Over the Garden Wall

by Jim Campbell and Amalia Levari

[nannah]

Okay, a bit of backstory first: I "thought" I had basically finished the first volume beforehand, because I read all of the issues that went into it. So i "thought". Stories from the issues weren't included in the volume, and stories in the volume weren't in any of the issues at all! So it was like reading something completely different, and it felt like getting a treat and getting cheated at the same time, haha!

Then again, I love this series so much, I'll have no problem buying and supporting it more. So there's no lose/lose here.

Issue #4 is the only story included in this first volume (in which Greg and Wirt are trying to build a dam/bridge to the mooooOooOon to appease a ghost). It also included some new stories (to me, at least!): Greg helps a frantic squirrel gather acorns for winter, and discovers a secret world of moles underground; A new character (!!, although I believe I read her story in some random issue I can't remember where ... ), Anna, who seems to be the woodcutter's daughter! who has lost her father and is trying to cope -- and who also meets a couple quirky characters along her path to recovery.

There's also a fantastic cover gallery in the back, which really sets me back into October, haha. Suddenly it doesn't feel like December! I shouldn't have read this now, but I couldn't resist!

I'm so, so glad these comics were created. They're really the most charming things I've ever read, and add so much to the original mini-series, too. I could, and will, read them over and over again.