House of Mystery #2 - Vertigo

I can tell that Bill Willingham and Mathew Sturges are writing this series, because . . it's out there a bit. I like that they're doing the framing of the stories with the house itself. They get all these visitors, from all these different worlds and realities, then somewhere along the line one of them decides to regale the patrons with a story of mystery and murder. By the way, of course, there's a tavern in the house which is where most of the visitors like to spend their time. However, there does seem to be an underlying story thread that's begun in this issue. The new visitor this issue is Fig. She's woman who fancies herself an architect. She recently arrived trying to escape the apparitions that have appeared in her bedroom. But at the end of the issue, when she tries to leave the house, she finds out that there's a cast of characters that seem to be stuck there. And now . . . she's one of them. "Fig, when people leave the bar they go back to where they came from. But not us. When we walk out the front door, we end up here. We can't go past the gate. We're . . trapped inside this house. And now you're trapped with us." They then take the distraught Fig up to her room, and on the final page of the issue . . the house begins to talk to her. Luca Rossi does the art for the main story. I like the style and it's perfect for this book. The story that's relayed to us, by the process server, is illustrated by Jill Thompson. I got in to the old ghost books of DC's (House of Mystery, Ghost, Tales of the Unexpected, etc.) kind of late in the game. Most of the issues I have are from the end of those series. I like that this book appears to be upholding those traditions. But we're only on issue #2, so . . my opinion could change. Only time will tell.