A review by pearseanderson
Things from the Flood by Simon Stålenhag

4.0

This was just what I needed in my life! And it was so, so good. But I did prefer Tales From The Loop, if I'm being honest. Stålenhag's art quality has increased, I'm sure, but the vignettes didn't come together in the way I hoped. There was falling action without a climax, which could be fine since they are vignettes, but the entire book built wonderfully to a sense of RISING tension and stakes. For that to cut out in the last 30 pages, accompanied with some panels that I really wished were explained (you just gonna leave giant centipedes in there for 1 panel and never bring it up again?) Anyway, I loved the growth of these characters and some of the vignettes (the Russian AI bear? The parish house and the hacker? Wow!)

Again, Stålenhag has done it with the art. The use of soft colors, perfect blue hours/nights, and lighting of surfaces amazes me. I read this in one sitting to the Stranger Things 2 soundtrack and you should do the same. 9/10