The Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives Series by Ed Brubaker

The mysterious Marquez de Marquis reveals to our young, and very dead, detectives Charles & Edwin that they are on the trail of an immortal killer who must drain his victims lives to stay alive. The boys get a bone-chilling history lesson and learn more about their own ghostly abilities.

As the Marquez de Marquis helps the fledgling detectives Edwin and Charles further develop "haunting" skills, Charles begins to suspect that all is not what it seems with their mysterious tutor. Is he really after the killer of runaway kids or are his motives more sinister?

Erstwhile detectives Edwin and Charles have helped their "mentor" the Marquez de Marquis capture an immortal killer. But after more snooping, the boys begin to suspect that they've caught the wrong man, and their mysterious benefactor may not be what he appears.

Collected for the first time, this tale stars Edwin and Charles from THE SANDMAN: SEASON OF MISTS. Their first case involves a string of grisly murders — and the immortal Hob Gadling. Written by Ed Brubaker (Captain America, SLEEPER).