Apologies for the missed week last week; things got much more hectic than I'd expected. (And here's the obligatory plug for my novel.) This newsletter will be back next week at the usual time, with thoughts on a book that featured one of the most memorable cities I've seen in comics. And now, for some thoughts on a book that features one of the most memorable towns I've seen in comics...
Given that it’s written by someone who once wrote a compelling short story structured as a series of Law & Order: SVU episode summaries, it shouldn’t have been all that surprising that The Low, Low Woods did interesting things with structure. And yet it took a little while for me to see just where its storyline was going. Once I did — and once I’d gone through multiple readings of the book — its full shape presented itself. And, from a gripping opening to a stunning final image, that shape proved especially unnerving.
Alternately: this is a book that rewards patience. It also abounds with visceral imagery. Not bad multitasking there, I must say.
