REVIEW: IDW’s The Addams Family: The Bodies Issue

IDW Publishing snaps back to the horror-comedy genre with a return to everyone’s favorite fiendish family. In The Addams Family: The Bodies Issue reprint, readers are brought back to the world of the kid-friendly 2019 animated incarnation of the family. Written by Zoë Quinn, penciled by Philip Murphy, inked by Murphy and Maria Keane, colored by Valentina Pinto, and lettered by Christa Miesner, this special one-shot introduces a new adventure focused on Wednesday Addams.The whole family — including Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Thing, and Uncle Fester — are here, but this tale focuses on Wednesday experiencing a nagging feeling that she doesn’t belong. Something is off in her life. Not even torturing her brother makes her feel better, which shocks everyone around her. So, Wednesday does the unthinkable: She reads a teen magazine and learns all about makeover tips for appearance and attitude. She doesn’t apply the advice to herself, though, choosing to change her family instead.Quinn captures a deeper side of Wednesday. Regardless of her non-traditional upbringing, she still experiences the same struggles any other teenager does in terms of identity and figuring out where she fits in the world. The script also showcases how the Addams remain an important support structure for Wednesday. They recognize when something is up with her and only want what’s best for her. There’s only love in this home, even though it is shown to be very different than what others would call “normal.”

IDW Publishing snaps back to the horror-comedy genre with a return to everyone’s favorite fiendish family. In The Addams Family: The Bodies Issue reprint, readers are brought back to the world of the kid-friendly 2019 animated incarnation of the family. Written by Zoë Quinn, penciled by Philip Murphy, inked by Murphy and Maria Keane, colored by Valentina Pinto, and lettered by Christa Miesner, this special one-shot introduces a new adventure focused on Wednesday Addams.

The whole family — including Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Thing, and Uncle Fester — are here, but this tale focuses on Wednesday experiencing a nagging feeling that she doesn’t belong. Something is off in her life. Not even torturing her brother makes her feel better, which shocks everyone around her. So, Wednesday does the unthinkable: She reads a teen magazine and learns all about makeover tips for appearance and attitude. She doesn’t apply the advice to herself, though, choosing to change her family instead.

Quinn captures a deeper side of Wednesday. Regardless of her non-traditional upbringing, she still experiences the same struggles any other teenager does in terms of identity and figuring out where she fits in the world. The script also showcases how the Addams remain an important support structure for Wednesday. They recognize when something is up with her and only want what’s best for her. There’s only love in this home, even though it is shown to be very different than what others would call “normal.”

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