4.0

The final collection of the Coffin Hill comics and it was the best of the lot. Because this was an ongoing story, and because the structure, over all three books, was so complicated - it jumped back and forth in time, following different generations of Coffin Hill inhabitants, both living and dead - it could sometimes feel a little bitty. In this, the final volume, however, all those hanging (ha) story elements are pulled together, and the whole thing coalesces into a really solidly told story. I don't think it's much of a surprise what actually happens to the house, but the focus on family relationships echoing and echoing through the timeline mirrors the structure in a really interesting way.

And that cover is fantastic. I mean the art's generally very good, but the cover is outstanding.