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Over The Garden Wall Original #1
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When they mysteriously wake up back home from being lost in the Unknown, brothers Greg and Wirt have to help their friend Beatrice--a talking blue jay--return safely before anyone realizes she can talk.
When Greg and Wirt make it back home from the Unknown, their victory is bittersweet when they realize Beatrice came as well. Now, it’s up to them to help Beatrice return safely to the Unknown before anyone realizes she can talk. As the brothers juggle keeping Beatrice’s secret safe as Sara expresses a newfound interest in Greg, only Beatrice notices something sinister lurking in the shadows…
The Eisner Award-winning series goes further into the Unknown with this all-new original story by Eisner Award-winning writer Jonathan Case (Green River Killer: a True Detective Story) and Eisner Award-winning Over the Garden Wall artist Jim Campbell.
When Greg and Wirt make it back home from the Unknown, their victory is bittersweet when they realize Beatrice came as well. Now, it’s up to them to help Beatrice return safely to the Unknown before anyone realizes she can talk. As the brothers juggle keeping Beatrice’s secret safe as Sara expresses a newfound interest in Greg, only Beatrice notices something sinister lurking in the shadows…
The Eisner Award-winning series goes further into the Unknown with this all-new original story by Eisner Award-winning writer Jonathan Case (Green River Killer: a True Detective Story) and Eisner Award-winning Over the Garden Wall artist Jim Campbell.
144 pages, Paperback
First published November 21, 2018
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February 11, 2019
You need to watch the show in order to understand this but UGH loved it. It was filled with the same weirdness, darkness & humour from the show <3
July 12, 2021
★ 5.0 Stars ★
This one is JUST like an episode right out of the tv show! So far this is the closest any of the comics have come to the actual series. The art is just like in the show and the characters are exactly like they usually are - so much that I could almost hear Elijah Wood's voice as I was reading it. A really cool adventure!
This one is JUST like an episode right out of the tv show! So far this is the closest any of the comics have come to the actual series. The art is just like in the show and the characters are exactly like they usually are - so much that I could almost hear Elijah Wood's voice as I was reading it. A really cool adventure!
March 5, 2023
"Good morning, sweetheart! You forgot to put on your human flesh. No feathers at the kitchen table!"
Greg and Wirt along with Beatrice and Flytrap *rorop* are back for another adventure that’s sure to be a disturbing delight.
This story was amazing. It reads just like the show and it contained those dark elements of the unknown. The story was unique and a whole lot of fun. Really makes me miss the show. *sigh* if only they brought the show back….
"Bad dreams make Greg a thirsty boy."
Greg and Wirt along with Beatrice and Flytrap *rorop* are back for another adventure that’s sure to be a disturbing delight.
This story was amazing. It reads just like the show and it contained those dark elements of the unknown. The story was unique and a whole lot of fun. Really makes me miss the show. *sigh* if only they brought the show back….
"Bad dreams make Greg a thirsty boy."
June 18, 2020
Qué fantasía, de verdad. Si bien en otras ocasiones, cuando en los cómics han intentado ampliar la serie (o al revés), me he encontrado con historias bastante planas y que poco tenían que ver con el original, sino que eran más como estirar el chicle, en esta ocasión admito que me ha dejado completamente alucinada: en un primer momento pensé que se trataba de una especie de final alternativo, en el que podríamos conocer mejor a los personajes del "mundo" de Wirt y Greg, pero nada que ver, es otra de sus locas y turbias aventuras.
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January 3, 2020
Gotta start of the reading challenge with an easy one: graphic novel👏🏻Gets me ahead and makes me feel confident.
Okay but for real, I was really disappointed in this OTGW comic. It was just messy, odd, and overall pointless. I understand that a lot of these comics are just to add more content for fans, but this could have been better choices made in writing this comic.
Also, there was an odd amount of adult jokes?? Nothing super inappropriate, but it made OTGW lose it’s wonderful, detached-from-modern-culture wholesomeness.
Of course the illustrations were wonderful, but it definitely didn’t make up for the rest of the mess. If you’re an Over the Garden Wall fan, I’d just skip this graphic novel and buy one of the other ones.
Okay but for real, I was really disappointed in this OTGW comic. It was just messy, odd, and overall pointless. I understand that a lot of these comics are just to add more content for fans, but this could have been better choices made in writing this comic.
Also, there was an odd amount of adult jokes?? Nothing super inappropriate, but it made OTGW lose it’s wonderful, detached-from-modern-culture wholesomeness.
Of course the illustrations were wonderful, but it definitely didn’t make up for the rest of the mess. If you’re an Over the Garden Wall fan, I’d just skip this graphic novel and buy one of the other ones.
February 5, 2019
Actual rating: 3.5
I feel kind of bad for all the kids who are going to randomly pick this up at my library, since I'm pretty sure this makes almost no sense out of context, but for someone like me who has watched the mini-series over half a dozen times, I enjoyed it.
Is it necessary? No, not really. Does it have some suggestive jokes that I personally feel should not really be in a kid's comic? (I would have put it in with the YA graphic novels myself instead of the kid's room, but I just shelve the books, I'm not in charge of where they go.) Yeah, a few. Does it seem like it was written by a hardcore Wirt x Beatrice shipper? Oh, absolutely.
But did it have adorable illustrations, amusing jokes, and fun dialogue that really captured the characters voices so that I could hear exactly how the voice actors would have said those lines? Yeah. It did.
Did it need to exist? No. Am I still happy to have read it? Yeah.
I feel kind of bad for all the kids who are going to randomly pick this up at my library, since I'm pretty sure this makes almost no sense out of context, but for someone like me who has watched the mini-series over half a dozen times, I enjoyed it.
Is it necessary? No, not really. Does it have some suggestive jokes that I personally feel should not really be in a kid's comic? (I would have put it in with the YA graphic novels myself instead of the kid's room, but I just shelve the books, I'm not in charge of where they go.) Yeah, a few. Does it seem like it was written by a hardcore Wirt x Beatrice shipper? Oh, absolutely.
But did it have adorable illustrations, amusing jokes, and fun dialogue that really captured the characters voices so that I could hear exactly how the voice actors would have said those lines? Yeah. It did.
Did it need to exist? No. Am I still happy to have read it? Yeah.
March 22, 2022
It looks like Greg and Wirt have finally found their home . . . or have they? As this one is very similar in tone to the series, it's anyone's guess.
December 16, 2020
No es gran cosa, la verdad. Funciona como episodio extra de la serie original (que, poca broma, es realmente buena), pero no termina llegando a ninguna parte. Hacia el final, uno de los personajes ofrece un comentario metanarrativo medianamente divertido acerca de la propia intención de la obra que deja bastante claro que el libro no tiene mucho que aportar. Es un viaje entretenido y algunas escenas concretas apuntan hacia esa madurez de Wirt y su relación con Beatrice y Greg; el resto está ahí. El dibujo es funcional y lo suficientemente reminiscente de la serie como para no desentonar con la obra original, y sus personajes están igualmente bien caracterizados. Como episodio extra, es básicamente relleno, pero al menos se nota que conoce el tono y maneja bien el ritmo. Lo mejor que tiene es que, sin ser nada del otro mundo, su guion recupera inteligentemente recursos previos tanto de la serie como del propio cómic para acabar de redondear el argumento.
May 28, 2020
Eh... menuda fantasía más turbia, en serio.
Me ha encantado. Gracias.
Me ha encantado. Gracias.
November 30, 2020
Oh cielos.......
Ha sido la mejor experiencia lectora desde que aprendí a leer. Obviamente mi opinión está totalmente sesgada y es 100% subjetiva en cuanto que Over the garden wall es mi serie favorita con suma diferencia.
En esta novela gráfica nos muestran un final alternativo al que da la serie, es sencillamente WOW. Aún siendo breve, tiene tantos pequeños guiños que me han sacado una sonrisa que parecía un bobalicón leyendo. Al final del todo hay una cosita que me parece super tierna y morí de amor, pero no diré lo que es para no estropear la sorpresa.
Si te gustó Over the garden wall y eres un fanboy como yo, muy probablemente te encante esta novela gráfica.
Nota: 10/10
Ha sido la mejor experiencia lectora desde que aprendí a leer. Obviamente mi opinión está totalmente sesgada y es 100% subjetiva en cuanto que Over the garden wall es mi serie favorita con suma diferencia.
En esta novela gráfica nos muestran un final alternativo al que da la serie, es sencillamente WOW. Aún siendo breve, tiene tantos pequeños guiños que me han sacado una sonrisa que parecía un bobalicón leyendo. Al final del todo hay una cosita que me parece super tierna y morí de amor, pero no diré lo que es para no estropear la sorpresa.
Si te gustó Over the garden wall y eres un fanboy como yo, muy probablemente te encante esta novela gráfica.
Nota: 10/10
December 26, 2018
Over the Garden Wall is a show that I watched with friends for the first time overtwo years ago. Ever since I finished the show, I've wanted to dive back into the world, reading various comics that have come out, enjoying the artwork, and connecting with others who love the show.
This graphic novel does not disappoint when it comes to feeling like another episode. It's well written, well plotted, and well illustrated.
I want more.
Okay thanks.
This graphic novel does not disappoint when it comes to feeling like another episode. It's well written, well plotted, and well illustrated.
I want more.
Okay thanks.
November 23, 2018
Probably the most accurately-written tie-in that wasn't actually by Pat McHale. Jonathan Case clearly ships Wirt and Beatrice hard (me too, bro, me too).
November 12, 2025
there's a furry in this
December 7, 2018
Not what I was expecting!
This book was creepy, cute and cool. If you know the series you’ll be excited to see who the boys run into. The art was great. This book had some really funny moments too. I would recommend that you know the tv show but you don’t have to know any of the other books in order to understand this one.
This book was creepy, cute and cool. If you know the series you’ll be excited to see who the boys run into. The art was great. This book had some really funny moments too. I would recommend that you know the tv show but you don’t have to know any of the other books in order to understand this one.
October 27, 2019
If you enjoy Beatrice and Wirt's relationship, you'll probably enjoy this book.
The story itself is a fun, surreal adventure that takes us back to Wirt and Greg's home for a bit (with an out of place visitor) and has a twist that makes sense considering when this book happens in the timeline of the series.
I loved it as much as the other comics in this series. :D
The story itself is a fun, surreal adventure that takes us back to Wirt and Greg's home for a bit (with an out of place visitor) and has a twist that makes sense considering when this book happens in the timeline of the series.
I loved it as much as the other comics in this series. :D
January 13, 2021
Beatrice was robbed in the show, prove me wrong
January 23, 2022
Amazing, fantastic, astounding
August 2, 2022
I like how this challenges what's "real" and not, and keeps the reader on their toes.
August 11, 2022
Delightful
January 4, 2023
i dont remember anything anymore besides the awkward conversations. god
January 22, 2023
i think this is my favourite over the garden wall comic. that’s all i had to say.
October 12, 2023
Pretty faithful to the cartoon. Enjoyed it!
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March 30, 2025
4⭐
Craving that Over The Garden Wall autumnal vibe and this was so perfect! I will forever love these characters and this whole world.
Craving that Over The Garden Wall autumnal vibe and this was so perfect! I will forever love these characters and this whole world.
November 16, 2025
Loved the art. The story wasn’t bad. Greg was, of course, as adorable and amazing as always.
August 15, 2024
I love this series so tremendously, and this is a fabulous addition to it!
February 17, 2020
So much fun! If this is the direction they're going in for future comics in the series, I'd be very happy.
February 4, 2021
Dios mío lo amo. Ha sido precioso. Ha superado mis expectativas. La mejor historia, ambientación, y evolución de los personajes. Over the garden wall me hace feliz.
October 26, 2019
Okay, this is much more like it. You can tell the massive difference between writers here; Jonathan Case is able to much more successfully adapt the weird creativity of the show to graphic novel form. It's funny and sweet and a little bit creepy, with a constant focus on the characters that keeps it fresh and engaging.
I don't entirely love the actual plot - I feel like it kind of takes away from the end of the show, which this comic also did a much better job reminding me of by touching on bits of storyline without actually rehashing it - but it was still a very fun read that I think most fans of the show would appreciate. (Sara really got an unfairly short end of the stick here though.)
And there was a line I laughed at and wrote down, because it perfectly describes the difference between this and the markedly inferior Over The Garden Wall Vol. 1.
When Greg gets confused by something his older brother Wirt says, Beatrice explains, "What Wirt's trying to say, Greg, is that he's a nerd. Poets and philosophers are also nerds, and they all love one thing best of all: to make simple stuff complicated."
That's exactly the problem with the comics I read earlier, particularly with Anna's terribly dense, miserably unreadable story. It's so bloated and complex all the magic got sucked right out of it. Case is able to straddle that line between intelligent writing and language that's actually approachable - a skill that less talented or experienced writers don't always know how to leverage.
This story, on the other hand, is clever without taking itself too seriously, and that's exactly why it works.
I don't entirely love the actual plot - I feel like it kind of takes away from the end of the show, which this comic also did a much better job reminding me of by touching on bits of storyline without actually rehashing it - but it was still a very fun read that I think most fans of the show would appreciate. (Sara really got an unfairly short end of the stick here though.)
And there was a line I laughed at and wrote down, because it perfectly describes the difference between this and the markedly inferior Over The Garden Wall Vol. 1.
When Greg gets confused by something his older brother Wirt says, Beatrice explains, "What Wirt's trying to say, Greg, is that he's a nerd. Poets and philosophers are also nerds, and they all love one thing best of all: to make simple stuff complicated."
That's exactly the problem with the comics I read earlier, particularly with Anna's terribly dense, miserably unreadable story. It's so bloated and complex all the magic got sucked right out of it. Case is able to straddle that line between intelligent writing and language that's actually approachable - a skill that less talented or experienced writers don't always know how to leverage.
This story, on the other hand, is clever without taking itself too seriously, and that's exactly why it works.
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