A young boy leaves the funeral of his grandpa to walk through some menacing woods… to visit his grandpa??
Thomas Ott is back after a decade and, while it’s good to see he’s still producing his unique brand of indie horror comics, his latest, The Forest, is a weak return.
The book is literally 25 pages long so you’re basically paying for a fancy hardcover edition of a single issue comic! It is well-produced at least. It’s also wordless so you’ll “read” it in no time, though I’m sure most people will go back and linger over the detailed art.
And Ott’s scratchboard art (an explanation of his process is included at the back) remains impressive - there are some haunting images in this allegorical tale of Life, or something. But the story, such as it is, is underwhelming, not least for its shortness but also for its rather vague meaning.
I’m glad Ott is making new comics again and I hope we don’t have to wait ten years to see more, but I also hope they’re a bit more substantive than The Forest was - an unimpressive book for fans of this creator only, and even to them, don’t expect much from this one.
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