As a Southerner who spends way too much time reading Southern Gothic/Southern folklore fodder, I was obsessed with this series. I think this opening volume isn't my favorite, but it certainly paved the way for the rest of the series to take over my brain for the foreseeable future. The art is fantastic through most of it, and I found the story to be pretty original and refreshingly Southern. The dialogue could get a bit boxy, but honestly it just felt like I was reading something I would hear my father say.