The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories

Thanks to Edelweiss for this ARC comic book!
OK, so as the title suggests this is a completion of North American stories and legends. So I'm not indigenous nor American and this was interesting. In this, a lot of illustrators and writers of indigenous roots collaborated and it turned out cute! I think kids and young people who are indigenous and native Americans will find this very close to their hearts! I'm not sure how accurate it is, but since the people who worked on this are native Americans themselves I'd say it's must be accurate. The stories were cute, and I liked that I learned more about them and their cultures! SpoilerAlso, is it just me or were some of them kind of gay?:) I recommend it's pretty good, fast and great to learn more about indigenous cultures and legends!

This is my first time with this series, and would definitely be interested in checking out more from it.

THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS AND OTHER NORTH AMERICAN STORIES is a collection of re-imagined folklore by indigenous authors and illustrators. The nations represented include: Odawa, Chickasaw, Métis, Cree, Ojibwe, Taino, Navajo, S'Kallam.

As with any short story collection, there were some I really liked and others that weren't my favorite, but I always like hearing different voices and seeing such variety of art styles. I find that Native mythology isn't really taught here in the USA unless you seek it out specifically. This would be a great introduction for a younger reader. A quick and accessible read that will hopefully a jumping off point to seeking out more.

***Thank you to Letter Better Publishing Services and Iron Circus Comics for providing me with the ePub for free via NetGalley for an unbiased review.

Two entries in here did not feel properly edited - one had font that was incredibly small and difficult to read, and the other had pacing/dialogue done so poorly I could barely understand what was going on (I ended up skipping that one after a bit, unfortunately.) That said, the other six stories were very fun and pretty. Favs are probably Rougarou or Into The Darkness.