The Me You Love In The Dark, Volume 1 (Me You Love in the Dark, 1)
A gorgeously rendered blend of horror and romantasy that spirals into obsession, isolation, and unholy inspiration and provides the perfect read for spooky season
Writer Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland, Fortunately, the Milk, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist Jorge Corona (Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed, Eisner Award nominated series Middlewest with a brand new haunting tale.
Desperate to rekindle her creativity, a young painter named Ro retreats to a dusty, haunted Victorian house in the hopes that solitude will summon her muse. Instead she finds something else entirely—something watching, whispering, waiting in the dark. As her agents’ calls go unanswered and the pressure to produce mounts, Ro becomes entangled in a twisted romance with a mysterious presence that promises passion, purpose... and perhaps possession.
What begins as inspiration tangos toward infatuation—and then becomes something far more dangerous. This toxic descent into madness is like an A24 horror film by way of Jennifer’s Body and is ensorcelled in a slow-creeping sense of dread. The Me You Love in the Dark flirts with Faustian themes and offers a chilling look at the price of creation—and what we’re willing to surrender for our deepest passions.
Writer Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland, Fortunately, the Milk, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist Jorge Corona (Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed, Eisner Award nominated series Middlewest with a brand new haunting tale.
Desperate to rekindle her creativity, a young painter named Ro retreats to a dusty, haunted Victorian house in the hopes that solitude will summon her muse. Instead she finds something else entirely—something watching, whispering, waiting in the dark. As her agents’ calls go unanswered and the pressure to produce mounts, Ro becomes entangled in a twisted romance with a mysterious presence that promises passion, purpose... and perhaps possession.
What begins as inspiration tangos toward infatuation—and then becomes something far more dangerous. This toxic descent into madness is like an A24 horror film by way of Jennifer’s Body and is ensorcelled in a slow-creeping sense of dread. The Me You Love in the Dark flirts with Faustian themes and offers a chilling look at the price of creation—and what we’re willing to surrender for our deepest passions.
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I think the important thing to note here is that if I ever become an artist who moves into a creepy/beautiful Victorian home in order to spark some creative juices and end up meeting a mysterious ghost/demon/creature, there is absolutely no point where you will find me all
with it.
But different strokes for different folks.
I actually really liked this. The art was on point. Ok, that's not fair and is an understatement. It was really amazing particularly for the story this was trying to tell. Ro was heartbreaking. The creature was giving me the willies.
However, everything escalated very quickly to the point that I felt like a big chunk of story had been swiped away from me. That's not to say that I didn't understand what was happening, but I just wanted more.
3.5 but Rounding to 4 because I love Skottie Young and because that art was my jam
with it.
But different strokes for different folks.
I actually really liked this. The art was on point. Ok, that's not fair and is an understatement. It was really amazing particularly for the story this was trying to tell. Ro was heartbreaking. The creature was giving me the willies.
However, everything escalated very quickly to the point that I felt like a big chunk of story had been swiped away from me. That's not to say that I didn't understand what was happening, but I just wanted more.
3.5 but Rounding to 4 because I love Skottie Young and because that art was my jam
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