(Editor's note - Because of the Labor Day holiday, new comics were released today, Thursday, rather than Wednesday. Hence, Kellboy's article was pushed back to coincide. Tops!)

It was a light week last week. I only picked up three books, and so far I've only read SCARLET #2. I'm not really sure what to say about it. We're two issues in and I don't really feel like it's begun. It keeps saying that she is starting a revolution, but I don't know what exactly Scarlet's revolting against, or how she goes about it. I’m still curious though, but I may start waiting for the collected trade on it. But I did just happen to pick up a trade that I've been hearing praised by many and after reading it, I see why. Jeff Lemire's SWEET TOOTH from Vertigo.

Sweet Tooth takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland (yay!) and follows a nine year old boy/deer hybrid named Gus. After an unknown incident, all children are born as animal hybrids, and the surviving humans are either killing them off, slave trading, or experimenting on them. Fortunately, Sweet Tooth's ultra-religious father has taken him to a remote cabin in the woods of Nebraska to hide his deer-boy from the cruel world around them. Unfortunately, his father is knocking on heaven's door. The first book, "Sweet Tooth: Out of the Woods" takes us along with Gus as he leaves his home to go with Mr. Jeppard, a stranger who saves Gus from hunters and promises to take him to a legendary preserve for the hybrid children. Along they way they come across dead kids, gangs of animal-masked kidnappers, and underage fake hybrid prostitutes. Who is Jeppard? Why does he want to help Gus?

Sweet Tooth is weird. It's sadly engrossing and thrillingly scary. You are afraid for this innocent, sheltered boy. His villain is humanity and all the fucked up shit we're capable of. You wouldn't want to live in this world, but it is mysterious and dangerous enough that it's an adventure to read. The drab colors and simple, desolate art suit this grim but fascinating world that Lemire is revealing to us chapter by chapter. My only complaint really is the quality of the paper. It's a little, "newsprinty", but it does help keep the price of the book down. It's only 10 bucks and that's a pretty sweet deal for a trade, especially one with a story of this quality.

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