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The Closet, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
5.0
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 This was fantastic and I loved it. I mean, James Tynion IV has become my favorite horror graphic novelist, so I went into this with high hopes anyways, and I love stories about boogeymen and creepy little closet-crawling monsters in the night, but this was somehow even more unsettling than I expected it to be. We spend most of our time focused on one "monster" in little Jamie's life—his dad, Thom, who is a deadbeat piece of shit that I kind of hope gets eaten—so it's always a little bit extra chilling when we're reminded that Jamie's closet has a "monster", too, and its intentions seem to be quite sinister.

Representation: Maggie (Jamie's mother) is plus-sized; two side characters are Black 

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