Whisper of the Woods

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Whisper of the Woods by Ennun Ana Iurov

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This horror graphic novel started out well but faltered at the end. I always wonder when I see a rushed sequential art story was were they only allowed so many panels by the publisher (because that is a thing that happens). The Hoia Baciu is an infamous forest in Romania known for the paranormal activities within it, many of which are very much not good.

Adam goes to Romania to try and find his friend who disappeared in those woods, ignoring literally everyone's warnings to do not go i n there. One local young lady takes him in, showing him someone who had been driven mad by the forest, in hopes of deterring them.

As one might suspect Adam is hard headed and this story going on like a train, never once leaving the predictable rails. It's not a bad story but the ending is too rushed especially once the Iele, the supernatural beings of the forest, show up. It ends as you imagine it might.

The rushed story line is part of the problem (maybe it would have worked if less time was spent on Adam ignoring every warning possible and more on the Iele getting their hooks into him) but for me the problem was the art. It's not bad art but the faces have no noses and large solidly colored eyes giving everyone an almost cutesy look. A more realistic or gritty look would probably have served this story better.



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