“Reading the Weird” is an ongoing exploration of The Weird: A Compendium of Strange & Dark Stories conducted by Leah Thomas. The webcomic follows the journey of Mary and Ed through ever stranger landscapes and encounters, seemingly influenced by the stories in the anthology. Episode 7 alludes to Merce Rodoreda’s story “The Salamander,” but is largely riffing off of Jerome Bixby’s famous story “It’s a Good Life” – which we are pleased to reprint on WFR.com this week. In our opinion, Episode #7, with its chilling and emotional delving into Mary’s past, is the best episode yet.
Read the six prior episodes in our archive.
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Oh, so much love. Thank you for writing and drawing this. :)