But it's also something that feels like I've already read it a couple of times. Don't get me wrong, the story is told well. The plot takes several turns that have one thing in common. I'd say overall the art works well, without being pretty. There's nothing that distracts from the story. This comic has a refreshing focus on the essential. I hate these super busy panels that make it almost impossible to tell what's going on in them. This had some really nice and clever moments.Īlso, the art is rather sparse and that's not necessarily a bad thing. What I do like, and here I agree with Sheen, is the panel composition. And while Michael Sheen in his foreword has written several paragraphs about how great it is, even comparing it to Van Gogh's The Potato Eaters, my verdict is that it’s scratchy and a little ugly.

He's done both the text and the artwork here. I like Lemire better as a writer than as an artist. Not without some serious obstacles, of course. And thus begins their road trip through the post-apocalyptic landscape. So people are after them and Gus has to be rescued from two hunters by former hockey player and perpetual badass Jepperd, who promises to get him to 'The Preserve,' a refuge for hybrids. We learn that some kind of disease has killed most of the population and that only the hybrids are immune. When his dad passes away, he has to fend for himself and quickly gets into trouble. Together with his father he lives in the woods, which his dad has warned him never to leave.

The mystery and mythos captivated me, and if I wasn't sure I was hooked before, I sure am now! 8 out of 12 across both the first two volumes that make up this edition. The understated feel of the book works well with the sparsely post-apocalyptic reality. Expanding the POV widens the book's scope as we not only see Gus's plight, we see Jepperd's and thus the reality's backstory. Sweet Tooth, Volume 2: In Captivity, has three points of view alternating Gus in the present, and Jepperd's past and present and a one-shot featuring a doctor's thoughts. Loved the unique art that fits so well with this series too. The beauty of this book so far, is seeing the reality through Gus's eyes, who's never left the woods in his life, allows the truth of this reality to slowly reveal itself as Gus has to venture outside of his safe space. This kicks off with the five-part Sweet Tooth, Volume 1: Out of the Deep Woods, where we find antlered (Gus) and his dad seemingly alone living in a cabin in the woods, but nothing last for ever. I'd always had this series on my TBR, but just thought it wouldn't be my thing, humanoid animals.

Sweet Tooth, Vol. 3 by Jeff Lemire