InvestiGators, John Patrick Green
InvestiGators, John Patrick Green
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InvestiGators

Author: John Patrick Green

Narrator: Aaron Yamawaki, Christopher Hastings, Helen Laser, John Patrick Green, Lipica Shah, Max Meyers, Torian Brackett

Unabridged: 2 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2024


Synopsis

This program is read by a full cast, including the author and Christopher Hastings, a coauthor of InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.S. It offers an immersive audio experience, with lush sound effects and music designed to draw listeners deep into the Gatorverse. Listen out for the sounds of the Batter Down bakery and S.U.I.T. Headquarters! Sit back and savor the incredible audiobook experience that is InvestiGators.

With more than three million copies in print, John Patrick Green's goofy graphic novel series is a colossal comics hit! Join super spy alligator duo MANGO and BRASH as they surf the sewers and fight the forces of evil.

With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks―or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?

—Torian Brackett as Narrator, Head Scientist’s Assistant, Dr. Doodledoo, and EMT Man Lance

—Christopher Hastings as Brash, Crackerdile, Security Guard, and Old Scottish Man

—Aaron Yamawaki as Mango, Head Scientist, Chef Gustavo, Sven Septapus, and Chopper

—Max Meyers as General Inspector, Jake Hardbones, Houdino, Scientist Bob, Cameron the Cameraman, Scientist 2, and Lumberjack

—Lipica Shah as Junior Assistant Baker Marie, Nurse, EMT Woman Amber, Scientist 1, Assistant Security Guard, and Computer Voices

—Helen Laser as Cici Boringstories, C-ORB, Scottish Pub Woman, Little Baseball Boy, Baker Customer, and Onlooker

—John Patrick Green as Agent Six, and Bookstore Employee

A Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press.

About John Patrick Green

John Patrick Green is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, notably the smash-hit graphic novel series InvestiGators. John is definitely a multiple New York Times-bestselling human author and not just a bunch of animals in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over three million copies of InvestiGators in print, John is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. He lives in a Brooklyn apartment that doesn't allow animals other than the ones living in his head.

About Christopher Hastings

Christopher Hastings has worked as a U.S. State Department English Language Fellow, both at ITMO University in St. Petersburg, Russia and at South China Normal University in Guangzhou, China.

About Helen Laser

Helen Laser is an audiobook narrator, voice artist, and actor of stage and screen. She's an Audie Award Finalist, SOVAS finalist, LA Times Book Awards Finalist, and multiple AudioFile Earphones Award winner.Her narration has been picked by Reese Witherspoon for her book club, and has made many best-of lists including features by (but not limited to): Audible, Apple, Libro.fm, Amazon, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vulture, and many more.She's lent her voice to over 150 audiobooks.Her narration style is natural, immediate, and lyrical. Sharp wit and vulnerability wrapped up in a youthful down-to-earth package. Her greatest inspirations are her love of the theatre, independent films, Miyazaki movies, and of course The Princess Diaries audiobook, narrated by Anne Hathaway—the audiobook that started it all as a kid.She's a proud member of SAG-AFTRA.

About Lipica Shah

Lipica Shah (she/her) is a half Bengali, half Kumaoni, fully Indian-American narrator, actor, and inclusion advocate. A SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association member based in the Bronx, she thrives on collaboration and script development, with a special affinity for new plays. Lipica’s dynamic vocal skills, facility for accents and languages, and love of storytelling led her to audiobooks, and she’s had the privilege of narrating a wide range of genres, though her passion is non-fiction for all ages (especially current events, crime, science, politics, and history). As an actor, she has originated roles at Manhattan Theatre Club, The New Group, Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Cal Shakes, and American Conservatory Theater, among others. On screen she’s appeared on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, HBO, Showtime, USA, Comedy Central, Netflix, and recurring on MAX’s The Girls on the Bus. Hear her in the video game Starfield and English dubs of Pokémon, A Silent Voice, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, and more. As an inclusion advocate, she co-founded the nonprofit 1497, an organization committed to supporting and uplifting artists of South Asian descent and challenging their historical exclusion from and underrepresentation in the American film and television industry. She also serves on the Steering Committee of the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, with whom she received Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. In her spare time, Lipica enjoys traveling, birdwatching, doing crossword puzzles in pen, lighting one-match campfires, and running for inordinate amounts of time outdoors.

About Max Meyers

Max Meyers (AEA/SAG-AFTRA) is a multi-hyphenate storyteller with training in classical and musical theatre and a deep commitment to facilitating expansion of the artist inside each of us through their creative work. An Audie Award-Winning Narrator and recipient of several AudioFile Earphones Awards, they have recorded over 60 titles since beginning this work in 2021. Their narration style can be described as warm, engaging, and dynamic; flexible to fit stories across genres, genders, ages, languages, and dialects. They have a particular passion for the surreal, subversive, and countercultural, as well as an interest in natural science, history, and trauma informed healing practices. Outside of their narration work, Max’s music can be found on your favorite streaming platform. For more information, visit maxmeyersonline.com @heyitsmaxmeyers


Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on March 14, 2024

As ever Mango and Brash are on the case. Three words to describe this book: Hilarious, Fun and fantastic......more

Goodreads review by Alyce on March 04, 2024

The InvestiGators first black and white adventure! Fans of the series will love this short addition to the series - and I was particularly impressed with how many colourful jokes were packed into such a short page count - while this is also a great starting point for any new readers to join Mango an......more

Goodreads review by Steph on February 17, 2024

Fans of the series won’t be disappointed. This is quintessential Investigators humour, jam packed into a shorter, black and white version! When buildings start going missing, it’s up to Mango and Brash to save the day! I’m excited for more in this series now that I’ve had a mini visit!......more

Goodreads review by Edie on July 17, 2024

AM -AZ -ING......more


Quotes

"...has heaping helpings of surreal alligator action and wordplay gags to keep new readers bent on solving the mystery." —The New York Times

"With its rampant good-natured goofiness and its unrelenting fizz and pep, this feels like a sugar rush manifested as a graphic novel. Silly and inventive fast-paced fun." —Kirkus

"
In high-intensity colors, straightforward panel artwork by Green (Hippopot­a­mister) offers plenty of slapstick gags to Brash and Mango’s tale. Fast-paced fun for the bad pun and dorky joke crowd." —Publisher's Weekly

"
Like the heroes of Dav Pilkey’s “Dog Man” or “Captain Underpants,” the Investigators are bound to resonate with kids." —School Library Journal: XpressReviews


Awards

  • Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
  • Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year