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Over the Garden Wall: Hollow Town by Celia Lowenthal, Pat McHale, Jorge Monlongo

cursed_hal's review against another edition

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4.0

Its nice, the brother's interaction its really cute, the artsyle its interesting and the colors look really cute
the story its nice and uff
simply incredible
i really like it, and we got a little bit more of beatrice apparitions than in other books

youraveragedave's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

At times the tone is right on with the show, at others it feels different.  Greg always gets the best lines.

mothmania's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

sleepingnerd's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh, I quite liked this!

Delightfully creepy and eerie, with the old timey vibe that I love so much about OTGW. The art style was fun (even if Wirt's ears were drawn kinda weird), with lots of sprawling two page spreads and a very satured and beautiful color palette. The story was cool and just a tad bit creepy, and I loved the themes of brotherhood, of Wirt's insecurities and him learning and growing into taking care of Greg (Wirt going along with Greg's talks of the frog queen was very cute!).

Some motivations were a bit iffy, and I don't think the explanation about the hollow people was done quite clearly, but still a very good story overall.

(Also, Celia Lowenthal's art in the end covers was so pretty! I wish it was used for the main cover)

carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a fun, spookier OTGW story! A quick, fun read!

jlstone's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

itacuz's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This could have been an episode of the TV show. 

It's weird and creepy until it gets straight up scary, almost not meant for children at times. I loved the ominous nature of the woods and how close things came to really breaking bad before the boys pulled back from actual, life threatening danger. 

A good comic whether you're a fan of the series or not. 

carly_rael's review against another edition

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4.0

4.25/5

soniuz's review against another edition

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4.0

as always with Over The Garden Wall I loved this! and I particularly like the different art style here too!!

droar's review against another edition

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5.0

Spooky premise, excellent art, Hollow Town is the best Over the Garden Wall comic I've read yet! Give Lowenthal & Monlongo a million cookies! 10/10 for the creeps & feelings too!