In a Victorian world, in the Umberland Asylum, a terrible mystery unfolds around two children – one ‘lost’ and the other missing.  Withershins, the comic, follows the unfolding of this tale that follows the viewpoint of the boy as he, with the gentle prodding of the psychiatrist assigned to his care, try to seperate childish mythology from fact, and find out what happened to his sister.

Nice little touches, like overgrown grandfather clocks, but with an overall feeling of dread and spooky atmosphere, this comic isn’t a comedy, that’s for certain, but it is beautifully themed with a struggle between the thorns of the forest and the ever present onward march of clocks.  Not classically Steampunk, for certain, but it’s a nice change – perhaps more like a 19th Century “Little Fears” or cautionary Victorian fantasy for children.

(For those curious, Withershins seems to be a play on the word widdershins, which means anti-clockwise (or counter-clockwise).  It’s a lovely word and really ought to see more use!)  Thank you, Wandering Nomad!