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    Harrow County #13
    Released by: Dark Horse Comics
    Released on: June 8th, 2015.
    Written by: Cullen Bunn
    Illustrated by: Tyler Crook
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    Clinton runs through a cornfield - like the town itself, rumored to sit on tainted ground. He hears someone whistling and tries to found out who it is, where they are, but it's tough to see over the stalks. Is it one of the scarecrows? He's not sticking around to find out. He runs as fast as he can to try and find his way back home.

    Bernice is out there looking for him when Emmy shows up behind her. She's had her familiar, the skinless boy, keeping tabs on her - really just out of concern. Emmy clearly considers Bernice a friend, but Bernice isn't really happy about it. Regardless, since Emmy is there, she might as well help find Clinton. He hasn't been seen by anyone since he ran out of Sunday School this afternoon. And so the two girls head out into the cornfield, which Emmy notes is owned by 'Old Man Chabon.'

    As they make their way deeper into the cornfield they come across some bloody footprints, and then the rustling starts - they're surrounded, the scarecrows seem to be moving in on them. Emmy orders them to get back, but they're not listening to her, her powers don't seem to work on them. The familiar fights back, but it's not enough… until Bernice throws a handful of corn from a white bag she's been carrying into the air and seemingly summons a murder of crows descends immediately and takes care of the problem. Emmy, unaware of Bernice's recent connection to Lovey, has questions, but now is not the time for this talk. They need to find Clinton. And then they find more bloody footprints…

    The story, on the surface at least, is very simple - Clinton's lost in the cornfield, the girls are trying to find him. But there are things that happen here that very clearly point to bigger things. First off is the fact that Emmy's powers do not work against the scarecrows. They don't listen to her and she's not sure why. The other issue worth pondering is how Bernice treats Emmy. They used to be the best of friends but now, she's clearly afraid of her. And there are valid reasons for that, Emmy might be pleasant as pie in most ways, but she has powers that the other people in town do not. And ties to Hester too. So yeah, it helps to consider the established continuity of Bunn's storylines here and take all of that into account as you read this one. The ending, of course, shall not be spoiled here but it's a cliffhanger, that's for sure, and a fairly eerie one at that.

    Tyler Crook returns to art duties again on this issue, after taking the last issue off. His style remains perfect for the book and his work here is as good as it's ever been. The scarecrows are creepy looking and the cornfield makes for an intimidating location, it seems to swarm over the characters at times. Great stuff. Month after month this series delivers.








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