A bit chaotic

In this first installment of the Dryad-series we get to know Morgan and Yale Glass who moved to the little forest town of Frostbrook to build a new life far from the city to keep their children Rana and Griffon safe.

Telling more about the plot would not only give away spoilers, but it would sound rather confusing as well.
The variety of ideas makes it clear that the author has a whole worldbuilding in mind.
But by introducing too many different trails too quickly, some readers will feel a bit lost sometimes.
Furthermore there are some very strange trains of thoughts and unnecessary tangents which only add to the chaotic impression.
The artwork is good at depicting both action scenes and more quiet ones. But it doesn't bring the whole to a higher level and sometimes reflects the aforementiond chaos too.

Overall this comic book is entertaining enough to keep you reading and thus is worth 2,5*. But as it doesn't excel on any level this is rounded down.
The expected publication of the next installment is July 6th of this year. If the sequel succeeds in fleshing out the worldbuilding and in getting the story less chaotic, this could be an interesting series that's worth following.

Dryad is written by Kurtis Wiebe, a name that will ring a bell with some comic book readers, as in 2014 his comic series Rat Queens was nominated for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards in the category 'Best new series'.
This Swedish author - who lives and works in Stockholm - does not only write comic book stories, but also games and podcasts bear his interest.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.