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1. dannyboy says:

   April 23, 2012 at 2:46 am

   Each issue of this book is only 18 pages long, black and white, and four dollars. Because Terry Moore likes to indulge in a great deal of dialogue, most issues read like a short burst of soap opera where there are only one or two plot developments amidst a sea of chatter. The pace of the story is akin to every manga book ever made. Too often there are multiple panels showing the same scene from different angles or with a tiny bit of movement. The story almost grinds to a halt, and I get the feeling I’m looking at storyboards for a TV show instead of reading a comic.
   To its credit, the book has a lot of really creepy elements, but none of them have yet to be explained. I wonder how long it’s going to take Moore to get around to explaining maybe even one of them. Lots of questions, no answers in sight. Every issue ends with a cliffhanger of weird perplexity that makes me want to buy the next issue, but every issue, because of the incredibly slow pace, makes me wonder why I bought it again. I’m not sure how much longer I’ll stay interested.
   Since the book comes out every 6 weeks, it’s probably a better read in trade paperback form.

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