Gideon Falls #12

Gideon Falls remains a captivating and engrossing read. It's one of my favorites to get sucked into each month and as the secrets unfold I'm more and more hooked into this massive, haunting story. Read Full Review

The spectacle of the series is by far the artistry of Sorrentino, bringing into existence the insanity Lemire puts onto these completely unhinged scripts. From the beautifully rendered depictions of life to the mind-bending landscape from within the Sinclairs haunted black barn, Sorrentino delivers some of his best work to date. As the series is set to air on television in the future, the overall positive responses to the title bring hope for a rich story with longevity from this fantastic duo. Read Full Review

Gideon Falls started with the compelling premise of a haunted location known ominously as the Black Barn, and as we learn more about the terrifying reach it and its envoys have, it's hard not devour each monthly issue. Gideon Falls #12 is a frightening standalone issue that when viewed within in the larger context, makes for some fantastic fiction and a must read for 2019. Read Full Review

Gideon Falls is the kind of story that crawls inside your head, makes a fetid nest and decides to breed. Good luck trying to un-see this one. This issue works as a starting point, so jump in here or go back to the beginning. Either way, keep the lights on. Read Full Review

While you'll likely get lost jumping in around this point, there's no denying that Gideon Falls is a must-read comic as it enters another year in print. Read Full Review

Gideon Falls#12 shifts the focus of the book to a new time and place in more ways than one. This may seem like a restart at first but clearly, the approach here is much bolder and well executed as anyone in this series would expect. As you turn each page the atmosphere builds to that expected boiling point only to go further and father than one would expect. Based on this issue Gideon Falls has no intention of slowing down. Read Full Review

Sometimes in order to move forward, you need to first go backward. It appears Jeff Lemire is telling us that in order to understand the Black Barn, we need to go back to where it all began. While a part of me is admittedly disappointed at having to wait to find out what happened with Norton and Father Fred, I know we'll get there in time. It's what I love about Jeff Lemire; he's constantly imbuing a sense of confidence that everything will be ok. He reminds readers that it's ok to look out the window, to enjoy the journey rather than always needing to focus on the road ahead. Read Full Review

ohhaimark

Apr 22, 2019

DO NOT ENTER THE SPOILER DIMENSION BY READING THIS REVIEW! IT IS A TREACHEROUS PLACE! THE GOOD: -This is everything I want. -Lemire does a great job of making this story not feel like filler. -Andrea Sorrentino is just an incredible person. Everything about his art shows that he's a man who strives to pour his soul into every panel. -Oh man, that page with the Laughing Man was just so perfect. It was terrifying, gross and well-written, all at once. -This series is getting into alternate dimension territory, and it's doing it so perfectly. This might be the best example of alternate dimension storytelling I've seen. -Only Lemire and Sorrentino can make two white pages, with hints of black so absolutely amazing. -Father Burke is a really great character. It's hard to make us so invested in a character after eleven issues of doing so with completely different characters, but Lemire knows what he's doing. -That crucifixion page was so good. It was surprising and scary. -Somehow, even after twelve issues, this series still uses the Black Barn and the Laughing Man to perfection, mostly due to its subtlety. -This series is trippy in the absolute best of ways. -Only Gideon Falls can combine Wild West and steampunk storytelling and make it work so damn well. THE BAD: -Really nothing. This series is everything it could be. There's no way it could possibly get any better. more

Psycamorean

Apr 17, 2019

This was really great. I love the design of the laughing man. The art here is astounding.

Spacey Medicine

Apr 30, 2019

Just really cool, twisted and spooky and neat.

DDJamesB

Apr 19, 2019

When gideon falls is on its on. This book is fantastic with great art that takes the story to another level.

mrDovydas

May 01, 2019

If you're not reading this yet...please do so.

Avanvolk

Nov 24, 2025

I don't know what the flip is happening, but I'm hella intrigued.