Artist Ro, hiding out in an old house, hoping for artistic lightning to strike, begins to feel even more strongly connected with the shadowy presence she's been communicating with.
Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a brand-new haunting tale. Fans of STEPHEN KING and NEIL GAIMAN will enjoy this beautiful, dark, and disturbing story of discovery, love, and terror.
There's a pulse of something dark right below the surface, but the issue is just so brilliantly done that the reader, like Ro, will be easy drawn in. Read Full Review
The title of this book lends itself to an idea that Ro may only love the “ghost” in the dark, though with his need for the room to be dark for him to move and interact in the real world maybe the title reflects Ro's place in his world. With three issues to go, we are in for an interesting read. Read Full Review
So, wrapping it all up, The Me You Love in the Dark #2 does a magnificent job of delivering Ro's encounter with her unexpected guest. It gives the encounter a lot of nuance, emotion and left me wondering where this meeting would leada flawless performance all-around. Read Full Review
Theres a kind of fearlessness with the pacing of the series. Young and Corona are taking this one very, very slowly, which is a huge improvement over the lurching nature of the type of work that theyd done in Middlewest. Theres no huge ensemble and massive, sprawling world here. Theres one woman...one ghost and one house. And thats all they really need to develop whats becoming a really entertaining supernatural romance. Read Full Review
Ro quickly moves from terror to acceptance of the ghostly being in her house. Read Full Review
More pages of this issue are occupied with art than words. This allows the light to shine on the creative talents of Jorge Corona and Jean-Francois Beaulieu. Read Full Review
Jorge Corona delivers some beautiful and impressive imagery throughout the story. There are some great visuals throughout and the use of shadow is brilliantly done. Read Full Review
The Me You Love in the Dark#2 is like a narrative taking a deep breath in and letting it out. The first issue did the heavy lifting of setting up the main character and the second issue delivers satisfying developments and solidifies the dynamic that makes up the identity of the book. Read Full Review
'The Me You Love in the Dark' #2 improves on the first issue with a symphony of shadow and light, pacing and tension, the sparking of an unusual relationship that is hard to resist. Readers will fall under its spell as 'The Me You Love in the Dark' sets the stage for what could be a new modern gothic but time will tell if it's romantic or something more dubious. Read Full Review
In a book with only two characters, every panel and word needs to counts as the reader is fully reliant on them to engage in the story. This poignant but somehow sad tale is setting itself up as a slow burner that reviewers and readers are delighted with Read Full Review
Perhaps this is another case for the Fiona Apple invocation, "slow like honey, heavy with mood," as the steadfast will inherit the conclusion. As of now, there's not enough of a portion size on this plate for this issue to be a meal. Read Full Review
The Me You Love in The Dark continues to be a visual delight with the second issue. I find myself feeling like it has a special something that is hard to describe that makes it such an entertaining and joyous experience. There is nothing inherently complex about the plot as of yet, but nonetheless a must read because of how fun it is to see our main character Ro go about her days.
Ro, finally has direct interactions with the “Ghost.” They start of slow and simple. As the story progresses their conversations become deeper and more meaningful. You could even say they become friends. After all, Ro is there to find the inspiration she’s been missing for her art — talking to a ghost could be that spark.
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This issue made me uncomfortable, and yet, I wanted more. This was a dark, eerie, grotesque, and somehow beautiful story. The art is child-like and jovial one moment and macabre the next, a perfect complement to the story being told.
I was skeptical after the first issue, but I'm hooked now.
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