Rating: 4/5
The House of Mystery series is long standing with DC Comics. The latest iteration led by Matthew Sturges borrows a little from the Sandman mythos, which is in turn based on older DC comic series.
I haven't read the older books, but I still enjoyed this one quite a bit. The House of Mystery stands at a crossroads between dimensions where travelers can come to swap stories. A few have been chosen to become permanent residents. This is ostensibly about the permanent residents, but it features some of the regular attendees to the house as well.
These visitors tell stories as a form of currency to drink and eat at the bar provided by the house. The creators did a great job weaving the main plotline with the various short tales that are told by the visitors. It is set up more like an anthology within a frame story in that way.
The plot focuses on Fig, the most recent person to be chosen as one of the permanent residents of the house. We follow her through a strange opening that leads to her entering the house. As she learns about the house and the people that travel there, we are able to discover things right along with her. But she has a special connection with the house that sets her apart from the others that visit.
This is a great read, but I just wasn't drawn in quite as well as some other books. It might have something to do with the way the story unfolds. There are layers to the story that are hinted at here and likely won't be fully revealed until much later.
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