You wouldn’t have expected Jeff Lemire to have got the 8th issue of Sweet Tooth wrong, would you? Nah, there’s no twist here (although there is one at the end), this is another compelling piece of work by Lemire. Something that has worked with him throughout this series has been the co-ordination of his story writing and art work. Being the story writer and the artist isn’t easy, but I would say it definitely does help as it aids synchronization of the whole process.
Story: Jeff Lemire has really impressed all of us with the Sweet tooth series till now and he doesn’t disappoint us one bit coming into this edition. There are many new revelations made in this episode, not only of Gus’ character, but also of the story. The story really picks up some pace on this front. Jepperd’s story seems to be even more disastrous than previously thought. All the little twists and turns in the episode happen rather silently and not through some dramatic or slam bang action. Lemire puts together something that I really enjoyed reading and the end of the book is very startling. However, you’ll find no spoilers here because I wouldn’t want to ruin it for you guys.
Art: As I mentioned, it really does help to be the writer as well as the artist because then you know exactly what the story is going to be and what you got to put in, in terms of art, to get the combination right. The conversation between Dr. Singh and Gus had very subtle changes to each of the panels and the characters expressions were done very well, I must admit. He is able to unify his story and art into one piece and do it successfully.
Overall: This is another book in the series you wouldn’t want to miss out on. Jeff Lemire keeps the momentum going with this book as well and makes it a very interesting read with the revelations he makes at the end of the book. The whole series is pretty well setup at this stage and has gotten me very curious as to what he has in store for us for the rest of the series. If you haven’t bought this copy as yet, then I would suggest you go buy it, NOW!
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