Wytches, Volume 1

I'm not a hardcore comic fan. To be frank, I haven't read many. I'm more interested in bigger graphic novels that tell a whole story, than in short comics with an ongoing one. Once in a while there are some collections coming out that combine a few comics in one bigger issue. Wytches Vol.1 is one of them and I got it because I love horror and it's been getting some rave from different places.

So with my completely unprofessional knowledge of comics: it was okay. The story is still not completed (hence the Vol.1), but it's not as open ended as you think. It can easily be read as a stand alone.

The illustrations are really good. There are a lot of colors and distortions that feet right, and are used to give it all a really dirty and gritty look. The wytches are beautifully creepy.

The story moved way too fast for me (maybe that's a comic thing?), and I would have loved to get a little more background on every character. It started really strong and creepy, but couldn't hold my interest later as the dad decided to get his daughter back.

Because it's such a quick read, I won't say that I felt like I wasted my time with it, but I definitely won't read Volume 2 once it gets released. Maybe comics aren't for me, and I'll be sticking to graphic novels in the future.

Random find for me at the Church of B&N this morning (we've gone the last two Sundays in a row). Of course, since it's horror, I'm going to look at it.

And it was enjoyable. Not great, but decent. The art is pleasant enough, although things get vague sometimes, especially with the meshing of past and present between Sail and her dad. Those parts get a bit choppy. And there is a twist that I wasn't expecting, mostly because I was busy trying to process Western Comic because I rarely read them, because it wasn't the most original twist.

That being said, I really quite liked Sail and her father, and I loved that it was taking place in my home state of NH. And I love the concept of Wytches being a different branch of evolution, and those who battle them have apparently been considered witches by society. So, yeah, this has loads of awesome potential, and I'll be excited to read more.