The monster hiding in the closet has been a longtime childhood fear, but James Tynion IV and Gavin Fullteron definitely brought the horror to adulthood in this comic.
Thom is moving cross-country with his family and dragging the past along with them. His son, Jamie, is seeing monsters in the bedroom closet and will not let them go.
Stress is mounting with the upcoming move and consent bickering of mom and dad. In the mix is a literal monster in the closet that no one believes is real. Even as an adult there are times the dark can be equally as horrifying as anything. This book allows you to understand the fear in Jamie’s mind.
Each horror book Tynion IV writes seems to have a constant artistic style, even though he has different creative teams on each of his books. That says a lot about the work of Fullerton in this book. The Closet easily appeals to fans of Tynion’s hit series Something Is Killing the Children and The Nice House on The Lake.
The design of said monster in the closet is unique, simple and menacing. The visual aspects of lighting and the closet give you an eerie and uneasy feeling.
Issue one gives you a ton of comic as it is one-third of the series story and still was able to give you what you need in a first issue. The three-part series is something that Tynion enjoys and is known for in the past with Eugenic, Cognetic, and Memetic.
The Closet was written by Tynion (Something Is Killing The Children, The Department of Truth) with art by Fullerton (Bog Bodies, Bags), colors by Chris O’Halloran, and lettering by Tom Napolitano.
Tynion first released this series on his Substack. As with most of Tynion’s work, this series has real potential for adaptation for the screen.
Pick-up the first issue of The Closet at your local comic book shop and grab the second issue coming to your LCS on July 6, 2022. If digital is more your thing, check out the series on ComiXology.
