![]() ![]() ![]() The sweeping shots of forests, mountains, and recovered animal populations are accented with a folk-heavy soundtrack, with Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Boxer” used for particularly heart-wrenching effect. Sweet Tooth Book Two collects issues 13-25, a pinup gallery from some of the comics industry's top talents and an introduction by colorist Jos Villarrubia. His vision of suburban security for his chosen few, a callback to the tidy nightmare the Singhs lived in during season 1, is the dark alternative to the natural beauty this show revels in. Written and illustrated by Jeff Lemire (Descender, Green Arrow), Sweet Tooth is an exploration of kindness and cruelty in a dangerous post-apocalyptic world. Apparently his army consists of soldiers, personal tailors for his elaborate outfits, and graphic designers who produce his ‘50s-style propaganda posters, but if you don’t think too hard about how they were made the imagery is highly evocative. ![]() It’s a particularly strong metaphor for the conflict between young climate activists and the adults they believe are sacrificing the future to maintain their present comfort, given that the heroes of Sweet Tooth are the adults who acknowledge that they must make way for the hybrid children to inherit the Earth.Ībbott, meanwhile, represents regressive ideology, promising not only a return to the time before the Sick but to an idealized past that never really existed. Yet Sweet Tooth works as a fairy tale about the trauma of global change that continues to feel highly relevant in these uncertain times. ![]()
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