Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire
Posted: January 30, 2013 Filed under: Books, Comic | Tags: Books, English, Jeff Lemire 2 CommentsA nice post apocalyptic story by Jeff Lemire, author of The Underwater Welder, published in 40 short comic book volumes. Commercial, I know, but still quite nice.
Somehow I liked the first half of the 40 volumes better than the other one – I guess, it has to do with mysteries. Don't know about you, but I prefer some mysteries not to be explained and solved in books, films, etc. As the unknown and the unexplained typically “sells” much better than poorly patched storylines.
Gods coming to earth, huh. Sweet Jesus.
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