Defferding, Brian – School #1

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School #1

Genuinely creepy comics are hard to come by. Which makes it even more of a wonderful surprise when you can find something out of the blue that fits the bill. This is the story of a girl who is brutally murdered and “wakes up” in a brand new school. Nobody can see or hear her, and most of this issue deals with her trying to come to terms with her new surroundings and watching the students going about their daily lives. Oh, and a whole bunch of the living people have their eyes sewn shut for some reason. I liked this a lot the whole way through, as it had a great vibe going, then the ending made me wonder if this is going to be another cheesy cliche horror comic. It’s impossible to explain that without giving the ending away, and giving the ending away is a horrible thing, so I’m not going to do that. Still, unbridled enthusiasm went to cautious optimism on the last few pages for me, which is the sort of thing that a #2 is bound to clear up… $3.50