Stranger Things – The Other Side # 1

Book title: Stranger Things – The Other Side # 1
Hard cover
Script: Jody Houser
Pencils: Stefano Martino
Inks: Keith Champagne
Colors: Laureen Affe
Lettering: Nate Piekos of Blambot
Front Cover Art by: Aleksi Briclot
Published in 2020 by Spotlight, a division of ABCO, P.O. Box 398166, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439. Published by agreement with Dark Horse Comics
Idea came from Netflix television program.
Reviewed by: Allen Klingelhoets

The idea happens when youths about 12 are playing role playing game with Dice. Will Byers is main character as child playing game with dice. I am really not sure of game name. Seemed to be something like Dungeons and Dragons. When Will went into world of game got separated from his group. There is some sort of evil creature following Will. There are also many things confusing Will from being able to get out of game. He hears voices and sees spirits of things make think The Other Side World is friendly. In fact, scary place with demon following Will.


This is 20-page story with ending leading into next volume. This is young adult book. I got from library. I also ordered volume 2 through 4. I even went so far as ordering season one and two from library of NETFLIX television series.

I think would say horror genre.

This is what back cover says about book.

It is quiet. It is dark. It is cold.

The Upside Down, a place only seen before in psychic visions and nightmares.

Will Byers doesn’t know what to call the shadowy realm that he finds himself in. But he is certain that he is alone and far away from anything safe. A strange shrieking monster lurks behind every corner and familiar voices drift through the air from the other side. To survive, Will holds onto the lessons he’s learned in the camaraderie of his friends and the hope that he can get back to his family.



Allen Klingelhoets