Coffin Hill #2 - Review

Coffin Hill #2 

Writer:

Caitlin Kittredge

Art:

Inaki Miranda

The Waters and the Wild

In this issue we take a short trip back to explore some of Eve's past. Her friendships, her relationship (of sorts) with Nate who is now the Coffin Hill chief of police. 

Eve was troubled in her youth and still struggles to deal with the fact that she is from a special line of witches dating back to the Salem witch trials. 

Two kids go missing in the Coffin Hill Woods and Eve feels obliged to act. She believes (unlike others) that evil lurks in the Coffin Hill Woods and that this evil traces back to her mother. In this issue Eve makes a discovery that perhaps proves her theory.

Kittredge does well to balance the past and the present when telling this story. Eve's past experiences inform her feelings and actions in the present. Kittredge structures this story brilliantly. You will be able to follow this story easily because of the very well written narrative. Great work by Caitlin Kittredge. As a reader you are given just the right amount of information in this story to remain ever curious about how the bigger picture will unfold. Kittredge draws you into this dark and affluent Coffin Hill society with the promise of mystery and many dark secrets to be revealed. This story totally lives up to my expectations of a quality horror/mystery comic book. 

  

 

A bit about the artist. For the record, Inaki Miranda is an exceptional comic book artist. Before I comment on his work on Coffin Hill #2, I have to compliment Miranda on his amazing work on Fairest (spin off series of Bill Willingham's very successful Fables series). I first saw how brilliant Miranda's work was in an issue of Fairest some months ago, specifically in The Hidden Kingdom story arc. There is a particular piece of art where Rapunzel is walking down a street in Japan that is a must-see. The detail in the line work is exceptional. Go find that issue and own it, now! 

So when I saw that Miranda was drawing the panel art for Coffin Hill I knew it would be a quality series. I think what appeals to me most about Miranda's line work in this issue is his emphasis on the eyes of the characters. The eyes really tell the story visually; they are ever expressive and compliment the facial expressions perfectly. If you have not read this issue yet, consider how the drawing of the eyes of Eve in particular tell her story. Just brilliant. Can't wait to see more.

Just off topic for the moment...Here is a taste of Inaki Miranda's work on Fairest I just mentioned...brilliant! I hope he does not mind that a took it from his blog site. Here is a link...go check it out...

http://inakimiranda.blogspot.com.au/

Inaki Miranda Panel Art

So what do I give Coffin Hill #2?

Grade: A

This is turning out to be one of DC Vertigo's better titles. Go get it and see for yourself. 

Cover Art - My Pick of the Week

My cover of the week has to go Ken Lashley for his work on the cover of Zenescope's Oz #4. The perfect balance of greys and blues, with a particularly hot Dorothy on the cover!