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Host Mortem, a "tongue-in-cheek, time travel metafiction mystery" by Kevin Shinick, is now on Kickstarter: "Kevin Shinick used to have all the answers. Before he was an acclaimed comic writer on titles like W.E.B. of Spider-Man and The Flash, before he was an Emmy Award-winning writer on Robot Chicken, before he was a bestselling novelist (Star Wars: Force Collector), before he was an Annie award-winning producer (Mad), Kevin Shinick had all the answers — as the TV gameshow host of Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?

Now Shinick is writing Host Mortem, an all-new tongue-in-cheek, time travel metafiction mystery in which he appears (as himself!), along with Greg Lee (the host of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?). When the two former gameshow hosts are transported to the year 1947 by a time portal at Comic-Con, they find themselves enmeshed in a murder mystery involving Humphrey Bogart’s legendary noir film The Big Sleep.

Two stars of the beloved Carmen Sandiego franchise are uniting in an exciting new project that puts a delightful twist on their most recognizable roles. In the new graphic novel Host Mortem, Where In Time Is Carmen San Diego? host Kevin Shinick and Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? host Greg Lee find themselves at the center of a classic noir Hollywood mystery after being transported back to 1947.

Screen Rant is honored to share the Kickstarter link for the project, along with an exclusive first look of the cover for Host Mortem written by Kevin Shinick, with art by Damien Torres which appears set to be a playfully meta take on Hollywood history.

1990s kids nostalgic for Carmen Sandiego will find this to be an exciting alternative to a reboot of the children's series, as the series seems designed to evoke the spirit of the fan-favorite franchise, while carving...