Joe Golem, Occult Detective: The Sunken Dead

[MajorHoy]

. . . I haven't read the novel though so maybe that is why. The Rat Catcher was the first Joe Golem story I ever read.

I'm in the same boat (not the one floating through the sunken city, though) when it comes to background (or lack there of) for Joe Golem. And, after reading the 5th (and final) issue for this current run, I'm still left feeling like there's so much not yet explained (or even hinted at), but also not sure if it's worth my trying to find it out.
If/when a new Joe Golem limited-series appears again, I'll have to decide then if it's worth buying or not.

[thwhtGuardian]

I'm in the same boat (not the one floating through the sunken city, though) when it comes to background (or lack there of) for Joe Golem. And, after reading the 5th (and final) issue for this current run, I'm still left feeling like there's so much not yet explained (or even hinted at), but also not sure if it's worth my trying to find it out.
If/when a new Joe Golem limited-series appears again, I'll have to decide then if it's worth buying or not.

You should definitely get the novel, it's perhaps not as amazing as Baltimore or Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism but it was a good read none the less. Christopher Golden + Mike Mignola= a must buy from me.