Every year, in March, a woman named Ophelia has a strange man visit her farm with an offer from a mysterious boss. If she sells her soul she gets 5 million dollars. She always says no and, "One More Year," passes. Ophelia has been getting this offer for decades (for reasons the story slowly reveals) and has her own plans to deal with this mysterious force that sends the offer her way. In this story written by Simon Birks with art by Pietro, we witness an interesting blending of a quiet life on a farm mixed with this strangely supernatural gentleman with his clipboard full of notes about souls that have been sold. It gives the story a quirky little vibe that isn't spooky so much as showing how even selling your soul can be as mundane as filling out a questionnaire.
Throughout this 50-ish page original graphic novel the truth slowly unveils itself about why Ophelia keeps getting such a strange offer and how she intends to get what she truly wants from the unknown boss (whom one assumes is devilish in some manner). I quite enjoyed the little mystery at the heart of, "One More Year," and would encourage folks to back the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for the book from publisher Blue Fox Comics. I quite enjoyed the story and think others will too!
5 out of 5 Stars.
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