Good Review for Seth

ONE BEAUTIFULLY DRAWN HORROR COMIC

Rick "The Writing Machine" Remender popped up with another new comic book a couple weeks back. This one, SORROW, is co-written with Seth Peck, and is either a ghost town story or a possession story or a straight-up ghost story, depending on what you read into the book. I like to think of it as an ode to classic car crash rock and roll, told in comic book form. (You can't top "Bat Out Of Hell" for theatrics on the musical level.)

The story, in a nutshell: A car full of kids picks up a hitchhiker and speed through a ghost town, only to have a crash and meet the odd locals. It's obvious there's a lot more going on, but Remender and Peck work hard at establishing tension and playing with your mind before pulling off anything shocking or threatening. There are no answers in this first issue, nor should there be. This isn't a book about a quick fix of violence or shock. This is about mood and suspense, and the authors pull that off beautifully, without annoying the reader with the constant carrot dangled by a string six inches in front of the reader, never to be touched.