Over the Garden Wall #1

by Pat McHale

[nannah]

I can't remember the last time I actually laughed out loud reading something, but this did it. I loved Over The Garden Wall the miniseries, and the comics retain the same dark humor, the same charming art style, and . . . the same everything that made me fall in love with the original.

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This comic is a small self-contained story taking place between episode 3 and 4 (the tavern episode). Wirt, Greg, and Beatrice come upon two girls doing chores--and when Wirt tries to help, they give the most confusing orders ever, so that he ends up "messing things up" instead of helping. And they keep repeating "Papa won't like this at all"! in a very ominous verse.

I wish I could remember the direct inspiration for these girls. Was it a quilt pattern? I know everything from this comic/show is inspired by some old American show/old-time folk something. In this case, I forgot . . . I'll have to do some research!!

But in any case, this is the most fun I've ever had reading a comic in perhaps forever.