A beautifully stylized graphic novel populated with painstakingly rendered animals and a few (spoilers).

The story is short but complete, with arcs for both the ghost and the owl that end satisfactorily. The artwork is stunning, truly. The sort of art you’d want as prints for your walls. ( )

Beautifully illustrated and a touching story. Good for kids and pre-teens. Eager to read more by this artist. ( )

One night a ghost of a little girl appears dancing across a lake getting the attention of an owl, while other animals ignore her the owl decides to help her. Using little bits of information that each has and their own pasts, the two discover why the ghost appeared along with a threat to the owl’s forest home. Despite threats from others, the owl continues to the help the little ghost who can protect the person that brought her spirit out from the grave to wander the woods that she did when alive. The Ghost, The Owl is a 48-page book wonderfully written by Franco and beautifully illustrated by Sara Richard, but it is the latter’s drawing that makes this a must buy and read. ( )

''She's not a real girl. She's a ghost.''
''Then why can we see her?''
''We can see them. It's humans who can't.''

Sometimes we discover little gems out of nowhere. We, obsessed readers as we are, have experienced this countless times. It is one of the greatest joys of reading. So, three nights ago as I was waiting for the L.A.Clippers game to start, I started browsing Edelweiss and the title ''The Ghost, The Owl'' caught my eye. Yes, well, obviously. Ghosts, owls....This had my name written all over. The only thing that made me hesitate was the fact that comics don't seem particularly appealing to me but the few times I've tried my luck with the genre haven't disappointed me. This beautiful work was no exception.

''...people don't voluntarily help others.''

The ghost of a young girl comes in a swamp. She can't remember anything from her time among the living and a young owl decides to help her discover the reason that caused her death. Naturally, they come across pure, kind-hearted people and despicable human beings who want to destroy everything and everyone that resist their vile advances. The decision of the owl is a violation of the law that forbids any kind of intervention in the lives of the humans and thus, an unusual, beautiful journey begins.

I was surprised by how poignant the plot of this comic was. Fellowship, hope, loss, the chance to survive, to defeat the evils in our life, to start again. The notion that, sometimes, you have to cross certain boundaries and ignore restrictions, otherwise you will lose yourself. I was moved and impressed by the beautiful illustrations by Sara Richard. I think they were extremely vivid- almost too vivid- and the dialogue was quite satisfying. There was a modern Gothic touch that brought the whole effort together and created a thoughtful, skillfully artistic comic.

Irrelevant Point n.1 : I was so impressed by this that I felt confident enough to try my luck with another comic titled ''The Lost Path'', a story set in a strange forest. Bring all the Gothic comics to this metalhead.🤘🤘🤘

Irrelevant Point n.2 : This is the review where I disclose my favourite NBA team. Utterly useless information but I feel talkative today.🏀🏀

Many thanks to Action Lab Entertainment and Edelweiss for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

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A gorgeously illustrated graphic novel about a owl who befriends and helps the lost ghost of a little girl. More importantly, the story is about doing what's right and helping others, especially when told that you shouldn't help. ( )