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True Weird, Volume One by James Tynion IV
2.75
dark lighthearted tense
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'd have thought that this unusual presentation of non-fiction would have been able to hold my attention, but most of the stories contained within were hard to follow.  There were two, however, that stood out: Come Along...to Clinton Road! and The Monkey Man of Delhi! (curiously the only two titles in the collection that end with exclamation points).  The former consistently carried the mood of telling ghost stories around a campfire while the latter...well, I'm not sure what to say other than that it's the best comic I've read in a while.  It did so well in transfusing a ridiculous social phenomenon that I would give it five stars on its own.

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