Harrow County: Omnibus Volume 1

Today's graphic novel is on Harrow County: Omnibus Volume 1 by Cullen Bunn et al. The cover has a hand reaching out of a box with glowing eyes behind it. It is 408 pages long and is published by Dark Horse. The intended reader is someone who likes horror comics. There is very mild foul language, no sex, and some violence. The story is told from third person close following Emmy. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- The first half of the highly acclaimed, Eisner-nominated horror fantasy tale, collected in a value-priced omnibus.
Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures--and to the land itself--in a way she never imagined.
Collects issues 1-16 of Harrow County.

Review- A wonderful and interesting horror comic with a great main character in Emmy. Emmy lives with her father on a farm in rural Harrow County. But Harrow County has blood in its soil from the killing a powerful witch, who wanted to become a god. When she died, the witch cursed Harrow County and promised to return. When Emmy starts healing the animals on the farm, her father knows that she is the witch returned. Emmy has to fight for life and to protect Harrow County from the things that the witch did before she died. Emmy is a great main character, she is clever, curious, and level headed in the face of the terrors in Harrow County. The side characters have their own stories that give them depth and add more flavor to Harrow County. I look forward to reading the second omnibus and following Emmy to her destiny. 

I give this graphic novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this graphic novel from my local library.