When You’re Strange: Emily Comes Out for Fame
A while ago that when I read they were gearing up for an Emily the Strange I have to admit that I feared for the worse in terms of quality — as part of a push for the film Dark Horse would be publishing an art book and a comic book. But I have to admit that while I’m still unsure about a film that Dark Horse seems to be off to a good start with our old creepy friend Emily. Shown above is the cover for The Art of Emily the Strange which doesn’t look too bad form the previews — it’s not brilliant, but it’s respectable as you can see:
Dark Horse is now up to issue #3 of Emily the Strange: The 13th Hour and here they’ve done a much more interesting job with the character than the art book. I guess one of my doubts is that in the emily merchandise you never see her talking and there is a minimalism to her style. Here the creative team took some chances and went into the opposite direction — Emily has plenty to say and the pages are packed with detail. The result is an entertaining Alice in Wonderland effect which I like:
