Cadonici delivers some great visuals throughout the issue. There is a wonderful use of shadow throughout that brilliantly complements the tone of the story. Read Full Review

Perhaps what works best about this first issue is just how relatable the horror is. We've all felt out of place in new surroundings, so having the creative team underscore that with a creeping sense of dread and the aforementioned finale that could be ripped directly out of a lot of people's nightmares makes for a thoroughly engrossing read. Packed with eye-widening horror and believable personal drama, this feels like an A24 horror movie in comic book form, and I absolutely cannot wait to see what's coming next. Read Full Review

‘The Neighbors' #1 kicks this series off with solid character & world-building with moody atmospheric artwork that captures that small-town horror vibe. This is a solid debut that taps into the world we know and the world that is beyond our own in many respects. Read Full Review

This riveting story offers horror and suspense with an exploration into Irish and English folklore and what possibly could be happening next door. With a story from Jude Ellison S. Doyle, art from Letizia Cadonici and Alessandro Santoro, plus amazing lettering Becca Carey, this comic is sure to delight all types of readers. Read Full Review

The Neighbors #1 is a strong debut issue, setting up the main characters and the tension between them as it also begins unveiling the secrets of the neighbors and the otherworldly-type town the family has moved to. It ends with a great shocker and I cant wait to see where the miniseries goes next. Read Full Review

Scattered pacing and some sloppy dialogue dull an otherwise interesting, genuinely scary debut. Read Full Review

The Neighbors begins like most horror comics' do in their first issue, intentionally withholding as much information as possible while sprinkling in supernatural elements on top of eye-catching imagery and unnerving situations. And while Letizia Cadonici's artwork shines with background details and depictions of the lifelessness in certain people's faces, there's not much else to talk about in this uneven opening issue. Read Full Review

Generic horror with generic 2020s twitter politics; would likely be a 5/10 if not for the latter.

I hate when people use 'woke" as an all encompassing term but I'm going to do just that here because I don't know any other way to put it. The wokeness of this book is what I remember more than the mystery of what's happening in this town and that's not good. A gay/bi mother divorces her wife, re-marries a trans man who has mental issues of paranoia and agoraphobia, then moves her bi-racial family (including a toddler who may have some type of autism possibly, and an emo teen) to a new town where the author makes sure to mention fox news, bigotry, and climate change in the characters conversations while being sure to show the husbands mastectomy scars. None of this is bad or wrong of course but it doesn't feel like an organic part of the story, just shoehorning in as much diversity and representation as possible. It's just shoved to the forefront like it was the writers intent for this to be the main thing you take away from the comic instead of the mystery of the town and the families' NEIGHBORS...the title of the book! After some research on the author it seems this may be their "method", if that's the right word, for the books they write. IDK Another issue is the art doesn't do a good job of transitioning the story and sometimes the dialogue feels just a bit unnatural as well.

I'm not gonna rate this too low since I will read the next issue to see if it get's better (now that all the introductions are done) and it's horror based. I love horror comics. One thing I do love is the cover. It's PHENOMENAL! more