We named Somna by Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay as one of the best comics of 2023 on the strength of its superb first issue alone. The story crosses its halfway point this week with the publication of Somna #2 and protagonist Ingrid is in deep trouble...
Let's back up a little... Somna is one of the first wave of comics from new publisher DSTLRY. It tells the story of Ingrid, a woman living in the 1600s who is visited at night by a sinister figure. Is this simply a case of sleep paralysis, or something genuinely supernatural? Whatever the case, her visitor is terrifying... and maybe just a tiny bit sexy. That's a problem, though, because Ingrid is married to the local witchfinder and must keep up the appearance of a meek and obedient wife for her own safety.
