were killed, so they can see how well their conclusions match up with what 'really' happened.

#film ideas #plotbunny #murder mystery #detective stories #period dramas #middle ages #history #archaeology

[iimr3]

*hitting you with a stick* no benoit blanc movies should not interact. they should not lead up to something. you need to detox from the marvel/sherlock bbc poisoning. they should be completely independent movies (maybe w some cameos/little references for fun) and go on for as long as there are stories rian johnson wants to tell in this universe. i do not want an overarching plot i do not want a team up i dont want a benoit-focused prequel i want some good old fashioned episodic murder mysteries that have nothing to do with each other!!!!!!!!!!! also rian johnson has literally said he's not gonna do a prequel and he wants the movies to all stand on their own

addendum 1: by "marvel/sherlock bbc poisoning" i dont mean that those caused this over-serialization, but i think they are partially responsible for why audiences are expecting it. learn to engage w murder mysteries on the genre's own terms

addendum 2: idc what headcanons you have. i actively encourage you to write fanfic about marta and helen solving crime if you wanna. that is literally what fanfiction is for my guy! if you want to know how phillip and benoit met THAT IS WHY FANFIC EXISTS

#op #knives out #glass onion #benoit blanc #tbh yall need to watch murder she wrote or old sherlock adaptations and appreciate self contained mysteries #where u learn a little bit abt the detective thru the mystery but they arent the focus + there is no overarching plot #THAT IS WHY SHERLOCK IS FAMOUS!

[nicostiel]

Gotta Catch 'em All: A Knives Out Mystery

#glassonionedit #knivesoutedit #glass onion #knives out #glass onion: a knives out mystery #glass onion knives out #pokemon #detective pikachu #gay #daniel craig #benoit blanc #films #movies #*myedits

[kazoosandfannypacks]

as always, I'd love to hear your answer in the tags, especially if it's one of the "other" choices!

#books #bookworm #reader asks #mystery #detectives #nany drew #hardy boys #boxcar children #mary kate and ashley #encyclopedia brown #wishbone #bailey school kids #happy hollisters #bobsy twins

[night-eyes1]

#glass onion #I am talking about his clothes #But also his personality too #In the first film he was like calm and cool detective #In the second movie hes much more like a adorable sunshine #benoit blanc #daniel craig #hugh grant #knives out #glass onion a knives out mystery #edward norton #janelle monae #phillip blanc #miles bron #helen brand #cassandra brand #rian johnson

[notrandtumblin]

#detective #sherlock holmes #Batman #will graham #clarice starling #benoit blanc #knives out #hannibal #jake peralta #b99 #monk #adrian monk #the hardy boys #scooby doo #scooby gang #mystery incorporated #nancy drew #mystery #hercule poirot #murder on the orient express #Sherlock #john watson #rust cohle #true detective #silence of the lambs #not rand polls #poll #hyperspecific poll

[fluffyartbl0g]

Everytime I go into the Zosopp tag, I just see people SCREAMING CRYING SOBBING about the lack of posts IN the Zosopp tag. THE ZOSOPP ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES

#one piece #op fanart #zosopp #roronoa zoro #usopp #this was also just an excuse to play dress up with zoro and usopp XD #oh why is usopp wearing a detective outfit??? #well im so glad you asked!!! #The gang stopped at this town on an island and there seemed to be some mysterIOUS shenanigans going on #robin and usopp formed a watson and sherlock holmes duo!!! but only usopp dressed for the part LOL #cue usopp getting super into his role and interviewing whoever he can while robin solves the whole mystery with just a few clues #she likes watching usopp have his fun tho wahah so she follows him around and nudges him in the wrong direction for funsies #the ultimate reveal ... usopp: MS BAKER IS THE ONE WHO STOLE THE COOKI- Robin: yeah they're all trading addictive drugs #Ms baker: DRATS and i wuda gotten away with it too if it werent for u two meddling kids!!! #am i talking about usopp and robin on my zosopp post? yeauh #anyways usopp is like wauwah ROBIN!!!!!! UUUU >:((((!!!!! #then he trots off to zoro because he hasnt seen him all day and he wants to tell him about the fun adventure he just had XD

[cloudofbutterflies]

Benoit Blanc & Sherlock Holmes both prove that the best detectives aren’t actual trained detectives but nosy gay men who drink their respect women juice and hate the rich.

#sherlock homes #arthur conan doyle #benoit blanc #glass onion #knives out #murder mystery #detectives #johnlock #gay #queer #feminism #mystery #literature #movies

[2manyflannels]

Thank the lord that Benoit Blanc is a detective with compassion and kindness and cares while also being a genius detective because the two don’t need to be exclusive

#glass onion #knives out #glass onion a knives out mystery #fictional detectives #Benoit Blanc #compassion in a detective seems so rare and think it shouldn’t be but it is #kindness is everything #be kind everyone !! #it’s what Benoit Blanc would want #and he also has the time to hate the rich on principle of them being scummy #also gay rights #can’t wait for Knives Out: Endgame where a bunch of WOC come and help Benoit Blanc #and Hugh grant is there too

[balu8]

Maze Agency #5: Death Warmed Over

by Mike W. Barr; Adam Hughes; Al Vey; Julia Lacquement and Deborah Marks

Comico

#comico #maze agencv #adam hughes #al vey #Julia Lacquement #Deborah Marks #Mike W. Barr #detective-mystery #comic book

[thepenguisalive7]

He’s an ‘angel’ alright inspiration

#qsmp #qsmp fanart #badboyhalo #bbh #badboyhalo fanart #cellbit fanart #bagi fanart #qsmp mystery twins #madrugaduo #daybreak detectives #cellbit #bagi

[thehauntedrocket]

Elementary Dear Data...

Art by Rachael Stott

#Rachael Stott #Science Fiction #Star Trek #Data #Geordi La Forge #Lt La Forge #Sherlock Holmes #Dr Watson #Detectives #Mystery #Art #Star Trek TNG #Brent Spiner #Lavar Burton

[netflix]

The Afterlife's Finest Are Here. The Dead Boy Detectives are here to solve the mortal realm’s most mystifying paranormal cases.

Based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman, Dead Boy Detectives is now Playing on Netflix.

#dead boy detectives #neil gaiman #supernatural #mystery #ghosts #the sandman

[missfisherandjack]

“Now, tell me, Jack, does that new furrow in your brow have anything to do with kissing me the other night?”

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (2012-2015) ↳ 1x07 Murder In Montparnasse // 1x08 Away With The Fairies

#miss fisher's murder mysteries #miss fisher #detective inspector jack robinson #phryne fisher #jack robinson #phrack #phryne x jack #phryne and jack #phrack kiss #phrack touch #phrack edit #essie davis #nathan page #period drama #perioddramaedit #tv show #tvedit #my favourite ship #series one #murder in montparnasse #away with the fairies #mfmm #mfmmedit

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My parents owned a one-night-per-guest murder mystery hotel and people went to it quite a bit, they were able to be detectives. Turns out my dad was actually killing people and the guests all thought it was a part of the experience. They were pretty rich.

#dream #murder mystery #hotel #murder tw #deatht w #mystery #detective #dad #father #family #parents