Ghosted #3

Writer:  Joshua Williamson

Art:  Goran Sudzuka, Miroslav Mrva

Get Caught Up…

Jackson’s been hired to steal a ghost.  Impossible?  Maybe.  Regardless, he’s assembled a crew to investigate this case.  Everything isn’t what it seems.  The house really is haunted.  Like, really haunted.

What’s Good?

Payoff vs. tension building is where this series is strongest.  We start getting answers in this, the third installment of the series.  There are a lot of questions, but we’re starting to get answers.  We know now that something happened to Jackson T. Winter in the past that makes him the ideal candidate for this job.  We don’t know what that exact event is, but we the plot is being solidified.  He’s no longer just a thief to the reader, he’s drawn closer into the story.

I’m not sure if this is a limited series or an ongoing.  I’m of the belief that this would be perfect as a limited series, or even a maxiseries like Scott Snyder’s “The Wake.”  I like this approach to storytelling.  Especially in stories like Ghosted, where there seems to be a setup for a definitive beginning, middle and end.  Keeping the plot moving forward is going to be important in issues to come, and will make or break this series.  This is somewhere between a drama and horror story.  The creative team has walked that line pretty well so far.  I hope they don’t fall into the trope of focusing too much on the horror in the future and forgetting their dramatic base.

Sudzuka and Mrva’s art here is great.  They transfer very well from the the real world into the unbelievable.  The ghosts we come across have a great feel to them that I appreciate.  Some ghost stories have the tendency to lose me when they become too far-fetched.  As we’re getting deeper into this series and we begin to explore the supernatural mythology behind the plot, maintaining that balance is going to be extremely important.  I have faith that this team will be able to keep the supernatural grounded in some form of reality.

The Verdict…

I’m in this one for the long haul.  Really interesting story that I’m looking forward getting into deeper.  The art blends well with the narrative and sets up a great atmosphere.