Wytches tells the story of the Rook family, mostly focusing on the daughter, Sailor. She has just had to transfer schools due to some harsh rumors going around. Sailor is abducted and her father learns of the existence of Wytches, mythical figures who haunt the woods near the town and grant wishes to those who offer them a sacrifice. Sailor was marked for sacrifice and it is up to her father to find her and save her.
Jock does some brilliant work with his almost impressionistic art style. The cold, dead woods that are the wytches' home seem decayed and rotting in just the right way. The whole project has a dark, Stephen King style that draws the father deeper and deeper into a community-wide conspiracy to keep the wytches satisfied at the cost of the young. It also reads like a fable or fairy tale from long ago despite all the modern trappings.
Snyder does great work with his American Vampire series but this is a turn more disturbing. The designs of the wytches themselves are terrific and the many plot twists keep things moving at a brisk pace. I would recommend this series for the art or for the story...maybe both.
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