![]() What stuck in Wytches #1 was the strange, nightmarish moments burbling in around the fringes. We don’t yet know what the witches are, or what the rules are in this world, and the experience is much the better for it. He confidently sketches out a family dealing with a recently traumatic event, trying to make a new start, but doesn’t dwell on the details. Snyder’s script is heavy on atmospherics and imagery, built around a straighforward story. ![]() And, y’know, the woods maybe haunted by witches which devour people through trees, so that could be a problem. Father Charles is a successful creator of children’s books, but his agent is unsure about his next project. Daughter Sail is starting off at a new school and has a history of being bullied. ![]() There are some normal anxieties coloring the story. ![]() Wytches #1 is the new horror offering from the team of Scott Snyder and Jock, who worked together so well in the pages of Detective Comics. Can they replicate their success when the horror world only loves vampires and zombies?Īs a first issue, Wytches is light on plot, economically doling out dribs and drabs of backstory, introducing the Rooks family as they settle down in a new home in New Hampshire. ![]()
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