Paranoid Gardens #1

The insanity and complexity of Paradise Gardens will be on readers minds and pull lists after this debut chapter. The writing builds an unconventional story with many avenues to travel down. Sharp imagery and lettering keep things entertaining while more is brewing behind the scenes. Its a debut you simply cant pass up. Read Full Review

An extraterrestrial retirement home grounds and upends a wide spread of comic book tropes, promising a shining example of deconstructionist comics. Read Full Review

Weston delivers some great art throughout the issue. The characters look delightfully bizarre and the world is visually engaging. Read Full Review

Paranoid Gardens #1 is an engaging introduction to a weird new world crafted by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and Chris Weston. They ground the narrative in a young woman's literal struggle with identity and trying to do well at a new job before making it soar with the aforementioned flights of fancy like visions, insectoid people, and doctors that put on monkey masks and maybe were part monkey in the past. This psychological mystery aspect plus having a likable protagonist in Loo definitely has me locked in for the rest of the series. Read Full Review

As I eager await future issues of Paranoid Gardens, I find myself wanting to re-read the first installment over again. The unique tale with amazing characters makes for a stellar first issue that is unlike most comics on the market. Paranoid Gardens by Gerard Way (The Umbrella Academy), Shaun Simon, and Chris Weston is a fresh and intriguing story that left me wanting the next issue immediately. Read Full Review

While not without a handful of aesthetic flaws, the execution of Paranoid Gardens #1 is a bizarre and beautiful slow burn. Read Full Review

Jawnyblaze

Jul 23, 2024

I picked this up on a whim at the comic shop because the die cut cover caught my attention and when I flipped through the art was really pretty. Glad I did! Very very interesting premise, well written and fantastically drawn. Hope they keep up the quality level, this has a lot of potential.

DDJamesB

Jul 20, 2024

I like the concept. Some of the execution had me scratching my head, but it did have a sense of mystery and wonder that made it enjoyable.