Comic Review: HARROW COUNTY #15 from Dark Horse Comics

HARROW COUNTY #15

Writer: Cullen Bunn

Artist: Tyler Crook

Cover Artist: Tyler Crook

Genre: Fantasy, Horror

August 10, 2016

Dark Horse Comics

Format: FC, 32 pages; Ongoing

Price: $3.99

UPC: 7 61568 26606 1 01511

Preview

“One of 2015’s best horror comics.”—io9

Emmy has learned that she is not as alone in the world as she thought. Other beings, each possessing dark and terrifying powers, have arrived in Harrow, and they claim to be her true family. They promise to reveal the mysteries of her origin and the truth about the evil witch Hester Beck, but if she accepts their claims, she may condemn everyone she’s ever known.

* Featuring a special backup story exclusive to the single issues by Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt!

In development for television on SyFy!

Emmy finds out that she has "family" of sorts. Beings with powers, of which, the witch Hester had been one. One of these beings, Odessa, visits her, telling her about the others and what Hester has done. That Hester broke laws, killing her teacher, Amaryllis, and that they banished her, unable themselves to kill her due to the laws that they should not kill one another. Most of all, they plan to teach Emmy about their ways, get her to accept their guidance. It’s what she must do that upsets Emmy.

In “Tales of Harrow County" they talk about how Kammi made many things, some being men. And how without her, these men made plans, to think for themselves. In doing so, there were dire consequences and because of that, those left wanted revenge on the one who began the whole mess.

Harrow County just keeps on getting better and spookier. I am never disappointed with this comic.

I give Harrow County #15 five sheep.

Pamela K. Kinney

Comic Review: Harrow County #10 from Dark Horse Comics

Harrow County #10
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Tyler Crook
Cover Artist: Tyler Crook
Genre: Horror, Fantasy
March 09, 2016
Dark Horse Comics
Format: FC, 32 pages; Ongoing
Price: $3.99
UPC: 7 61568 26606 1 01011
PREVIEW
A malevolent serpent sows madness and malice into the town’s residents, and there’s only one way to stop it. But the shadowy Lovely Belfont’s motivations are far from pure, and an alliance could spell doom for Bernice and the entirety of the town.

* The first issue of a terrifying two-parter!

“Genuinely creepy and engaging, plus delicious art.”—Mark Millar (Huck)

A malevolent serpent sows madness and malice into the town’s residents, and there’s only one way to stop it. But the shadowy Lovely Belfont’s motivations are far from pure, and an alliance could spell doom for Bernice and the entirety of the town.

This first comic issue of a two-parter begins with a man, Early, picking blackberries with his nephew, Clinton. The boy spies a cottonmouth snake hidden in the blackberries bushes and when Uncle Early takes a shovel to kill it before it strikes with a poisonous bite, the snake wraps itself around the shovel and slithers up face to face with Uncle Early. The snake vanishes, but the man hides the fact that he is hurt and bleeding from his ear as he and the boy pack up and leave. 

The story switches to Emmy and Bernice singing and then parting ways as Bernice’s part of Harrow still would not forget Emmy, nor about the witch, not letting Emmy into their area. Bernice finds Early standing still and staring down a path into the woods. She calls out, but Early gives her a strange look, then goes back to staring. She gets home and asks her grandfather about a Lady Lovey who lives at the end of that path, And he tells her a tale about what happened to him as a youth down at the swimming hole, when from a felled tree some moccasins swam past him without attacking and toward a African American woman who picked them up out of the water and whispered something to them. But Bernice knew the truth. That he had never been a boy, but was a full grown man raised from the mud by the witch Hester. So who is Lovey, and is there a connection to the witch?

Once again, we get another tale of Harrow County along with the main story. This one is about the best butcher in Harrow County, Mr. Morrell. No matter where his meat comes from, he always made them the tastiest ever. But one day he closed and people busted down his door to discover the horrible truth. Only in Harrow County…

I cannot wait for part two and see who Lady Lovey is. Sadly, still a month to go.

Harrow County #10 like its predecessors delivers what it promises: a dark, weird, and unsettling Southern Gothic fairytale for modern man.

Reviews: Harrow County #1-9

I give Harrow Country #10 five spooky Southern Gothic sheep. (Counting these sheep won’t lull you to sleep, but bring on nightmares.)