The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE #1 from IDW Publishing. Joe Hill writes, Michael Benedetto
adapts, Gabriel Rodriguez draws, Ryan Hill colors, and Robbie Robbins letters.
Meet Ziggy, a hard-partying teen on summer break. He’s
having a blast, with the house to himself for the summer and a sweet lifeguard
job at the local pool. But when the partying cuts into the sleep time, Ziggy
dozes off in the lifeguard chair and a woman drowns on his watch. He’s cleared
of all charges, but then something really weird happens to him.
Ziggy’s story is a tough one, made more so by the fact that
he genuinely takes the accident personally. It’s easy to get attached to the
guy, which makes us feel for him and feel for what happens. And that’s just
good writing. I can’t imagine better art for this story, either, with what
might be the most expressive face work I’ve seen in a while.
This book sparked from Joe Hill’s work to reboot the ‘80s TV
series, but I like how it works in comics form. And it looks like the start of
an exciting anthology series, so get on board here at the beginning.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )