Any objections, feel free to fucking burn.

must shift the paradigm...


That bit of dialogue from the first iss is a great indicator of the level of character this series has between its covers. The Mr. Phelps in question fits well into the "Marv" archetype (presuming it's safe to call that an archetype just yet), an aged and toughened space detective who might not always be opposed to throwing the first punch, but is indeed smarter than he comes off. Imagine the Goon, only troubleshooting in futuristic outer space instead of stuck in a perpetual Hallowe'en.
Mr. Phelps and his feline partner in crime Kit Kat kickstart the story in being attacked by ships from the Syndicate, who seem to want something Phelps has, and bad. They pursue him to a nearby planet, where Phelps and Kat throw them off of their trail only to be pulled into an entirely different adventure along the way. And so it goes. The pair are pulled from one mystery to another, with barely a chance to catch their collective breath, providing for a really fun and fast-paced story. Sci-fi fans who still miss the wit of Firefly would find an outlet here, as the dialogue stays in the realm of sarcastic by way of borderline absurdist. Very fine, and with tons of action pulling the characters from ship to ship and world to world and a big fat mystery bombshell dropped on the last page of iss 3. Hopefully, this is by no means whatsoever the end of this tale.
This is a science fiction comic book with loads of action and adventure, plenty of tasty humor, and characters who really grow on you, even after just a few issues of story. Is Mr. Phelps: Space Detective rocket science? No, but it is a brightly dynamic, comical and imaginative little read, and well worth the time. You can find the books either through the King Tractor website or through DriveThruComics.com, and please do. Don't let this be one of those oh so many overlooked gems from the world of small press, because it really is.