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Jonah Chuang  recommends Edward Scissorhands #1

As a huge fan of the movie (I actually rewatched it before reading this issue) I was intrigued at the prospect of an Edward Scissorhands comic book. How would they capture the enchantment and wonder of Tim Burton’s classic work? Without the music and A-list performances, what would this book have to offer?

As it turns out, writer Kate Leth (kateordie) delivers a real solid opener for a quirky series that has the feel of the old Invader Zim cartoons, or the Vamplets series. It’s cuter than the movie and doesn’t quite capture the haunting quality, but it maintains that tinge of the slightly bizarre and adds a little bit of intrigue. 

This issue takes place a few years after the end of the movie—Kim has sadly passed away but her granddaughter, Megan, is older, attending school, and still fascinated by the story of Edward Scissorhands. Through Megan’s interactions with her mom, it’s hinted at that there may be more to the fact that Kim never went to see Edward again, and that there might be some secret that continues to shame the family.

Meanwhile, up the hill, Edward, the artificial man with scissors for hands, continues making fancy hedge sculptures and shaving snow for the town below. In this issue, Edward stumbles across another artificial person, even younger and more incomplete than he. At first it seems like Edward might not have be alone anymore, but he quickly learns that his friend might be more dangerous than he expected. What will gentle Edward do then?

I can’t wait to find out.

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Jonah Chuang is a Production Coordinator Assistant at comiXology. He rewatched three Tim Burton movies this weekend and had a BLAST!