Given Annie's dramatic return from the forest in Gunnerkrigg Court Vol. 4, I was not prepared for the fact that her actual experience there was so low-key. There may be more to be told, of course, but what we see here is a gentle story about fitting in, making mistakes, and making amends among a group of young people who mostly happen to be elves.

Nice, but anticlimactic. ( )

A nice mini comic that shows Annie loosening up - coming to grips with her mother dying, and learning a few lessons about love and friendship. I can't wait to read the next instalment of Annie in the Forest.

As always, beautifully done - wonderful characters, wonderful backdrops.

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