Jayson’s Reviews > Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 9 > Status Update
Jayson
is starting
Notes:
(1) This is one of the few comic series I'm still reading and reviewing in single issues and, as has become my custom, I'm reading the latest collected trade as a refresher for the new arc.
- I think it's especially valuable with this volume, since this is merely the first of at least two parts.
- I do wish they got back to it being one complete story arc per volume.
— May 05, 2026 09:55PM
Notes:
(1) This is one of the few comic series I'm still reading and reviewing in single issues and, as has become my custom, I'm reading the latest collected trade as a refresher for the new arc.
- I think it's especially valuable with this volume, since this is merely the first of at least two parts.
- I do wish they got back to it being one complete story arc per volume.
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Jayson
is finished
Notes:
(1) While well done and enjoyable, this is hamstrung by the lack of a definitive ending.
- We get a climax in the form of a Jessica/Erica showdown, but it's not exactly something to end a book with.
- Granted, this is only Part 1, but there's no real cliffhanger. It ends pretty abruptly, more like the middle of an issue than the end—frankly, I expected another scene.
— May 06, 2026 12:00AM
Notes:
(1) While well done and enjoyable, this is hamstrung by the lack of a definitive ending.
- We get a climax in the form of a Jessica/Erica showdown, but it's not exactly something to end a book with.
- Granted, this is only Part 1, but there's no real cliffhanger. It ends pretty abruptly, more like the middle of an issue than the end—frankly, I expected another scene.
Jayson
is 60% done
Notes:
(1) A definite benefit of less rendered, "simpler" art is that stories go by so much faster.
- I can't have spent more than five minutes per issue.
- Of course, the benefit of singles is you're less prone to gloss over details.
(2) This arc really benefits from reading the trade.
- Individually, issues come off low-key and slow. Binging it, you really build momentum.
— May 05, 2026 11:15PM
Notes:
(1) A definite benefit of less rendered, "simpler" art is that stories go by so much faster.
- I can't have spent more than five minutes per issue.
- Of course, the benefit of singles is you're less prone to gloss over details.
(2) This arc really benefits from reading the trade.
- Individually, issues come off low-key and slow. Binging it, you really build momentum.
