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I’ve just finished reading Blink and You’ll Miss It, very confused at first, but I ended up really enjoying the ride.

Blink and You’ll Miss It
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writers: Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan
Artist: Keith Browning
Colorist: Brad Simpson
Letterer: Pat Brosseau
Release dates: August 2025 – January 2026

Blink and You’ll Miss It is written by Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, who also worked together on Marvel Zombies: Red Band earlier this year, a series we both really enjoyed. That made us even more curious to see what they would do with something more mysterious and emotional. The art by Keith Browning fits the atmosphere perfectly, especially as the story becomes stranger and stranger.

This 5-issue series follows Jesse Harmon as she returns to her hometown of Perennial Harbor after decades away. The town feels frozen in time, its residents smiling a little too stiffly, as if nothing has changed. Melody Nelson, the woman Jesse once loved, is still there, but things are not right. Melody seems confused, disconnected from reality, and even claims to have died. As the story unfolds, time begins to fracture. Melody slips backward through different stages of her life, revisiting key moments while strange forces in the town watch from the shadows. With memories shifting and monstrous presences lurking beneath the surface, the mystery of Perennial Harbor slowly reveals itself as something much bigger and more unsettling than a simple small town secret.

I will be honest, the first two issues really confused me. The time jumps, the shifting perspectives, and Melody’s disorientation made me question what was real, and at times I wondered if I was missing something obvious. But there was something intriguing about it too, especially that final page of the first issue with the town welcoming Jesse home. That moment stuck with me and made me want answers. By the third issue, things started to click more. We get clearer hints about what is happening, and seeing Jesse and Melody together in different stages of their lives made their connection feel much more grounded and emotional (we do need more lesbian characters in comics).

The last two issues lean even harder into the horror. There are some great, unsettling visuals, especially in issue four, and I appreciated that there was less text at times so the art could really breathe. The monsters, the strange presence guiding Melody through time, and the overall atmosphere give the book a dreamlike quality that is both frustrating and fascinating. The ending is definitely wild, but it felt satisfying in its own strange way. Even when I was confused, I was never bored, and by the end I felt like the confusion was part of the experience rather than a flaw. It is a weird, ambitious series, and that is exactly why it stayed with me.

Blink and You’ll Miss It is a strange, emotional horror story that rewards patience, and with the trade paperback out on June 16, 2026, it is worth experiencing in one complete read.