Just admit it, Lemire; you got the idea for this book from a Fall Out Boy video. Either way, the book is at #28 already. Jesus. I didn't think it'd last let alone contain such emotion. It's also, certainly, ultra-bleak. Hell, in this issue a group of men kill a baby.
This is part 3 of 3 of the origin (maybe) of the disease that not only spawned babies being born half-animal but also killing off most of the world's population. Written by Jeff Lemire, this side story might be the best arc of the book so far. It features an Inuit tribe in Antartica and a group of English explorers in the early part of the twentieth century. The three issues have been drawn and painted (yes, painted) by Matt Kindt. It looks wonderful. But it's also very creepy, very sad, but very interesting.
Sweet Tooth, the antler-headed boy, was apparently spawned in a laboratory. So what's this business about these Inuit people unleashing a virus or demonic curse? Does it tie in? What's the deal?
This book started off great and then got a little stale after awhile. This arc has really put new life into it. It's a gorgeous looking arc that is ultimately sad but also very well written and very interesting. & it's a killer last page. ***1/2
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