Rating (Out of 5): ~3-3.5
Publisher: SLG Publishing
Release Date: 2004
Volumes: 4
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
This
haunting first collection of Annabelle's memories are filled with
frightening stories and dark fairy tales about her various owners .
Featuring the first 6 issues, as well as some other spookirific
surprises, including an introduction by Tommy Kovac (Skelebunnies,
Stitch and Autumn) as well as a guest page by Jhonen Vasquez and other
SLG creators.
Review:
This was a very
dark, but very good, comic.
I wasn’t too sure
what to expect, especially since I don’t read a lot of these, but it looked
good. The art is gothic and dark, in a good way, with long necks and horrifying
faces.
The storyline is
really creepy. There’s a different one for each chapter, although ultimately
they all revolve around a cursed doll. Annabelle wants to be loved and happy,
and yet every owner that she has ends up dying horribly.
There are the
normal stories, one about a girl and her friends, one about a girl and nuns,
most of whom die somehow. There’s also a normal little girl who ends up being
taken from her horrible parents and living with a nice lady, thankfully. There are
two fairytales retold: Snow White and Cinderella. Both of them have horrible
journeys but end somewhat nicely.
These are all
horrible, nightmare-inducing stories, and they’re all very well done. The Snow
White story particularly stands out to me. It was surprisingly good, and I’m
glad I picked it up. I would like to find more stories like it.
