The Reaper of St. George Street

The Reaper of St. George Street: The Adventures of Flagler’s Few St. Augustine’s Ghost Hunters Pineapple Press, Inc.
Written by Andre R. Frattino
Art by Andre R. Frattino

How many of you have either seen “Ghostbusters” or know if it? What if you lived in a city crawling with ghosts? Add to that fact that you’re a non-believer? Well guess what, that’s kind of what’s happening to Will Garrings in this book. He goes to St. Augustine for college and that’s where all the fun starts. He meets a girl, falls in love, but there seem to be weird things about here. Oh, and everyone around Will seems to be kind a freak. After figuring things out what’s going on, Will now needs to fight said ghosts. What issues did I have when I was a freshman in college?

This take on a kind of a common story was refreshing. Every time things seemed to be going in the traditional way, you get hit with a nice twist that worked; it wasn’t forced or something just to be stupid, I liked that. The art is black and white and it really added to where the story was taking you. To help with things, when they were out in the city in after dark, the pages were black and during the day, white. Something simple but you don’t see that often. As for the paneling, it actually blended standard squares with different shapes and, again, it worked.

Personally, I haven’t been to St. Augustine since I was 18 and I really didn’t get into the city. But reading this story, you know a person who loves it wrote it. The story is funny, a little tragic, heartwarming and a little out there. I have a feeling that with those who read it; might want to take their next vacation there and bring this along just for fun. If you love St. Augustine, love ghost stories, like a good story, up for a little fun, if you have a pulse or even if you don’t, this book is for you. I give it 5 caps out of 5.