Hollow

⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Great cover on this one!

I have been slowly dipping my toes into graphic novels. They've never been my thing, but I am trying to step outside my box and try new genres. This one was particularly appealing because I love the story of the headless horseman and Sleepy Hollow. I enjoyed it a lot. Great graphics, and a solid story with diversity, humor, and wonderful characters.

ARC Via NetGalley

I think having the appropriate expectations for this story is important. I didn't, so it took me a while to get fully involved. Look, I was expecting horror. I don't like horror, but this is queer and it's a take on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (which is amazing!) so I swallowed my nerves and started it. I was hoping this story would be too much for me because I was expecting horror thanks to this being shelved as horror and because of the cover. Well, the cover is a lot less cheerful, bright and bubbly than the story inside is. And the art, as well.

Basically, this is not what I call horror. It's ... paranormal? Supernatural? I call it urban fantasy - even though people hate the way I use that genre - because it is magic and ghosts in a modern setting. (Ergo, urban (modern) fantasy (beyond the normal).)

Anyway, I liked it. The colors are bright and brilliant and from the pumpkin head to the autumn trees to the bubblegum bright backgrounds, they pop. Our main trio of characters are likable enough. The plot is fun. The only place that was a let down was the art at times. Sometimes it was brilliant and wonderful, other times it was flat and stylistic for no apparent reason.

But it was cute and I liked it. It also has an interesting take on the original tale that might be different than what is commonly accepted. (I don't know, because I recently watched an adaptation of The Legend, and thought that Crane was a gold-digger. ... shrug)