After a week off due to a very long and busy period at work, Family Comic Friday is back. We kick off Halloween a little bit early with a release that I never in a million years would have expected to review for young readers and their families. Legendary horror director John Carpenter and acclaimed horror comics writer Steve Niles working together on a comic book for kids? C'mon, is this a dream?
Storm Kids is the all ages imprint to John Carpenter (the Halloween film franchise) and wife Sandy King's comic book publisher Storm King. The idea is to open young readers up to age appropriate horror and thriller stories illustrated and written by some of the top talent in the comic book industry.
30 Days of Night's Steve Niles and wife Monica Richards work together to bring families this adorable story of a family of house pets as they prepare for All Hallow's Eve.
Lucy the kitten is the biggest fan of Halloween. This year's festivities take place during a full moon. But instead of bad luck, the full moon provides Lucy the chance to make one wish come true before the clock strikes Midnight. Will the precocious feline wish for it to be Halloween every night? Or maybe more wishes? One thing is for sure: whatever Lucy decides, it will change her eclectic family furever!
I absolutely loved this Halloween special. I thought that the way all of the animals spoke was perfect. I always make my fur babies talk and they don't quite get all the concepts right. And that's sometimes how Lucy and her siblings talk. I also loved the expressions of the animals. Artist Kelly Williams (Metaphase) creates some really adorable looking characters.
Though I did think that the sizes of some of the characters were a bit off. For instance, Lucy and her brother Yob are able to ride on the back of their hound dog brother, Oliver. Now my Harley is tiny. But I don't think there's any way in the world she'd be able to ride atop the back of a full grown canine.
The Yard Gang was a great way to kick off my 2022 Halloween reads. It was adorable, a pinch bittersweet (which I'll not spoil why) and above all- magical. I really hope that co-creators John Carpenter and Sandy King along with co-writers Steve Niles and Monica Richards have more adventures of these cute little guys in store for years to come!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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