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El and Vee live in Shudder-to-Think, a town that used to be known for its coal mining but since the mines started catching fire weird things have been going on. El and Vee wake up in a movie theatre, not remembering what happened, but they kind of brush it off. We learn of the mutant animals and strange things that were happening in town since the coal mining fires. One important thing is that women seem to end up in unusual places with no knowledge of how they got there. We end this issue with Vee and Jessica in bed together, except Jessica has some strange glowing hole in her abdomen (I don’t know how best to explain it).

This issue seemed a little slow to me. I often find the first issue needs the right hook to keep the reader coming back. While this wasn’t a bad first issue, I think it will need to step up for issue #2. I like the art style. I am intrigued by the mystery at play here, let’s see what this strange glowing abdomen hole means…

ezzybb's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

anthroxagorus's review against another edition

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5.0

ughhhhh it's finally here!! Carmen Maria Machado's comic!! is!! here!! And uh it's strange and it's promising and I Am READY!!!

bowman's review against another edition

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3.0

It's a pretty good start, I guess. The art is so-so, could take it or leave it (preferably leave it), the pandering queerness is panderingly queer enough (therefore I have an obligation to approve), but it's Carmen Maria Machado and I will probably keep reading to see where the rest goes. Gotta spend a little more time in On-The-Nose, PA before I get a good idea of what's to like and what's not.

ericnovello's review

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4.0

Quadrinho com roteiro da Carmen Maria Machado, pelo selo de terror do Joe Hill na DC.
Ela escreve muito bem prosa e pelo visto manda bem em quadrinhos também. Tudo muito sutil (até vc dar de cara com o primeiro WTF? da história) e ao mesmo tempo angustiante. Segue a linha do Unheimlich freudiano que o Lynch também usa, mas com a manha do quadrinho de ter que jogar iscas logo de cara pra te prender, já que o espaço é curto. Quadrinho em volumes mensais é quase como um folhetim, afinal. Tem um objetivo de longo prazo, mas precisa te convencer a voltar no mês seguinte.

Curti demais e fiquei curioso pra saber o q está contecendo.

Um porém... não entendi a escolha da arte. E são artistas com trabalhos mais marcantes em outros quadrinhos. Não sei se foi um artifício para não desviar o foco do roteiro, se foi pra ajudar a reforçar o clima de "tem algo fora do lugar"... A conferir na próxima.

corrie's review

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4.0

Oooh, I really like this. It's off to a great start. Many questions and no answers. A city on fire, weird things lurking in the woods, missing time. I personally love the art work, it really suits the story. So hell yes, I'm going to read on!

4 stars

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