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_egg_wash's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
quirkycatsfatstacks's review
4.0
Family Tree is a new joint project from the minds of Jeff Lemire, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, and Ryan Cody. And so far the series has been doing everything possible to get our attention. If you’ve been on the lookout for a series that blends together family drama with some truly horrifying elements, then this is a series worth checking out.
The first issue of this series introduced us to a world in which a family has been torn apart. And is only facing more trials with each turn. A single mother has been left to raise her family. First, there’s the troubled teenage son. And now by all appearances, her daughter is being affected by some strange disease.
Enter Grandpa Judd, who seems to have all of the answers. Not that this is the sort of situation where one can actually take a few minutes to sit down and explain the said situation. But thanks to the magic of flashbacks, the readers are at a slight advantage in that regard."
Check out my full review over at Monkeys Fighting Robots
wesleyrose's review
5.0
In Issue #2 of Family Tree we flashback and forth between Darcy and Meg. We learn the fate of Darcy, Meg’s father. Judd tried to save him but couldn’t.
In the present day, Meg is trying to flee with her family from the people hunting her due to her transformation into a tree. Loretta is reluctant to let her father-in-law, Judd, help. But her children decide it is the best choice. Towards the end of the issue, we learn that Judd kept a part of his son, his hand, and uses it to communicate with him.
Lemire is one of my favourite authors of this genre. He always manages to pull at the heartstrings while telling a fantastic story. I am looking forward to the remainder of Family Tree.