The Forest

A boy wanders off to a forest and is confronted with his fears. A Dark and atmospheric silent graphic novel.

The Forest is one of the shortest (silent) graphic novels I have ever read. The story is presented in twenty-five singular illustrations, without words. Silent graphic novels usually need more illustrations to present the story, so I think this is an astonishing achievement from Swiss illustrator Thomas Ott.

 

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Details:

• author: Thomas Ott
  
• full title: The Forest
  
• genre: graphic novel, horror
  
• topics: #horror
  
• publisher: Fantagraphics
  
• publish date: February 15, 2022
  
• pages: 32
  
  

My Rating of the Book:

• content: 💙💙💙💙
• illustrations: 💙💙💙💙💙

 

About the Author:

 

Thomas Ott (born 10 June 1966) is a Swiss comic artist. His comics have been published in German-speaking countries, France, the United States, Spain, Denmark, Italy and other places.

Ott's often wordless comics feature a dark, grim atmosphere; he works mainly with cutters and scratchboard.