Kelly Jones has a beautiful art style that is perfect for this story and the use of darkness and shadows is perfect. Read Full Review

Daphne Byrne #3 ratchets up the tension. With its characters established and the nature of its supernatural encounters better defined, things go from fearful to downright terrifying in these pages. Read Full Review

This slow burn continues to delight as Daphne Byrne solidifies itself as one of the most unsettling comics on the stands today. This poor girl is trying to find her place in the world, haunted by a mysterious creature making quite a case to embrace the strange and unknown powers she seems to possess. Writer Laura Marks leaves just enough open to interpretation so there's a part of me that wonders if this is all in Daphne's head and I absolutely love that feeling. Read Full Review

In my review of the first issue, I suggested that this is a series that might benefit from being read as an OGN rather than a serialised publication, but now that weve got to the third issue Im actually really enjoying it in this format, and whether its intentional or not, the break between issues has actually kept me coming back for more. Read Full Review

This probably qualifies less as a horror comic than any other member of the Hill House line, but that doesn't stop it from being a compelling story of a young girl's coming of age in a haunted town filled with dangers. Read Full Review

Jones and Madsen on art deliver a very “old-school” horror vibe throughout. It’s not a style you see as frequently these days, which makes it unique in that sense. It’s a little on the dark side, the use of shadows is omnipresent, but that does add to the setting somewhat. Where it detracts a little is that I caught myself sometimes not knowing which character is which in a panel (with the exception of Daphne, who is very distinctive with her long, jet-black hair). Read Full Review

Of the Hill House Comic's line-up, Daphne Byrneis the weakest. An interesting start has fizzled out now that it's mid-way through its six-issue run and I'm unsure if I want to continue reading it. While Daphne Byrne #3ends on a cliffhanger of sorts that offers up a darker and more occult path in the narrative, it still hasn't sold me. Read Full Review

I didn't even know if I should go through with what happened in the book. The overall story isn't the best but it's not terrible; it's the way that it's told that makes you not care. And the art seems to be so inconsistent from frame to frame, especially the characters looking like the same person. I will say that the classroom scene was pretty cool, and the best part of the issue. Read Full Review

The artwork is a bit iffy but the story is fantastic. Some really old school horror and you truly don’t know what the specter that is following Daphne truly is. Then the subplot with the mother is also a nice twist.

I've reviewed several issues from DC Comics in which I felt like the series should have been released as a graphic novel. Daphne Byrne squarely falls into that category. I'm starting to feel like DC knows this but doesn't have enough content to make a profit so are just getting whatever they can from these titles. I also believe that Daphne Byrne #1-2 should have been condensed into 1 issue and the series would have flowed better.

The positive about the issue is that it's a solid comic. It's still not particularly scary or creepy but it's interesting. The negative is that it took three issues to get here.

In this issue, we pick up with Daphne and her spirit companion. He communicates with her telepathically and it is clear that he knows more about Daphne and her mother's situation than he's letting on. It's also clear that he's hiding significant details about himself and I wouldn't be surprised if his form is a facade altogether. We also get to see Daphne exert more control over the spirits that seem to be dipping into our reality from another dimension.

The other plot point in the story involves Daphne's mother. After she is accosted by a man on the street she goes back to her medium for comfort. This ends up being the worst possible situation for her as she is drugged and dragged away by the medium and her cohorts for some sort of ritual. I knew the medium couldn't be trusted but I didn't see the situation escalating so quickly.


This is a well-written comic and now that we're past the setup phase of the series events should begin to make more sense and flow naturally. The last issue felt like an extension of #1 which is the fault of DC editorial pacing these stories for the eventually collected editions. I still can't say that the series is worth reading but at least we're getting somewhere. more

I don't understand the praise that this book is getting, particularly from users. It's really not too good. The art is inconsistent in a way that doesn't bolster the atmosphere this book is trying to go for. The writing is basic and bland, not really doing anything besides the bare minimum.