This is a horror story first and foremost, but its also a story of a mother desperately doing her best to raise her daughter in a safe and loving environment against insurmountable odds. The balance between this and the horrors that unfold within the pages of this book make it a story that delivers heart, soul and horror in one wonderfully crafted package. In my humble opinion, The Dollhouse Family is a title that is going to be ranked alongside the greats of Vertigos prime in years to come. Read Full Review

Gross and Locke deliver some amazing visuals in this issue. The monster in the beginning is disturbing and the rest of the issue is filled with beautiful imagery and thrills as things lurk in the shadows. Read Full Review

An issue that escalates this series' mounting sense of dread while still offering plenty of character development. Read Full Review

This is a very well done book that keeps you on your toes throughout! Read Full Review

The most chilling of the Hill House line so far, The Dollhouse Family #4, continues to tighten its grip around the lives of Alice Dealey and her daughter Una. Read Full Review

One thing I don't get is why Jenny sent that guy to kill them if she still wants Una. It doesn't make sense to me unless interference by her or the Dollhouse was why they survived. But anyway, we get to see the fate of Joseph, how Cordwainer got into the Dollhouse, and Alice's greatest fear come true. Creepy, potty-mouthed Jenny is awesome yet again. And so is this book. I keep saying in every review of every issue that it goes in directions that you never could have guessed, and I'm saying it again here. If it wasn't for one specific ongoing (Daredevil), The Dollhouse Family would be my favorite book in comics right now and I consider it a Must Read. It's a great story that makes you constantly say "WTF?", creeps you out a bit here and there, and the art is a great match for the story being told. Read Full Review

Overall, I'm not as in love withThe Dollhouse Family #4as I have been in previous issues and I knew that would be hard after last issue's ending. That said, the way this issue ends, with gloom and all the shock that I appreciate horror comics for, was satisfying. While the narrative is still uneven and I'm still lost when it comes to the historical moments in the issue, the series is still worth a read, if not to just see where it's going. Read Full Review

The exposition of this entry might have been required for the overall series, yet the experience mostly felt like it was treading water. Read Full Review

I really liked this issue, and this series, so I'm giving it a 9. And I didn't even have to count up how many people of what race and gender appeared in it!

I dig it. Could look more polished.

This series is schizophrenic in its quality. This is a better issue.

I just don’t care about any of these people, really. They’re not much of anything to me, so what do I care if an evil dollhouse eats them?

The first two issues were so great, but the decline has set in big time. We now have a ludicrous story which is more interested in attacking the white male than in the formerly interesting characters. Have we had a single positive white male in this tale? DC just cannot stay away from its divisive political agenda and identity politics. Dropped.

Mike Carey, who I thought was better than to stoop to petty politics, couldn't help himself. The story is pretty fun, nothing too stellar. But this just hits so many left wing tropes that are BEYOND played out. I mean, you want to talk about tropes? Let's talk about a white male radical right winger terrorist. What isn't a trope and what goes into the world of the absurd, is the suicide bomber vest he straps on. Have you ever seen that in your life outside of some left wing fever dream? Is there a single piece of modern fiction from the last 10 years that features the actual people who commit by far and away the most amount of terrorism on planet Earth? You know, the Muslims? Nope, we can't talk about them, because they will literally kill anyone that does.
The white male fathers are trash whereas the perfect angel black father swoops in like a miracle to take care of the daughter he never knew he had. Never mind the fact that reality is exactly opposite. This is what is so demented about the culture that I have to live in; people are informed not by facts, but by cultural entertainment like this. Where evil white racists lurk around every corner....oooo, so scary. We will getcha! Snap back to reality. What group commits the most hate crimes per capita? Hint: It isn't white people. What group leaves and abuses their children the most? Hint: It isn't white men. And yet, the drones that surround me have no idea because writers like Mike Carey, either have no idea, or he wants to will a different reality into existence. However, that isn't possible Mike, all you are doing is demonizing one group. And funnily enough, it happens to be your own. I guess the crocodile will save you....for last. Rant over.
The comic was fine as far as story craft goes. I would give it a 6/10 but you pissed me off so here is a 1/10. more