Gretel #2

(April 2019)

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Gretel / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Ben Meares (credited) (story, writer); Joe Brusha (credited) (story); Ralph Tedesco (story); Dave Franchini (story)

Pencils

Allan Otero (credited)

Inks

Allan Otero (credited)

Colors

Ceci de la Cruz (credited)

Letters

Maurizio Clausi (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When you've been around as long as I have, you learn a few things.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Gretel; Samuel; Tituba; Dae Denuntio; Calabar (name unrevealed until issue #4); Vita Mortuum (flashback)

Synopsis

Samuel reveals that Tituba is the name of the witch who killed Gretel's brother, but Gretel wonders how long he has been keeping this information from her. Meanwhile, Tituba forces Dae, an ally of Samuel's, to attack Gretel and Samuel, but the attack fails and Tituba kills her, taking on her form.

Reprints

• in Gretel (Zenescope Entertainment, 2020 series) ([January] 2020)

Keywords

New Orleans; witches