The Twilight Zone #6 – Assist Yourself Before You Helping Others

The Twilight Zone is back with a new installment. In this issue, Nicole Goux takes us on a domestic thriller style story rather than a true “sci-fi” story. Piper unable to care for even her most basic needs like social interaction, cleaning her house, or cooking for herself orders a home delivery meal kit to give her purpose. A strange inclusion in the delivery leads Piper on a discover about the dangers of losing yourself by giving too much to another.

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Creative Team

Writer, Artist, Cover Artist: Nicole Goux

Writing

Nicole Goux does it all in this issue. As with many of the Twilight Zone series, this issue has a single creator taking on all the duties. Goux does a really great job with writing this issue. For people who have been the throes of severe depression, Goux creates a character in Piper that readers will almost instantaneously connect with.

While part of the Twilight Zone series, Goux leans a little more into body horror or domestic thriller for this issue rather than a true sci-fi setting. I appreciated Goux’s cautionary tale approach to the story as well. Goux lays incredible groundwork throughout the story, but the ending is still pretty surprising

Art

As mentioned previously, Goux also handles the art for this issue. Goux really makes good use of the limited palette available for writing and drawing a Twilight Zone story.

The characters are still emotive, the backgrounds are still lush, and the attention to detail is still superb while maintaining the true Twilight Zone aesthetic. Goux’s tiny little plant baby is both adorable and slightly grotesque at the same time displaying an impressive merge of written and visual creative arts.

Final Thoughts

Issue 6 of the Twilight Zone shows why the series moved beyond a limited series into additional issues. Growth feels like a significant double entendre as Nicole Goux crafts a story that holds up the spirit of the Twilight Zone while being unique and distinct from each of the five issues that came before it.

Overall Grade: 9/10

Until next time, may your pulls be magical, and your multiverse remain stable

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