rattybluestocking's review
3.0
The art was not what I expected after the first two volumes. That was very disappointing. I didn't mind most of the art in this volume; it just was not at all at the level of the art in the first two volumes.
I'm still going to continue with this series though because I love it, and from what I looked up the art goes back to its usual awesomeness.
I'm still going to continue with this series though because I love it, and from what I looked up the art goes back to its usual awesomeness.
thornlet's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
palomapepper's review
2.0
#12 and #13 were very disappointing. Now that the main character / reader surrogate is ostensibly dead, the storyline feels like it's lost its heart. I'm not terribly attached to any of the new characters. The guest art in those issues fell flat for me - it changed the overall tone and felt disjointed.
#14 marked a return to the original artists (thank heavens) and a promising move in an interesting direction. Woden is turning out to be more of a Lucifer figure in this story than Lucifer herself.
I had hoped that #15 - 17 will take the story in a more cohesive direction, instead of setting up more loose ends...
#15 was, again, a disappointment. Plot was barely comprehensible: there's a confusing fight and something vague about cultural appropriation?
#16 wasn't so bad. The Morrigan's and Baphomet's origin story is engaging enough. The issue ends with a cute kind of "punch."
#17 was another disappointment with distracting & less attractive guest art. The peek into Sakhmet's backstory felt... perfunctory.
#14 marked a return to the original artists (thank heavens) and a promising move in an interesting direction. Woden is turning out to be more of a Lucifer figure in this story than Lucifer herself.
I had hoped that #15 - 17 will take the story in a more cohesive direction, instead of setting up more loose ends...
#15 was, again, a disappointment. Plot was barely comprehensible: there's a confusing fight and something vague about cultural appropriation?
#16 wasn't so bad. The Morrigan's and Baphomet's origin story is engaging enough. The issue ends with a cute kind of "punch."
#17 was another disappointment with distracting & less attractive guest art. The peek into Sakhmet's backstory felt... perfunctory.
sfletcher26's review
3.0
Bit of an odd volume this. The Sabbatical taken by McKelvie seems to have slowed the story down. There remains the same sense of play with form and style though.
Its not turned me off the series as it has others but I'm hoping it improves somewhat.
Its not turned me off the series as it has others but I'm hoping it improves somewhat.
bigslugsleep's review
The story didn’t really progress and was harder to follow without one main, I couldn’t quite tell between past and present clearly. Guest artists, some were incredible, some not so much. I bought the next volume so I’ll keep going for now
itkovian_books's review
4.0
This volume was unlike the previous two in the sense that each individual issue focused on a different god in the pantheon and was illustrated by a different guest artist. Unfortunately, both the stories and the art styles were hit or miss. Tara's story was a hit in both regards, and went in-depth into the negative effects of sexualizing (and general harassing) media icons. I loved the art style in the Amaterasu issue, but the story didn't feel fully fleshed out enough (though perhaps it will build to something greater later on). The rest were various shades of okay . However, nothing about this issue made me disinterested in the series, and it was a fun experiment of form/style.
Rating: 8/10
Rating: 8/10
sarasofraz's review
2.0
It really is very confusing I can't follow the story at ALL. Also the art style changed?? It was so much better before?? I quit.
marpesea's review
2.0
Story continues to be interesting, but the large cast, flashbacks, and drastically different art styles in each issue makes this one harder to follow.