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    Harrow County #12
    Released by: Dark Horse Comics
    Released on: May 11th, 2015.
    Written by: Cullen Bunn
    Illustrated by: Hannah Christenson
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    Guest artist Hannah Christenson fills in on this issue. When it begins, Emmy is heading to Creech's Crossing, the rumor of a haunted house to strong a lure to ignore. Emmy knew a lot of people in the neighborhood from her younger days, or so she thought - they don't treat her like they used to when she was a kid. Mrs. Cohen, who used to watch her when she was a kid, isn't too happy to see her, but then there are the kids who, when she see her, say 'You don't look like a witch…'

    The little girl on the porch holding the doll, Gertie, she knows that Emmy keeps that skin in her saddle bag. Word gets around it seems. The girl tells Emmy that the pest in the house comes out at night and hisses at her, threatens to eat her. It's understandable that this would frighten a girl of her age, or any age really. The girl's parents are happy to see her, however. They've been in the place for only two weeks, moving to the area hoping to find work. There's been trouble since the first night, they heard that a witch in the area before Emmy left the spirits, hauntings, and were hoping since that witch is gone, Emmy could set things right.

    Just then, Emmy sees a small boy at the table, saying nothing. She talks to it, but the others can't see it. It's then she realizes this boy is the one doing the haunting and once he's busted, his frustration manifests like never before. Emmy, thinking the boy is angry about her presence, sends the family out of the house but the door is locked. She orders the spirit to leave them alone but it calls for Gertie over and over again - but not only do the spirits want to keep Gertie there, they want to keep Emmy too. After all, according to the ghosts, they were promised…

    This one sort of starts off like Harrow County meets Poltergeist - it has the same sort of vibe that the movie puts off but obviously takes place in the world established by the earlier issues in the series. And then there's the fact that there's no Craig T. Nelson or Zelda Rubenstein anywhere in sight. Bunn's script, however, takes things in interesting directions. What at first seems like a standalone entry in the run is, by the end of the issue, clearly important to the continuity yet to be revealed. You won't see the big reveal coming, but once it hits you, dang!

    Hannah Christenson brings an interesting style to the look of the book that has a bit of a P. Craig Russell influence going on, though that's not a bad thing. Her style is her own to be sure, but the influence is there. Maybe some vintage Ditko too, indicating that this woman has great taste in comic art. It suits the story nicely and once the ghosts really start going to town, she runs with it and the results are impressive. We get a nifty little Tales Of Harrow County one-pager in the back pages written by Tyler Crook and illustrated by Kel McDonald that makes for a nice addition to the issue. All in all, it's great stuff - but if you've been reading Harrow County over the last year and a half or so, you'd expect nothing less.








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