Down The Rabbit Hole #3 Review

Down the Rabbit Hole #3

Writers:
Raven Gregory
Pat Shand

Artists:
Gregbo Waston
Yusuf Idris

The story so far...

After the urges of a supernatural force drive Alice to attempt suicide, she is hospitalised for her perceived mental illness. Her family is left to function without her, leaving Lewis, Johnny, and Calie to venture down separate, dark paths. But during her stay at the hospital, Alice realises the truth - Wonderland is after her family and she is the only one who's aware of it. It's then that Alice makes the decision to protect her family at any cost necessary.

What can you expect from this issue?

This issue gets you inside Alice's mind. You are given insight into the Wonderland that she sees as she lives her everyday life. Alice returns home from hospital and from the moment she enters her home she is plunged into the horrors and torments of a Wonderland keen to get the better of her. She is introduced to the white rabbit upon her return home who taunts her and threatens her family. Alice's father comes to visit and presents her with a gift which is also an instrument of Wonderland's torment. Alice tries to rekindle romantic feelings with her husband to find that Wonderland will never leave her alone. Alice's emotional state is causing an emotional distance between her and her children. In the end, Alice may have been transported back to Wonderland, but I'll let you make that call. I'm still trying to figure it out!

What did I think of this issue?

The real stand out for me is the artwork. The reader is visually transported to this turbulent and colourfully brilliant Wonderland that is present within Alice's fragile mind. The art is just superb. Alice is drawn and coloured consistently throughout this issue. Every panel drawn conveys emotion which tells so much of Alice's journey. This is what comic books are about.

The writing by Gregory and Shand is good. Their writing is true to the chilling and shocking place Wonderland is for Alice. The writing succeeds in convincing the reader that Alice's family is in imminent threat from the perils of Wonderland.

This issue and the series so far is really providing amazing context to the Return to Wonderland series I read many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed. This series is about Alice (not Calie) and that makes this series so much more informative and enjoyable. Finally I get to read about Alice's struggle after returning from Wonderland.

What did others think of this issue?

There is just one review the I could find by Unleash the Fanboy...

Unleash the Fanboy Review 

So what do I give this issue?

Grade: A

Alice is drawn so brilliantly in this issue that I had to give it top marks! Just check out how awesome this art is...