- Graphic Novels
- Ages 8–11
- Comedy
Officer Clawsome: Crime Across Time
Book 2 in Officer ClawsomeView the full series
The ocean's top cops dive into the timestream to chase the villainous Brain Sturgeon from prehistoric seas to the Old West and beyond, battling cavegoons and robots in a joke-stuffed, action-packed sequel to Lobster Cop.
- Best for8–11
- FormatGraphic
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The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Comedic
- Conversational
- Onomatopoeic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Exciting
- Adventurous
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Roughly seventeen minutes after wrapping their first case, Officer Clawsome and his starfish partner Stariana are back on duty, and this time the trouble is bending time itself. When the town's resident evil genius, the Brain Sturgeon, dives through a portal into the past to rewrite history in his own slimy favour, the crustacean crimefighter has no choice but to plunge in after him. The chase whisks the duo from the prehistoric deep to the dusty Old West and even up into the terrifying dry world above the waves, dodging cavegoons, malfunctioning robots and their own tangled timeline as they scramble to save the future of their undersea home. Bursting with cartoon slapstick, punny villains and comic-book sound effects on every spread, this second Officer Clawsome adventure serves the same fast, bright, laugh-a-minute chaos that made book one such a hit, with a wild time-travel twist that keeps the pages turning.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
Pitched at 8-11s reading on their own, with plenty for read-along 6-7s who love the pictures. The time-hopping plot adds a dash of sci-fi wonder but stays firmly in cartoon-slapstick territory, with no scary content, so it suits most young comic fans.
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- Best fit · 8–11
- Read aloud · 6–9
- Independent · 7–11
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Works well for
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
1 / 5 · Wide awake
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Reluctant readers
- Funny graphic novels
- Action fans
- Time travel fans
Avoid if
- Wants calm bedtime
- Prefers realistic stories
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
Officer Clawsome and Stariana zoom from dinosaur seas to the Wild West to catch the Brain Sturgeon, and the mash-up of cavemen, cowboys and robots is bananas. The sound effects, silly villains and non-stop action make it feel like a cartoon you can hold.
- Being a detective
- Time travel
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The time-travel hook keeps the jokes fresh without asking much of a young reader, and the bright, uncluttered pages are easy to follow. It rewards rereading, pulls in reluctant readers, and pairs naturally with book one for a satisfying binge.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
In the series
Officer Clawsome.
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