Comic I Love: Robert Hunter’s “The New Ghost”

Remember when I said I would probably be posting about more books from the wonderful Nobrow Press? Well, here I am to make good on my promise.

I don’t want to say too much about The New Ghost by Robert Hunter, because it’s a very very short story that can be read in fifteen minutes, if you don’t linger too long on any one page.

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It’s about a ghost who only recently became a ghost, and his introduction to the ways of the other, more seasoned ghosts.

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The new ghost is especially interested in how the older ghosts interact with living humans.

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It’s kind of a quiet, subtle story that still manages to feel like it has created a big world by the end. The art style enhances this: Hunter uses a muted color palette and none of the black outlines that often separate objects in comics from their backgrounds. But it still manages to be incredibly detailed and expressive…

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…and kind of heartbreaking.

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