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The Me You Love in the Dark
The Me You Love in the Dark #5
Ro can no longer ignore the connection she feels to her unique housemate—or the extreme and intense danger that relationship could hold for her.
Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a brand-new haunting tale.
Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a brand-new haunting tale.
29 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2021
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About the author
Skottie Young
650 books1,049 followersSkottie Young has been an illustrator and cartoonist for over ten years working for entertainment and publishing companies such Marvel, Warner Bros., Image, Upper Deck, Mattel, and many more.
He is currently illustrating the New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award Nominated adaptions of L. Frank Baum's OZ novels with writer Eric Shanower. The series has gained acclaim from both fans and critics.
Skottie currently lives in Illinois with his family, Casey, Baxter and their Saint Bernard, Emma.
He is currently illustrating the New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award Nominated adaptions of L. Frank Baum's OZ novels with writer Eric Shanower. The series has gained acclaim from both fans and critics.
Skottie currently lives in Illinois with his family, Casey, Baxter and their Saint Bernard, Emma.
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February 6, 2022
Love how the monster’s size was shown as small and humanlike at the start but we saw how big the iceberg truly was.
February 1, 2023
Am I surprised? Nope! I saw that mess coming from a mile away. This last issue was still great fun to read. And as mentioned in the first one: the art style is so beautiful.
February 19, 2025
3.25/5
Well that's a way to get out of a relationship!
Now when it comes to the whole series I'll give it a 3/5. Solid art style but predictable storyline. Bit rushed too, I never connected with the main character and she felt quite flat to me. The middle issue was a slog, something more interesting could have happened. It was an interesting but superficial way to talk about abuse.
Well that's a way to get out of a relationship!
Now when it comes to the whole series I'll give it a 3/5. Solid art style but predictable storyline. Bit rushed too, I never connected with the main character and she felt quite flat to me. The middle issue was a slog, something more interesting could have happened. It was an interesting but superficial way to talk about abuse.
February 5, 2022
"You know what I am. I am the something that loves you. The something that you love."
This is the last instalment of this series. Ro has finally discovered that making friends with, and loving something, which comes from the shadows is perhaps not the wisest idea. From initially drawing inspiration from the creature, she then realises that to stay with it would be to lose herself: her power, her control, her identity, and perhaps even her life. The full horror of her situation has finally dawned upon her, but will she be able to put things right?
I am swinging from 4 to 5 stars for this one, so perhaps I should just go down the middle and say it is 4.5. The reason for this is that, for me, I felt that there were still some questions that I had which have been left unanswered. There isn't truly an explanation of what the thing was. But, from considering the quote above which is its response to her query, maybe the thing is a metaphor for us loving something that can either sustain us, or destroy us. I'm not sure, but it has left me thinking...
This is the last instalment of this series. Ro has finally discovered that making friends with, and loving something, which comes from the shadows is perhaps not the wisest idea. From initially drawing inspiration from the creature, she then realises that to stay with it would be to lose herself: her power, her control, her identity, and perhaps even her life. The full horror of her situation has finally dawned upon her, but will she be able to put things right?
I am swinging from 4 to 5 stars for this one, so perhaps I should just go down the middle and say it is 4.5. The reason for this is that, for me, I felt that there were still some questions that I had which have been left unanswered. There isn't truly an explanation of what the thing was. But, from considering the quote above which is its response to her query, maybe the thing is a metaphor for us loving something that can either sustain us, or destroy us. I'm not sure, but it has left me thinking...
January 23, 2022
Interesting concept, below average execution.
The switch of the protagonist was wayyyy too abrupt.
The switch of the protagonist was wayyyy too abrupt.
October 28, 2025
Vaya relación... buena forma de terminar?
No estuvo mal, pero sí me hubiera gustado otro final, más completo.
No estuvo mal, pero sí me hubiera gustado otro final, más completo.
December 30, 2021
Really enjoyed this little horror story, wished I read it earlier because this would have been perfect to read on Halloween.
June 2, 2024
An explosive ending! This issue started off with some of the most disturbing imagery in the series. Not to spoil anything, but a corpse might have been used as a puppet. I loved how much the ghost/monster's appearance shifted in this issue. Throughout the series, the mysterious entity has become more and more revealed to the reader until it truly looked like a terrifying monster.
February 26, 2022
not sure
I devoured the five issues of this very fast but I’m unsure if the ending did the beauty of the other issues and the idea Justice. It felt a bit too cookie cutter for me, I would’ve liked to see her falling more into madness and maybe becoming somewhat of a monster herself.
The monster doesn’t always have to lose. I get it murdered someone but again it didn’t understand and yes it was made out to be an abusive sort of romance but I dunno.
Maybe I just expected more romance? It seemed to cycle through the romance so fast this ending felt hollow.
I’d still recommend it, cuz the art is great and I loved the overall idea.
I devoured the five issues of this very fast but I’m unsure if the ending did the beauty of the other issues and the idea Justice. It felt a bit too cookie cutter for me, I would’ve liked to see her falling more into madness and maybe becoming somewhat of a monster herself.
The monster doesn’t always have to lose. I get it murdered someone but again it didn’t understand and yes it was made out to be an abusive sort of romance but I dunno.
Maybe I just expected more romance? It seemed to cycle through the romance so fast this ending felt hollow.
I’d still recommend it, cuz the art is great and I loved the overall idea.
May 26, 2022
Quite the allegory...
Though this is written as a review of the last issue it really is meant as a review of the whole five issue ark. Skottie Young has crafted quite the allegory in these pages and I would recommend, but, also caution their is a darkness that exists all too real places...
Though this is written as a review of the last issue it really is meant as a review of the whole five issue ark. Skottie Young has crafted quite the allegory in these pages and I would recommend, but, also caution their is a darkness that exists all too real places...
May 8, 2023
I just read all 5 of The Me you Love in the dark and it was very compelling. I was drawn into the story and once I started to read, I couldn't stop until I finished them. It was not my usual story, but it was very good and the art was great!
November 4, 2025
The art style you get used to it but it was interesting as well as the story.
About Ro who is an artist who is trying to find her muse in a "haunted house" and from there on she meets the one who haunts it and the story goes quite interestingly.
About Ro who is an artist who is trying to find her muse in a "haunted house" and from there on she meets the one who haunts it and the story goes quite interestingly.
December 9, 2021
I kind of think she should have died too for how stupid she was. I hope though that the creature can’t come back from the painting...
December 30, 2021
Burn it down!
January 13, 2022
Epically dark and telling about pain masquerade. Left me with stomache acid.
January 19, 2022
Best ending for this freaking story. Ro, just date humans, it might end better.
January 26, 2022
Really enjoyed reading this series. I found it to have a Dorian Gray esc feel to it mixed with other classics.
April 10, 2022
I have chills!
June 16, 2022
Very dark.
September 13, 2022
"what if the abusive bf was a ghost?" - the plot
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2022
Skottie Young knocks it out of the park with this horror story. Highly HIGHLY recommended.
February 7, 2023
The Me You Love in the Dark, by Young
Intense modern ‘haunted house’ / ‘monster in the basement’ tale. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ turns ghastly.
#5 – There’s always a way out, but, gosh, costly!
Intense modern ‘haunted house’ / ‘monster in the basement’ tale. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ turns ghastly.
#5 – There’s always a way out, but, gosh, costly!
February 27, 2023
All up in flames. Good open ending that makes you think about what the "ghost" represents. This series was a quick read, and I love it. It felt complete. Full circle.
August 1, 2023
A truly enjoyable series.
Fun, dark and introspective stories
Fun, dark and introspective stories
February 28, 2024
Meh , it was okay I guess .
2 stars for the illustrations because the protagonist was too dumb and I didn’t care about her :)
2 stars for the illustrations because the protagonist was too dumb and I didn’t care about her :)
September 19, 2024
Ro is a queen for that!! I really enjoyed this series!! I wish it was longer🥹🥹I would a sequel where we get to see Ro in the future, she was so iconic!
October 25, 2024
4.6| Absolutely loved it
The art style is so damn amazing. It was pretty intriguing to see how a gothic romance took a disastrous turn and how well the protagonist handled the situation.
The art style is so damn amazing. It was pretty intriguing to see how a gothic romance took a disastrous turn and how well the protagonist handled the situation.
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