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Netflix’s Sweet Tooth is the Sugary Adaptation I Didn’t Know I Wanted

In a reversal of comic book adaptation norm, Netflix and DC have taken a gritty source material and turned it into a sweet summer binge. Sweet Tooth, which was published by DC’s Vertigo imprint in 2009. Vertigo was designed to publish stories considered to be too “adult” for the traditional DC brand. The comic version of Sweet Tooth features the story told in a much darker manner. But rather than focusing on that gritty story, or trying to fluff it up, the Netflix adaptation manages to toe the line between the two incredibly well.

Netflix describes the show as :
“On a perilous adventure in a post-apocalyptic world, a boy who’s half-human and half deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.”

I was lucky enough to get to see the first episode of the series tonight, and there’s no doubt in my mind- I’m staying up late to binge the series on Friday night. It’ll be the perfect way to relax, unwind, and lose myself in a good story on the first day of summer.
I’ll write a full review then, but for now? Grab some chocolate, and plan for a binge that won’t make your teeth ache.

Margaret

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One response to “Netflix’s Sweet Tooth is the Sugary Adaptation I Didn’t Know I Wanted”

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    Television will Rot your BRAINNNSSSSsss – Pages and Panels

    […] Far more blood, guts, and religious commentary are used to tell the story of Gus, one of humanity’s hybrid children, born after a virus begins infecting people across the globe. Gus and “Big Man” Jeppard face man and monster as they both try to understand what’s happened to the earth and why the hybrids are being born. The Netflix series is acceptable to watch as a family, but the comics? Save them for after the little ones are in bed. And if you’ve already checked out the original 40-issue series, check out Sweet Tooth: The Return, the six issue limited run by the same creative team instead. Both are available on the DC Universe app with a subscription. You can also check out my review of Sweet Tooth on Netflix here. […]

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