Long Lost Book 2 #6 Review

Writer: Matthew Erman / Artist: Lisa Sterle / Scout Comics We’ve made it to the final issue of Long Lost, the southern gothic tale from Scout Comics about two sisters falling into some really, really weird shit when returning home. It’s a comic that has explored trauma, how family relations can be harmful and toxic, and what things go bump in the night, under the soil, and anywhere else. Long Lost continues to be one of my favorite comics because of how the horror is defined by the creative team — usually subtly with thought and never for shock value. It has always been nicely blended into the narrative. Piper and Francis’ homecoming to Hazel Patch has unearthed so much: this disintegrating town includes the barely-there bones of what’s left of their family along with so much hurt and trauma that never had the chance to heal. The sisters’ own relationship has suffered. A younger Piper once left Hazel Patch, leaving her younger sister Francis. And that wasn’t the only betrayal. The longer the girls remained the more they uncovered: insight into what happened to their missing mother and her mental state. Family members that they never knew and creatures that only manifested in the dark came to light. Piper and Francis dealt with the weird happenings through space and time to finally come to bring all of this to a head, end it, and go home.

Last issue, both sisters walked into the cave on the mountain to finally confront the darkness that summoned them in the first place. They…