The Woods #10
Boom! Studios
Words: James Tynion IV
Pictures: Michael Dialynas
Reading The Woods continues to be like walking through the woods for the first time. There’s the emergence of light from shadow, the sense of familiar and foreboding all at once, and a sense awe and wonder as you see parts of the woods for the first time. Walking through the woods can make you feel like there really is magic in the world; reading The Woods can give you that same feeling.
The Woods #9
Boom! Studios
Words: James Tynion IV
Pictures: Michael Dialynas
Sometimes, it’s the normal things that let us know just how alien things really are. That’s the vibe I get out of The Woods #9.
Memetic #2
Boom! Studios
Words: James Tynion IV
Pictures: Eryk Donovan
Man, James and Eryk are cranking up the intensity with this issue. Things get darker and more personal as the effects of the Happy Sloth sink deeper into the minds of those who’ve seen it.
The Woods #7
Boom! Studios
Words: James Tynion IV
Pictures: Micahel Dialynas
James Tynion IV has brewed up a heady tale with The Woods. It’s like a well-crafted beer, where each issue, each taste, reveals a bit more character, and complexity and substance to what was already an intriguing blend. And each taste leaves you wanting more.
Memetic #1
Boom! Studios
Words: James Tynion IV
Pictures: Eryk Donovan
They’re everywhere. Hell, entire websites have been built around them. If it weren’t for memes, where would we get our hilarious quips to share with others on Facebook. But what if memes were more than just music lyrics over cat pictures? What if they were weapons? That’s a damn spooky question that James Tynion IV is asking, and his answers so far, are damn spooky as well.
The Woods #6
Boom Studios
Words: James Tynion IV
Pictures: Michael Dialynas
Pumpkin beers. They’re all the rage right now. Finding one that is a solid beer with authentic pumpkin flavors with a good balance of spices can be tricky. Sometimes it’s all cinnamon and nutmeg; sometimes it’s nothing but pumpkin in your face; and sometimes it’s too much of the base beer and not enough of everything else. But when you find that pumpkin beer that has a solid quality beer base, blended with just the right amount of pumpkin flavors, and accented with notes of spices, that is damn near magical, my friends. The Woods #6 from James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas is to comics what Dogfishhead Pumpkin Ale is to pumpkin beer.
The Woods #5
Boom! Studios
Words: James Tynion IV
Pictures: Michael Dialynas
Mash-ups are kind of my jam. And The Woods is a wonderful mash-up of genres that works really well together. There’s a little Lord of the Flies with some Dungeons and Dragons with hints of The Breakfast Club with a hint of Star Gate. Plus, this issue acts as a decent jumping on point, with enough flashbacks to fill in some gaps for newbies, but also ads new info for folks who have been on board since issue #1.