Post by Catsmate on Jul 5, 2023 14:17:01 GMT
The Bozz Chronicles was a relatively short lived comic series abort an alien who was stranded in Earth in Victorian London and set up a detective agency, specialising in weirdness, with a couple of humans to stave off suicidal ennui.
Sounds a bit familiar? This was published in 1986.....
The Bozz Chronicles.
Summary.
Bozz is an alien. actually named Bzzfrkl, Bzznrft, or Bzzkltr, who crash lands on Earth in the Victorian era. Bozz is simply the closest human pronounceable analogue to his name.
He is highly intelligent and has a number of, plot useful, powers. He's about eight feet tall, tailed and hairless, and prefers to remain naked.
Stranded on Earth he becomes homesick and bored. His suicide attempt is interrupted by London prostitute Amanda Flynn.
She falls for him and together they start a business together, Boswell and Flynn, Consulting Detectives. They take on the mysterious cases no one else can solve, thereby keeping Bozz interested in life and not death, although he does regularly revert to depression and suicidal thoughts.
Later the pair add a third member, former Texan cowboy and bare-knuckle boxer, Salem Hawkshaw.He's Bozz's rival for the attentions of Mandy Flynn (though Bozz is actually interested) and a terrible, terrible cook in the mould of many sidekicks, from Ulath to Joyce Barnaby.
Stories.
there are six adventures in the series.
Powers and Abilities
Bozz is superhumanly strong, can fly (top speed is unknown) and is very agile in flight.
He is extremely intelligent, easily picking up English and can also speak to animals in their own languages. He is often able to persuade animals to do what he wants. He can easily comprehend all Earth technology, even the advanced science-fiction-style machines like those made by Dr. Paine and Dr. Pretorius.
Handgun bullets bounce off Bozz's skin, and he was able to plug the barrel of a pistol with his finger when it went off. He survived the explosion of a hydrogen balloon without difficulty.
He is not affected by most gases, toxins and minerals in the same way as humans. He often eats metal, especially copper and lead, and when attacked with some ether, it blinded him instead of knocking him out. Eating porcelain gives him gas and alcohol makes him vibrate. He is able to taste deadly poisons and determine their origin without being affected.
His normal senses are somewhat heightened. For instance he was able to detect a secret passage by feeling the slightly cool air that came through it.
He can also see and 'hear' many forms of energy, including magical and electrical energy. For example, he can feel the electrical energy in a hidden laser cannon before it goes off, and can 'hear' the sound of a portal opening from the netherworld.
He can manipulate and absorb different kinds of energy, including magical energy, as he did when he converted a rifle barrel into a wand and absorbed many demons into it. He created an electrical dowsing rod that he used to increase his natural sensitivity for electricity.
He can emanate heat through his hands, enough to melt the ice in a pond; this ability is usually used by his race during Nrgling1.
1. Weird alien sex.
Sounds a bit familiar? This was published in 1986.....
The Bozz Chronicles.
Summary.
Bozz is an alien. actually named Bzzfrkl, Bzznrft, or Bzzkltr, who crash lands on Earth in the Victorian era. Bozz is simply the closest human pronounceable analogue to his name.
He is highly intelligent and has a number of, plot useful, powers. He's about eight feet tall, tailed and hairless, and prefers to remain naked.
Stranded on Earth he becomes homesick and bored. His suicide attempt is interrupted by London prostitute Amanda Flynn.
She falls for him and together they start a business together, Boswell and Flynn, Consulting Detectives. They take on the mysterious cases no one else can solve, thereby keeping Bozz interested in life and not death, although he does regularly revert to depression and suicidal thoughts.
- Shades of Holmes and his cocaine addiction.
Later the pair add a third member, former Texan cowboy and bare-knuckle boxer, Salem Hawkshaw.He's Bozz's rival for the attentions of Mandy Flynn (though Bozz is actually interested) and a terrible, terrible cook in the mould of many sidekicks, from Ulath to Joyce Barnaby.
Stories.
there are six adventures in the series.
- The unnamed first story features a recurrently dying minor sprig of the aristocracy, mysterious lightning, a political conspiracy, Mad Science and Frankensteinian resurrection.
- Raising Hell introduced the trio to their recurring police contact Inspector Colin Fitzroy of Scotland Yard and features a plan to summon a horde of demons.
- The Tomorrow Man features a Mad Scientist and his time machine; he plans to dump politicians into the future to save humanity.
- Were-Town has Amanda heading to visit her father. Naturally trouble ensues, in the form of mysterious painting and more summoned demons.
- The Cobblestone Jungle has a mysterious African jewel, Amanda attempting Nrgling and people trying to kill Bozz with a laser cannon and poison darts. bozz finds evidence that a starship of his species may be on Earth and heads off to Africa
- King Solomon’s Spaceship is the sequel with the trio in Africa battling the dangers of teh Dark Continent and others seeking the ship.
Powers and Abilities
Bozz is superhumanly strong, can fly (top speed is unknown) and is very agile in flight.
He is extremely intelligent, easily picking up English and can also speak to animals in their own languages. He is often able to persuade animals to do what he wants. He can easily comprehend all Earth technology, even the advanced science-fiction-style machines like those made by Dr. Paine and Dr. Pretorius.
Handgun bullets bounce off Bozz's skin, and he was able to plug the barrel of a pistol with his finger when it went off. He survived the explosion of a hydrogen balloon without difficulty.
He is not affected by most gases, toxins and minerals in the same way as humans. He often eats metal, especially copper and lead, and when attacked with some ether, it blinded him instead of knocking him out. Eating porcelain gives him gas and alcohol makes him vibrate. He is able to taste deadly poisons and determine their origin without being affected.
His normal senses are somewhat heightened. For instance he was able to detect a secret passage by feeling the slightly cool air that came through it.
He can also see and 'hear' many forms of energy, including magical and electrical energy. For example, he can feel the electrical energy in a hidden laser cannon before it goes off, and can 'hear' the sound of a portal opening from the netherworld.
He can manipulate and absorb different kinds of energy, including magical energy, as he did when he converted a rifle barrel into a wand and absorbed many demons into it. He created an electrical dowsing rod that he used to increase his natural sensitivity for electricity.
He can emanate heat through his hands, enough to melt the ice in a pond; this ability is usually used by his race during Nrgling1.
1. Weird alien sex.
