John Allison’s Scary Go Round has gone through six years of evolution, but the current story is a mix between a mystery series and a comedy.  Although there are no outright jokes, Allison has a subtle sense of humor that makes his comic entertaining, even if not roll-on-the-floor funny.  It takes place in fictional town of Tackleford, England (though many of the characters end up traveling all over the world), where the large and widely varied cast find themselves in the midst of several strange and supernatural events.  The comic deals with themes you’d find in a horror movie, but it neither parodies them or allows them to make the comic too dark.  All in all, it is an entertaining, light read and not as dark as Vampirates.

The art has changed drastically from the beginning of the comic.  The first chapters of the comic had a flat, almost paper cutout appearance, but since Allison made the transition to Adobe Illustrator, it has become much more lively and cartoonlike.  Each page is in full color.

The website that it is hosted on is fairly straightfoward and simple.  It is light on the extra features; the main focus is definitely the comic itself.  The main features include a merchandise store, a character profile page, a Q and A from Allison, and links to comics that Alllison has drawn guest pages for, and Allison’s blog.

The comic updates every Monday and Friday.  It is enjoyable by all audiences.  Readers should be warned of supernatural themes.

Rating:  A