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Wytches #6
Wytches #6
As Charlie struggles to save Sailor from the wytches' grasp, the monsters' true hold over the Rooks family is revealed in this, the harrowing ending to the series' first arc!
41 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 2015
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Scott Snyder
1,789 books5,199 followersScott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
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July 6, 2015
Finale prve "sezone" Vestica je definitivno bolje od prethodnih nekoliko nastavaka. Likovi su poprilicno evoluirali, prica je zaokruzena u jednu celinu i stvari gledamo iz malo sire perspektive. Ono sto mi je generalno dobro I sto me u ovih sest nastavaka konstantno odusevljavalo jesu grafika, boje, setting I atmosfera. jedina zamerka jeste to sto se prica moze predvideti I sto je prica kliseizirana - prati poprilicno poznati pattern ovog zanra.
November 2, 2016
Wytches is an OK series for me. Nothing truly remarkable happened yet I couldn't put it down.
At its core, it is a dad redemption story with Charlie trying to save His daughter Sailor on many occassions, the last time against the wytches of the woods.
Wytches has hints that it the series will continue, yet as of now (2016) it is still in hiatus. Many questions are still left unanswered like what really are the powers of these creatures, where exactly they came from and what really happens to somebody pledges someone, I mean if their wishes do come true.
At its core, it is a dad redemption story with Charlie trying to save His daughter Sailor on many occassions, the last time against the wytches of the woods.
Wytches has hints that it the series will continue, yet as of now (2016) it is still in hiatus. Many questions are still left unanswered like what really are the powers of these creatures, where exactly they came from and what really happens to somebody pledges someone, I mean if their wishes do come true.
September 8, 2015
A bit disappointed in this one, though I enjoyed the chapters so far on the whole.
The pledger was too obvious, though I liked the dilemma it caused for the protagonist and how it unfolded when they made their decision.
But reaching that point should have taken more mystery. Not just a stranger appearing to divulge you in the entire plot and giving you all the tools you need to combat it. I wish this series were more text heavy. It doesn't feel like enough. I want to know why and when and how and who and how many times and how often. I want the lore of the wytches and a slower unfolding.
The pledger was too obvious, though I liked the dilemma it caused for the protagonist and how it unfolded when they made their decision.
But reaching that point should have taken more mystery. Not just a stranger appearing to divulge you in the entire plot and giving you all the tools you need to combat it. I wish this series were more text heavy. It doesn't feel like enough. I want to know why and when and how and who and how many times and how often. I want the lore of the wytches and a slower unfolding.
January 8, 2026
Wytches #6 funciona más como un punto de inflexión emocional y temático que como un clímax narrativo tradicional. En este número, Scott Snyder parece menos interesado en sorprender con giros o en intensificar el horror explícito, y más en detenerse a observar las consecuencias: el miedo heredado, la culpa parental y la imposibilidad de volver a la normalidad después de haber mirado de frente al monstruo.
A diferencia de los números anteriores —donde el terror era más visceral, más inmediato, más agresivo—, aquí el horror se vuelve psicológico y residual. No asusta tanto lo que aparece en la página como lo que queda flotando en el aire: la idea de que el daño ya está hecho, de que la infancia no se recupera, de que el pacto con lo oscuro nunca se paga del todo. En ese sentido, este número es más introspectivo, incluso melancólico, y eso puede jugar tanto a favor como en contra según lo que una espere de la serie.
Narrativamente, el ritmo es más pausado. Hay momentos que se sienten menos tensos que en entregas anteriores, y la sensación de urgencia disminuye. Esto hace que pierda algo de fuerza como cierre inmediato, pero gane peso como reflexión. Snyder insiste en uno de sus temas recurrentes: el miedo como herencia, como algo que los padres transmiten —consciente o inconscientemente— a sus hijos. En Wytches, ese miedo adopta forma literal, pero su raíz sigue siendo profundamente humana.
El arte de Jock continúa siendo uno de los grandes pilares de la serie. Su estilo áspero, oscuro, casi sucio, sigue siendo perfecto para este universo. Aunque en este número no hay imágenes tan impactantes como en entregas previas, el uso del espacio, de las sombras y del silencio visual refuerza esa sensación de desgaste emocional, de mundo quebrado. No busca el shock, sino la incomodidad persistente.
Comparado con otros trabajos de terror contemporáneo —incluso dentro del propio Snyder—, Wytches #6 se siente menos ambicioso pero más íntimo. No intenta redefinir el género ni elevar la apuesta, sino cerrar heridas abiertas, aunque no todas cicatricen del todo. Quizás ahí radica tanto su mayor virtud como su mayor debilidad: es honesto, pero no deslumbrante.
En conjunto, este número no es el más memorable de la serie, pero sí uno de los más humanos. No termina de explotar todo su potencial, pero deja una sensación incómoda y persistente, como un susurro que no se va. Un cierre reflexivo, irregular en intensidad, pero coherente con el tono oscuro y emocional que define a Wytches.
A diferencia de los números anteriores —donde el terror era más visceral, más inmediato, más agresivo—, aquí el horror se vuelve psicológico y residual. No asusta tanto lo que aparece en la página como lo que queda flotando en el aire: la idea de que el daño ya está hecho, de que la infancia no se recupera, de que el pacto con lo oscuro nunca se paga del todo. En ese sentido, este número es más introspectivo, incluso melancólico, y eso puede jugar tanto a favor como en contra según lo que una espere de la serie.
Narrativamente, el ritmo es más pausado. Hay momentos que se sienten menos tensos que en entregas anteriores, y la sensación de urgencia disminuye. Esto hace que pierda algo de fuerza como cierre inmediato, pero gane peso como reflexión. Snyder insiste en uno de sus temas recurrentes: el miedo como herencia, como algo que los padres transmiten —consciente o inconscientemente— a sus hijos. En Wytches, ese miedo adopta forma literal, pero su raíz sigue siendo profundamente humana.
El arte de Jock continúa siendo uno de los grandes pilares de la serie. Su estilo áspero, oscuro, casi sucio, sigue siendo perfecto para este universo. Aunque en este número no hay imágenes tan impactantes como en entregas previas, el uso del espacio, de las sombras y del silencio visual refuerza esa sensación de desgaste emocional, de mundo quebrado. No busca el shock, sino la incomodidad persistente.
Comparado con otros trabajos de terror contemporáneo —incluso dentro del propio Snyder—, Wytches #6 se siente menos ambicioso pero más íntimo. No intenta redefinir el género ni elevar la apuesta, sino cerrar heridas abiertas, aunque no todas cicatricen del todo. Quizás ahí radica tanto su mayor virtud como su mayor debilidad: es honesto, pero no deslumbrante.
En conjunto, este número no es el más memorable de la serie, pero sí uno de los más humanos. No termina de explotar todo su potencial, pero deja una sensación incómoda y persistente, como un susurro que no se va. Un cierre reflexivo, irregular en intensidad, pero coherente con el tono oscuro y emocional que define a Wytches.
May 21, 2015
ooof what a twist! was holding my breath all the way thru that issue!
May 21, 2015
Great series, and a solid ending to the first story arc. This is the way a horror comic should be. Haunting, and makes You want more. Read it.
January 31, 2023
Shocking, heartbreaking and beautiful. Wow. Hell of a ride.
August 26, 2015
Great ending of the first arc.
Creepy. Dark. Scary. Awesome.
You need to read this if you like horror/mystery stuff. Unless you want to get pledged to the Wytches...and a pledge is a pledge.
Ok, so there's a family, with a daughter, which daughter got pledged years and years ago to the Wytches and now they're back to take her. Of course nobody believes her and they think she's crazy, and that she killed a classmate and other stuff.. but things are happening and it's just, so different from the classic witch tales you read, it has something unique. Also the Wytches are not your classic witches.
Last couple of pages in this issue and things are getting worse. Much worse. They're hiding but now they don't have to worry about the Wytches.. well they do.. cuz they're hunting them, but they have to worry about others too. And then there's a huge twist that's going to blow your mind. I mean.. HUGE. If you haven't read this issue yet and you're still on issue #5, get to reading. I promise you. I had to catch up on the series and after finishing it right now I'm left with a cliffhanger that's going to drive me crazy until the next issue gets published.
Art is as always top notch. And the ending is wonderful. Can't wait for the next one!
Creepy. Dark. Scary. Awesome.
You need to read this if you like horror/mystery stuff. Unless you want to get pledged to the Wytches...and a pledge is a pledge.
Ok, so there's a family, with a daughter, which daughter got pledged years and years ago to the Wytches and now they're back to take her. Of course nobody believes her and they think she's crazy, and that she killed a classmate and other stuff.. but things are happening and it's just, so different from the classic witch tales you read, it has something unique. Also the Wytches are not your classic witches.
Last couple of pages in this issue and things are getting worse. Much worse. They're hiding but now they don't have to worry about the Wytches.. well they do.. cuz they're hunting them, but they have to worry about others too. And then there's a huge twist that's going to blow your mind. I mean.. HUGE. If you haven't read this issue yet and you're still on issue #5, get to reading. I promise you. I had to catch up on the series and after finishing it right now I'm left with a cliffhanger that's going to drive me crazy until the next issue gets published.
Art is as always top notch. And the ending is wonderful. Can't wait for the next one!
October 23, 2017
Esqueça tudo o que você já ouviu falar sobre bruxas; quase todas as informações devem estar erradas, de qualquer forma. Aquilo que você aprendeu na escola — que, por séculos, centenas de pessoas foram queimadas, torturadas, perseguidas e assassinadas por bruxaria — é um fato. O que ninguém contou para você é que essas pessoas morreram para proteger uma terrível realidade escondida dos meros mortais: bruxas, bruxas de verdade, existem e estão por aí. Elas são criaturas muito mais perversas e diabólicas do que você poderia pensar — e, portanto, muito mais assustadoras. Ver uma é coisa rara; sobreviver a elas é mais raro ainda.
Esse volume foi bastante esclarecedor, eles deixaram tudo pro último volume e isso foi péssimo, mas de certa forma foi bom, porque deixou a história realmente boa, e valeu muito a pena. Eu voou fazer as considerações finais e como já disse antes, se essa história fosse volume único seria melhor «se eu não estiver enganado a darkside lançou/vai lançar em volume único» o que é a melgoir coisa que essa história deveria ganhar. Esse último volume foi bem escrito, bem elaborado e deixou tudo com um gostinho de quero mais. O que resta saber é “serão lançado novos volumes mesmo”? Porque essa HQ é de 2O14 e até agora não existem notícias sobre novidades, pelo menos eu não achei nada.
Essa é uma história que você precisa dar tempo e ir curtindo aos , porque senão você desiste no primeiro volume, indico com certeza e fico no aguardo de novos volumes.
Esse volume foi bastante esclarecedor, eles deixaram tudo pro último volume e isso foi péssimo, mas de certa forma foi bom, porque deixou a história realmente boa, e valeu muito a pena. Eu voou fazer as considerações finais e como já disse antes, se essa história fosse volume único seria melhor «se eu não estiver enganado a darkside lançou/vai lançar em volume único» o que é a melgoir coisa que essa história deveria ganhar. Esse último volume foi bem escrito, bem elaborado e deixou tudo com um gostinho de quero mais. O que resta saber é “serão lançado novos volumes mesmo”? Porque essa HQ é de 2O14 e até agora não existem notícias sobre novidades, pelo menos eu não achei nada.
Essa é uma história que você precisa dar tempo e ir curtindo aos , porque senão você desiste no primeiro volume, indico com certeza e fico no aguardo de novos volumes.
July 29, 2021
In this final installment, we see that the connection to the wytches runs deep in this town and you can never know who to trust.
We see flashbacks to Charlie at a book release for his comic, talking about how he was inspired by his daughter's bravery. And then we see Sailor and Charlie stand up to insurmountable odds to try to survive the pledge to the wytches.
We finally learn who the little boy who doomed his own mother in the beginning of the first issue was and everything comes full circle.
We see flashbacks to Charlie at a book release for his comic, talking about how he was inspired by his daughter's bravery. And then we see Sailor and Charlie stand up to insurmountable odds to try to survive the pledge to the wytches.
We finally learn who the little boy who doomed his own mother in the beginning of the first issue was and everything comes full circle.
December 19, 2021
Little predictable. I've seen the same before somewhere. When a loved one manipulates brainwashes or pressures someone into killing or hurting the other loved one. A sacrifice for better or worse. I didn't find the comic scary at all and it's fascinating that some do. I totally get it. You can be afraid of anything and nothing is wrong with that. Number six was the most intense, not sure what happend to the parents.
July 7, 2017
This series concludes in a very satisfactory way. The atmosphere that Scott Snyder created leaves you wanting more, but does not extend itself. The artwork give a chaotic, horror creepiness that has you wondering if the protagonists will notice the danger coming towards them because often the reader may miss details. This is one of the finest independent comic arcs I have picked up in awhile.
April 3, 2018
Read in Wytches, Volume 1. A creepy take on witches in the woods. Once you're pledged, you're pledged. There is no escaping the wytches.
#6 - Dad finds Sailor. Family history. Crazy townspeople.
An exciting witch story with great artwork. Fun to read.
#6 - Dad finds Sailor. Family history. Crazy townspeople.
An exciting witch story with great artwork. Fun to read.
August 14, 2021
No es un mal cómic. El misterio y los toques de terror no están mal; tiene temas interesantes, y me gusta que el foco central sea la familia, pero no ha terminado de engancharme del todo, y el final se me ha quedado un poco corto. El estilo de dibujo con todas las manchas de pintura, pese a que probablemente pretendía ser artístico, me ha distraído más de los dibujos que otra cosa.
August 18, 2022
3.5-4 stars.
I liked the ending and the twist, but this series was executed much more differently than I had initially thought it would be. It’s not really about witches in the traditional sense, but more about monsters that live in the woods. I would have preferred to read about witches in the traditional sense.
I liked the ending and the twist, but this series was executed much more differently than I had initially thought it would be. It’s not really about witches in the traditional sense, but more about monsters that live in the woods. I would have preferred to read about witches in the traditional sense.
May 30, 2019
A really great end to the series. Definitely not what I was expecting, with a really good twist. All in all a nice little ending to the story, very emotional at times.
May 13, 2020
can dudes just stop sacrificing themselves to atone for their sins it's getting tiring
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December 30, 2020
Horrifying and Perfect
This is a series I've wanted to read for a long time. It did not disappoint. From the brutal and beautiful opening to the emotionally gripping and terrifying end this is one hell of a read!!
This is a series I've wanted to read for a long time. It did not disappoint. From the brutal and beautiful opening to the emotionally gripping and terrifying end this is one hell of a read!!
March 20, 2022
Recuperó completamente y volvió a subir hasta arriba
June 4, 2022
Very average. Unnecessary propaganda and artwork for a basic uninteresting story. Avoid.
September 18, 2022
Great ending!
June 12, 2015
Pledged is Pledged. No way around it. Nossir.
Charlie manages to rescue Sail and they run towards the house with the wytches right on their heels. At the house, before they can even get to scurrying around trying to pack a few things, sheriff Petal and a bunch of townies gather outside and fire at the house, there's no escape. Charlie asks Sail to go down to the basement, but Lucy hits her in the back off the head and she tumbles down the dark basement. Lucy is no longer crippled, she pledged Sail. She explains that one of the names on the list Clara Poirot gave Charlie has her grandfather's name, Erich Cray. He too was pledged but he escaped by pledging his family and finding the irons and changing his last name and living a normal life. Lucy knew her family history and she thought she'd escaped the wytches, until she met Charlie, and Charlie with his darkness, he drew the wytches back to them. The accident and losing the baby wasn't enough, the wytches will not stop until they have Sail, Lucy explains. Sail comes back up and finds her mother standing, no longer confined to a wheelchair, she's confused. By this time the Wytches are already in the house. Charlie gives her the rest of Clara's stuff and tells her he loves her and sacrifices himself, bidding her to not stop until she finds the Irons.
Charlie manages to rescue Sail and they run towards the house with the wytches right on their heels. At the house, before they can even get to scurrying around trying to pack a few things, sheriff Petal and a bunch of townies gather outside and fire at the house, there's no escape. Charlie asks Sail to go down to the basement, but Lucy hits her in the back off the head and she tumbles down the dark basement. Lucy is no longer crippled, she pledged Sail. She explains that one of the names on the list Clara Poirot gave Charlie has her grandfather's name, Erich Cray. He too was pledged but he escaped by pledging his family and finding the irons and changing his last name and living a normal life. Lucy knew her family history and she thought she'd escaped the wytches, until she met Charlie, and Charlie with his darkness, he drew the wytches back to them. The accident and losing the baby wasn't enough, the wytches will not stop until they have Sail, Lucy explains. Sail comes back up and finds her mother standing, no longer confined to a wheelchair, she's confused. By this time the Wytches are already in the house. Charlie gives her the rest of Clara's stuff and tells her he loves her and sacrifices himself, bidding her to not stop until she finds the Irons.
September 1, 2015
The story isn't that atypical for a horror story - family with some curse or deep dark secret that always has a way of popping up into the present, someone is promised to some unknown evil entity and that entity will stop at nothing to get its pound of flesh.
Still, I'm interested to see where this story will go.
An additional thought. John Barth once said "if there are five pistols hanging on the wall, by the end of the story, they all have to go off". One of the pistols in this story is Charlie's darkness, the deep dark secrets that "Clara" was talking about. This pistol has yet to go off, but how is this going to be possible if Charlie is getting ripped to shreds by the Wytches? That is, how are we going to learn abt Charlie's dark secrets? One of the possible ways was through flashback, but if Charlie is no longer living, there is no motivation for the flashack - unless! it's a flashback that occurs during the final moments of his life, and he's dying. And I guess in the past he did something terrible to get out of a terrible situation, this time he may not be so lucky. Hmm... okay. That's where my head's at the moment but we'll see if Scott Snyder surprises/disappoints me on this one.
Still, I'm interested to see where this story will go.
An additional thought. John Barth once said "if there are five pistols hanging on the wall, by the end of the story, they all have to go off". One of the pistols in this story is Charlie's darkness, the deep dark secrets that "Clara" was talking about. This pistol has yet to go off, but how is this going to be possible if Charlie is getting ripped to shreds by the Wytches? That is, how are we going to learn abt Charlie's dark secrets? One of the possible ways was through flashback, but if Charlie is no longer living, there is no motivation for the flashack - unless! it's a flashback that occurs during the final moments of his life, and he's dying. And I guess in the past he did something terrible to get out of a terrible situation, this time he may not be so lucky. Hmm... okay. That's where my head's at the moment but we'll see if Scott Snyder surprises/disappoints me on this one.
May 22, 2015
"Pledged is pledged."
My love for American Vampire, Vol. 1 made me stubborn in my devotion to Snyder, but in all honesty, his later horror projects didn't make the same impact.
Wytches is one of his better works and looking from this point at news that it was optioned right away- isn't surprising at all. It's made for big screen.
Simple and effective concept that's also very adaptable to graphic novel form in all the best ways (I am parroting my love for splatter coloring) brought something new in old tale. It's following the horror formula faithfully, but still makes you guessing 'till the end.
Plot twist didn't really surprise me since it was foreshadowed few issues ago and it's usual thing Snyder pulls from his bag of tricks.
I hope they'll step up the game for next arc, since there is a huge potential with (possibly?) new main protagonist.
May 21, 2015
What a punch it the gut! A beautifully written & illustrated punch, but painful, nonetheless. Loved this first arc, and am greatly looking forward to the next.
May 26, 2015
This is the last of this story arc, as Scott Snyder is taking a break. There was rumor that this series was ending, and I was very upset, but luckily it's not, and I'll just have to wait for the next issue.
August 4, 2015
The worst parent of the year award goes too...
May 22, 2015
I adore this series. Scott Snyder's story along with Jock's artwork is a killer combination. The essays at the end of each issue are nice too. I absolutely cannot wait for issue seven!!
May 26, 2015
Good god what a closing to the first story arc. Just amazing.
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