THE
EVIL TREE (Arcana,
2012; Softcover)
Original
Graphic Novel
Writer:
Erik Hendrix
Artist:
Daniel Thollin
This
is a traditional ghost story for the 21st century. It has
all of the old school Horror movie prerequisites: a couple bought an
old farm house in the middle of nowhere to get away from it all. The
girlfriend (Misha) almost immediately exhibits weird behavior, so the
boyfriend (Daren) brings a group of friends out to the sticks with a
ton of alcohol to shake away the blues. There's a huge snowstorm that
will make escap...er, travel impossible. No one will be able to get
in or out. That's when it all falls apart.
There
is an old tree in the yard of the house, which dates back to colonial
times. The spirits in this tree call out to Misha, whom Daren and a
couple others witness get taken by the tree and vanish. They see the
spirits of several children hanging from the tree, which states that
it wants it's babies. That's as much as I'm giving you because I
don't want to spoil any more of the plot. This is a well executed
story and is extremely enjoyable.
The
story and artwork are very clean cut and simple, further adding to
the traditional ghost story vibe. The Evil Tree is very good
and I'd recommend picking it up if you can find it. It's worth the
hunt.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5.
The
OCD zone- Arcana makes good quality graphic novels.
Paper
rating: 5 out of 5. Crazy thick coated stock paper. I like it.
Binding
rating: 4 out of 5. Glued binding in a cardstock cover.
Cardstock
cover coating rating: 4 out of 5. This has a coated cardstock
cover, but the cover itself is pretty thin.
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