GhostBox Issue #3 Review

Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram)

“It’s called the law of unintended consequences. Translation: you put one foot wrong and everything turns to shit”

If nothing else, at least the opening pages of the comic book series “GhostBox” in each issue has been fun. Created by Mike Carey, Pablo Raimondi, and Jose Villarruba, issue #3 begins with primary protagonist Chloe breaking out of jail and running for her life with the magical ‘ghost box’. Funnily enough, issue #2 too had started with Chloe running from the scene of her sister’s murder, only to run into cops who hold her responsible for the killing.

Quick recap: Chloe and her sister Jan inherit a remote, dilapidated property from a distant uncle and come into possession of a mysterious box that houses several dead souls. Jan is murdered by a dangerous shape-shifting monster hunting for the box and finds herself transported into it after death. Meanwhile, Chloe is accused of her sister’s murder, leaving her pursued by both the police and the monsters seeking the ghostbox. Issue #2 ends with the ghost of a knight saving Chloe from a ghastly monster and advising her to perform a “cleansing ceremony” to prevent the villains from tracking her.

The artwork continues to be engaging, although I still haven’t warmed up to either Chloe’s character design or her personality. So… I have mixed feelings about this issue. Most of it follows Chloe’s attempts to find a religious site where she can perform the ritual, all while the cops are searching for her everywhere. Meanwhile, a few strange events unfold inside the mystery box, where Jan’s soul tries to understand how an entire world of ghosts exists within the tiny container. However, the issue ends with an unexpected and creepy twist, so it will be interesting to see what happens next.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5. GhostBox is also available on Kindle Unlimited.

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