I’ve seen Gideon Falls mentioned often, but to be honest I kept confusing it with Gravity Falls.
The difference is: Gravity Falls is a rather entertaining cartoon with a bit of mystery that may entertain small kids, while Gideon Falls is a horror comic series that may traumatise them for life.
Read more for my opinion of it, but beware the mild spoilers.
Gideon Falls is a comic written by Jeff Lemire and penciled by Andrea Sorrentino, centred around a group of people that enter in contact with a mysterious black barn.
It’s partly Lovecraft cosmic horror stuff, partly Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, and a sprinkle of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks.
The story touches on multiverses and time travel, which these days brings to mind the horrible way the Marvel Cinematic Universe does this, but it’s done with talent, so it does not suffer from the devaluation of any action done by the characters. On the contrary things have gravity and piece fall in place as they should. In spite of this, the plot is somewhat linear (but not without twists!).
The art is quite good. The style per-se is not my favourite, but the composition of the scenes and pages is beautiful, and you feel a lot of effort went into this.
I read this over a few days, and I probably didn’t pay enough attention to it, I think a re-read might reveal a lot of hidden gems and hints that I missed on the first read.
The series won 2 Eisner Awards (best new series and best colouring), when it came out a few years ago, make of that what you will.
I liked it enough that I’m going to try and read more of the Lemire/Sorrentino duo, since they seem to have been quite productive.
Vote: 7/10, I will read more by the same authors.