They made absolutely no progress toward Adelaide’s. This is evident by the characters ending the comic in the exact same place they started. Journey’s are filled with highs, lows, and plateau’s, and Over the Garden Wall is willing to show all three. Pat McHale and his team are more interested in showing a journey where things happen spontaneously, just as they would in real life.

Reader’s aren’t told how the brothers got lost, or where they are from.

Wirt’s confusion over a giant sailing hat only raises more questions about the world he and his brother are traveling through. A giant bicorne ship sailing through a sea of grain isn’t something Wirt is used to seeing. When he isn’t thinking about Sara or composing a poem, Wirt comments on the world around him, constantly questioning whether what he is seeing is real or not. A misplaced soul sailing parts unknown with the hope, and the dread, of returning home. The stars, but shattered glass against a shrouded sky. Reading his dreary diction is difficult to do without laughing or shaking your head. Okay, Wirt is the prime example of melancholy. Wirt’s thoughts often turn to Sara, a girl whom he likes but doesn’t know he exists, at least according to Wirt. In the mini-series ,his mind tends to wander, which lead me to wonder, “What’s on Wirt’s mind?” Greg talks non-stop, and Beatrice is always tweeting out orders, but Wirt trails behind in mopey silence. What I found wonderful about the Over the Garden Wall comic is that we get to see what Wirt is thinking about.

Over the Garden Wall is a pinch of fantasy, a dash of creepy, and a whole lot of weird. If you haven’t watched the series yet, I encourage you to look it up and give it a watch while Cartoon Network still has it available online. After this, they can finally leave the woods and go back home. 3-7 on Cartoon Network, Over the Garden Wall Special #1 gives readers the chance to see some of the off-screen shenanigans that Wirt and Greg, his plucky little brother, get into while following Beatrice, a bluebird bent on getting the boys out of her feathers ASAP, to Adelaide of the Pasture’s house. Acting as a companion to the mini-series that aired Nov.

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