Sleepy Hollow #3

Written by: Marguerite Bennett
Art by: Jorge Coelho

Even with my limited knowledge of this show, I'm absolutely in love with these characters already. This issue is the second to last, so after next issue I'm going to try and binge through the whole series with the foreknowledge that I've gained from this comic. The issue starts with a "killer" grandfather clock (an idea I've had in my own writing, so that was cool to read) and Ichabod at the movies, he even mentions Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which marks the first time since I've started writing these reviews where there is any interconnection. Anyway, the grandfather clock transports everyone into this hellish world were their worst fears take physical form. It's rather entertaining.

Bennett writes her best dialogue so far in this issue. The banter between Ichabod and everybody else is so amazing and unique. I'd imagine that it'd be hard on her to write an 18th century character that's been thrust into a modern setting. I don't know how she does it, but it sound all so genuine that you double take at most of it. No fluff in the story as well, everything gets straight to the point, with the occasional storypoint that I haven't seen in the show yet, but it's not hard to keep up. I love the little tidbits of folklore and religion she incorporates into the dialouge. It's all amazing.

The art is once again that mystical kind that borders a paranormal Disney film. It's lovely and you can't get a better idea for the surrounding that the characters traverse than by Coelho's panels. When he starts flipping us through other realities with the device (axe), you get a real sense of displacement. Before that however, in the night shots where Ichabod is going to the movies, we're treated to some great structural artwork of the theater and everything else afterward. He's a great artist and I hope he continues long after the last issue.

Another quality issue. GET IT!