Goldie Vance Explained

Ongoing:	y
Publisher:	Boom! Studios (comics) Little, Brown Books (novels)
Date:	April 2016 – May 2017 (ongoing) April 2018 – present (OGNs) March 2020 (novels)
Issues:	12
Genre:	Young Adult, Mystery
Creators:	Hope Larson Brittney Williams
Writers:	Hope Larson Jackie Ball Lilliam Rivera (novels)
Artists:	Brittney Williams Noah Hayes Elle Power
Colorists:	Sarah Stern
Tpb:	Vol. 1 (#1–4)
Isbn:	9781608868988
Tpb2:	Vol. 2 (#5–8)
Isbn2:	9781608869749
Tpb3:	Vol. 3 (#9–12)
Isbn3:	9781684150533
Tpb4:	Vol. 4 (OGN)
Isbn4:	9781684151400
Tpb5:	The Hotel Whodunit
Isbn5:	9780316456647

Goldie Vance is a comic book series created by Eisner award winning writer Hope Larson and artist Brittney Williams. It was a monthly ongoing series from 2016 to 2017, then switched to a series of original graphic novels in 2018.^[1] In 2019, the comic's publisher, Boom! Studios, partnered with Little, Brown Books to continue Goldie Vance as a series of novels for young readers.^[2] The series centers on Marigold "Goldie" Vance, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the manager of a Miami resort, whose dream is to become the resort's in-house detective.^[3]

Plot

Volume One

The first volume centers around Goldie searching a necklace reported missing by guest Dieter Lugwig, uncovering a plot to escape Russian agents and sell NASA a brand new formula for rocket fuel.

Volume Two

In the second volume, Goldie and Cheryl encounter a woman in an astronaut suit washed up on a beach. Cheryl and the woman vanish shortly thereafter, and Goldie tracks their trail leading to a mysterious rogue astronaut training program.

Volume Three

Sugar Maple, Goldie's longtime rival, recruits her to find out who is sabotaging her prize race car before the big race she'll be competing in.

Volume Four

Bands are missing and need to be found before the town's big music festival.

Characters

• Marigold "Goldie" Vance: The sixteen-year-old protagonist of the series. Goldie is a car valet at the Crossed Palms Resort who volunteers her services as its detective. She is skilled in discovering clues, driving and repairing cars, disguises, making friends, and breaking rules.
• Cheryl Lebeaux: Goldie's best friend, who works at the front desk of the hotel. She is a bookworm and studying to become an astronaut.
• Walter Tooey: The hired detective at Crossed Palms. He is frequently exasperated by Goldie's hijacking of his job but grudgingly tolerates her for the results she gets.
• Arthur Vance: Goldie's father, and the manager of Crossed Palms. He is professional and seeks to keep the staff constantly busy.
• Sylvia Bell: A mermaid swimmer at the local club. She and Mr. Vance are divorced. It is unclear if she has kept her married name or returned to her maiden name after her divorce from Goldie's dad.
• Rob: Another valet at the hotel. He is frequently nervous and desperate and has shown to have a crush on Cheryl.
• Diane: A record seller at Wax Lips Records & Goldie's girlfriend after helping her on the necklace case.
• Sugar Maple: The daughter of Mr. Maple, the owner of Crossed Palms. She is rich, a competitive racer, and very hot-tempered. She and Goldie have been bitter rivals ever since they were children. But they were friends once before Goldie won a race and Sugar Maple decided she didn't want to be friends with Goldie

Collected Editions

Title	Release Date	Format	Story	Art	Colors	Cover	ISBN
Goldie Vance: Volume One	October 5, 2016	Comic trade paperback COLLECTS: Goldie Vance #1–4	Hope Larson	Brittney Williams	Sarah Stern	Brittney Williams
Goldie Vance: Volume Two	May 3, 2017	Comic trade paperback COLLECTS: Goldie Vance #5–8	Hope Larson	Brittney Williams	Sarah Stern	Brittney Williams
Goldie Vance: Volume Three	November 15, 2017	Comic trade paperback COLLECTS: Goldie Vance #9–12	Hope Larson Jackie Ball	Noah Hayes	Sarah Stern	Brittney Williams
Goldie Vance: Volume Four	May 1, 2018	Paperback graphic novel	Hope Larson Jackie Ball	Elle Power	Sarah Stern	Brittney Williams
Goldie Vance: Larceny in La La Land	August 4, 2020	Paperback graphic novel	Jackie Ball	Mollie Rose	Natalia Nesterenko	Brittney Williams
Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit	March 17, 2020	Illustrated prose novel	Lilliam Rivera	Elle Power	TBD	Brittney Williams
Goldie Vance: The Hocus-Pocus Hoax	January 5, 2021	Illustrated prose novel	Lilliam Rivera		TBD

Film

Simpson Street for 20th Century Studios will produce a movie based on the comic. Rashida Jones will write and direct the movie, while Kerry Washington will produce it.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goldie Vance #13 Cancelled, Series Moves To Original Graphic Novels. Rich Johnston. 23 April 2017. Bleeding Cool. 9 October 2018.
2. Web site: Brown . Tracy . New 'Goldie Vance' and 'Fence' novels announced by Little, Brown and Boom! Studios . L.A. Times . 2 July 2019 . September 14, 2019.
3. News: Kerry Washington, Rashida Jones Team on 'Goldie Vance' Film. The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-12-01. en.