Blink and You’ll Miss It was one of the comics I had on my radar that would later get lost in the shuffle when released weekly that I am now kicking myself for skipping over. Reading the story as a collected edition made up for it, but would’ve love to had the anticipation of what would come next month-to-month. Either way, this story by Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan and artist Keith Browning was epic, enthralling, and unique.
Decades after their love faded, Melody and Jesse find themselves caught in a spiraling mystery where the past is more alive than the present. As Melody slips further back in time, she finds herself reliving memories and rewriting fate for a time and place she thought she’d left behind. Can she discover the unsettling truth causing reality to unravel around her? Or will it ultimately destroy her and the only person she’s ever truly cared for?
There are those comics that hit harder when read month-to-month and those that make more sense when read in the collected edition, Blink and You’ll Miss It actually falls into both categories. While the anticipation of each month’s release would’ve be fun, binging the entire story at once allowed for a different but similarly impactful reading experience.
Most of my life my grasp on time travel revolves around Back to the Future and similar stories or movies. However, there are some outstanding time travel tales that take the premise and turn it on its head or twist it in such a way that makes for an intriguing story. One of my favorites is 11/22/63 by Stephen King, and now Blink and You’ll Miss It finds its way into that realm.
See Melody doesn’t get a chance to pick and choose where and when she travels. She slips back without control, reliving memories and rewriting fate without a choice and while this is still time travel, it’s not what I had expected, even reading the solicitation. I am one that has to know what I am getting myself into when opening up a story, but I was utterly glad that Parker and Griffin tossed me for a loop when crafting Blink and You’ll Miss It.
Browning adds a bit of style with his unique artwork that just adds to the plot at hand. The gritty nature of the artwork lends itself to the story being told and pairs so well with the unsettling moments while also furthering the tale.
Blink and You’ll Miss It is a profound, emotional, and utterly unique time travel story. Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan craft a love story with unsettling moments that make you feel for our core characters. It’s a deeply meaningful comic that had me gripped from the first page.
The collected edition of Blink and You’ll Miss It hits local comic shops and bookstores everywhere on June 16, 2026 from BOOM! Studios.
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