Writer: Brian Smith
Illustrator: Brian Smith
Colors: Mike DeVito, Jon Conkling
Color Assists: Josh Norwood, Tim Conkling, Don Pielert
Letterer: Sarah Smith
Publisher: Th3rd World Studios
Cover Date: September 2011
Cover Price: $3.99
Title: “The Curse of Buddha’s Tooth”
Thomas Fleet is the Intrepid Escapegoat, a world renowned escape artist, who along with his trusty assistant Isis, travel the world performing amazing feats of magic. The square-jawed gentleman goat’s assistant, isn’t just named Isis – She’s the real Isis – whom he rescued from a pyramid in Cairo months ago. 
The pair travel about, not only performing spectacular magic tricks, but also debunking those who would use “magic” to con gullible people. Fleet is like the Amazing Kreskin if Kreskin were a suit wearing goat in 19th century England with the Egyptian Goddess Isis as his assistant. Um, yeah…
Isis is depicted as a small girl in the comic, but when the part is held up by a few young urchins in the streets of London, she really shows off her powers.
Fleet is invited to a séance to be performed by Jayani, an exiled Sri Lankan princess living in London. Duchess Meghan of Windsor arranged for the séance to find the long lost Windsor Family Fortune. Fleet plans to debunk it as a hoax.
Eventually Escapegoat and Isis, along with the local police, are led on a chase when the event goes terribly awry.
The Intrepid Escapegoat is a delightful comic book in every aspect. It’s wonderfully written and the art style is perfect for the story, Brian Smith’s work on this book is very fluid and dynamic; his dialog flows easily since all of the exposition is tucked neatly in the artwork. The digital coloring effects also add extra impact to the art.
The book easily fits into the ALL-AGES category, but by no means is it just a children’s comic. The story is basic enough that a kid can really enjoy it, but at the same time, smart enough for any adult to get the same enjoyment out of it.
I read this issue with no expectations and came away from it very much impressed! Brian Smith’s The Intrepid Escapegoat is a three issue miniseries from Th3rd World Studios, and if the next two issues are anything like the first, this could be a surprise hit. Get yours now before they disappear.
– The Comic Book Critic
Comic Book Critic Rating: 9.0