RIP IX - The Comics! Wytches and Sabrina

What to read in the early morning hours of a 24 Hour Readathon? You guessed it! Comics are my choice. I had a couple of review copies on my e-reader, so this is what I read that was RIP IX-worthy. 

Wytches #1 by Scott Snyder and JOCK opens with a bang! It's quite violent and grisly, a true horror comic, so beware if that's not your bag. 

Across the globe, century after century, men and women were burned, drowned, hanged, tortured, imprisoned, persecuted, and murdered for witchcraft. None of them were witches. They died protecting a terrible and hidden truth: witches, real witches, are out there. They are ancient, elusive, and deadly creatures that are rarely seen and even more rarely survived. (via Goodreads)

I probably need to re-read this one since I actually went through it at 3:30 am during the Readathon, but it was a fairly shocking start to the series, and the artwork was rough and a little chicken scratchy. That's a terrible descriptor, but it definitely played into the fact that in this story witches are primordial nature dwellers who can suck their victims into trees to imprison them. Thing long craggy fingers, fingernails, tree branches, scratching on windows. That kind of visual and that kind of scary vibe run all the way through this first installment. I definitely want to read more. 

On the other end of the spectrum we have Sabrina #1 from Archie Comics, created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack. Remember Sabrina the Teenage Witch? This is her, rebooted. While this is lauded as a "darker take on Sabrina," it wasn't terribly dark, especially in comparison to Wytches. 

Terror is born anew in this dark re-imagining of Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s origin. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, the young sorceress finds herself at a crossroads, having to choose between an unearthly destiny and her mortal boyfriend, Harvey. But a foe from her family’s past has arrived in Greendale, Madame Satan, and she has her own deadly agenda. (via Goodreads)

Overall, while this one was fun, it was also silly, and I wasn't a huge fan of the artwork. If you're into the Archie universe, give it a go. Others might end up in the "so so" boat with me. 

That's all for now! I read more comics during the Readathon, so you'll see reviews of those soon. 

Wytches #1
Pub. Date: October 2014
Publisher: Image Comics
Format: E-galley
Source: Publisher for review consideration.

Sabrina #1
Pub. Date: October 2014
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Format: E-galley
Source: Publisher for review consideration.