That Cover
Review
First, we have to look at that cover by Jenny Frison. If there isn't anything that is going to catch the eye of anyone who walks into the shop, I don't know what will. First, the limited color palette catches your eye. It stands out against all those multi-colored covers filled with superheroes. Then, you realize it is a girl sitting around in her underwear. But this is an almost photo-realistic cover, and so there is a lot of natural beauty in the shape of the female body on display here that is opposite of what you see with the ladies on the other covers who feature, um, wide tracks of land. Yea.
But then those eyes. That's when you realize what she is doing and the cracks in the arms and throughout her body. Very statue-esque. Creepy.
This cover is exactly what this book is like. It draws you in, makes you think that everything is ok, that there is something to see. But when you get to the heart of the story, when you reach the eyes, Then you don't know what to think. You get creeped out.
This is the first issue after the trade, and if you picked this up right after reading the trade then you will be in good shape. A lot of things happen in this book and you don't really get the full story without knowing what happened previously. But aside from this issue not really being new reader friendly, we certainly get a good story and art that matches.
My thoughts just keep going back to the cover. It is just as creepy to me as the first issue's cover. It just is something so different from all the other covers that were up on the comics rack this week. It matches the intent of the comic so well and is just perfect.
Grades
Words: 7/10 - the magic is there, it is only just building. Lots of potential to come.
Pictures: 7/10
General Feeling After Reading: Felt too short, gimme more.
Buy Next Issue: I'm sticking with this series for awhile. Gotta see where this goes.