Family Tree, Vol. 1: Sapling by Jeff Lemire

​I love Lemire’s work so much that choosing his books doesn’t even require a plot summary. Or I should say I love Lemire’s original work so much, because I’ve recently read his Moon Knight trilogy and was pretty underwhelmed. Only so much one can do with a stock superhero character and Lemire, to his credit, did that, but still…limitations.
In his original work, though, Lemire does fascinating and dark, very dark, things. This one is no exception.
The name is something of a pun for this is indeed a tale of a family tree but in a direct, strange, and strangely literal way.
Is this tale of a bizarrely treed family worth checking out? Absolutely.
The plot is interesting and just the right kind of odd and the art in all of its angularity really works to compliment the story. Suck a quick read too. Really hope library gets further volumes. Recommended.