I went into the comic book store for an issue that wasn't out yet, and decided to look around. I liked the cover, so I bought this and Issue #2. And, I'm happy that I did!

The writing/story:

The main character, Sailor (Sail) Rook and her family have just moved to a new town, after some unknown (at the beginning) stuff went down where they used to live. She's a high school student and the reason her family had to move. It has to do with a classmate going missing, and her being accused of murder. I know, drama! And while that may not be the most unique start to a comic, overall it's an OK start.

I like the extra mystery and timeline aspects of the story. We see another "witch" (I'm assuming) from 1919, and see some inner workings of this culture with her being pledged. What does that mean in this series, I don't know, but it looks like she's owned or claimed by someone or something.

We see Sail being called out as a Pledge as well, but nothing more about that word or what it means. Yet.

The characters:

Sailor (Sail) Rook seems like a pretty typical teenager, well, if you forget about her family moving because she's accused of murder. She thinks she made her classmate disappear, and since the title of this comic book series is WYTCHES I'm assuming she actually did do something to her classmate. Since, she's the main character and all. We'll see.

Her dad, Charles, is awesome. He's artsy and weird, and I already really love him. I think (as long as he doesn't get killed or anything like that), he'll be really helpful to Sail as she learns what and who she is. That or he gets killed off super early to make Sail more angsty, we'll see.

We don't see much of Lucy, Sail's mom. We do see that she's in a wheelchair, so there's most likely a story there. But, who knows.


The art:

Art is done by Jock, coloring by Matt Hollingsworth, and while I like the art in general, the coloring is freaking phenomenal to me. I love it! It reminds me of water colors, and it's just really pretty. But there's also some really dark, disturbing panels, and I just love how it's still beautiful (in a really creepy way) and it just seems to work overall. For me, anyway, I love the prettiness.



Anyway, I really think WYTCHES has a decent start with Issue #1, and that Scott Snyder has done a good job at wanting me to read more. I already bought Issue #2, and I'm curious as to where the story will end up going.


I'm planning on scanning in a panel or two to add to this, so there's some artwork to this review, but you can Google it for now.