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A review by odunayo_y
The Magic Order, Vol. 4 by Mark Millar
Did not finish book. Stopped at 75%.
1.0
DNF at issue 3 or 4
One Goddamn star and only because the artist's work is phenomenal.
Truly miserable hack garbage. Wasted potential wasted artists. Terrible story awful characters shit ass dialogue. Every body talks like a 15 year old boy who just learned what swear words are even the magical creatures from parallel dimensions. Also the R slur was so fvking unnecessary like my God Miller you are a grown ass man leave that shit to 4chan poisoned 18 year olds.
Truly a series that just gets worse with every instalment. The twists and reveals make no sense or actively contradict what little established character/lore we had. Every character is a murderous scumbag even the 9 year old girl who gets brutally ripped apart on screen. Why should the audience care about these miserable flesh sacks???
Everybody dies so unceremoniously and in contrived ways. No loyalty nothing holding these people together.
I held out because I loved the artists but I'm genuinely shocked how MM manages to bamboozle great artists to pen his underbaked edgelord trash.
This isn't deep or grimdark and as someone who loves darker toned stories this is just juvenile rubbish. This is what my secondary school self thought was the height of "dark" writing. Honestly I give GRRM a lot of crap because I think he does Too Much ® but never again because at least GRRM can actually write and construct a dark story worth a damn.
This is the first time in years I truly hate a book and wish I could have my time back.
This is a further reminder why I don't touch any Mark Miller excrement masquerading as "writing" with a ten thousand meter stick.
One Goddamn star and only because the artist's work is phenomenal.
Truly miserable hack garbage. Wasted potential wasted artists. Terrible story awful characters shit ass dialogue. Every body talks like a 15 year old boy who just learned what swear words are even the magical creatures from parallel dimensions. Also the R slur was so fvking unnecessary like my God Miller you are a grown ass man leave that shit to 4chan poisoned 18 year olds.
Truly a series that just gets worse with every instalment. The twists and reveals make no sense or actively contradict what little established character/lore we had. Every character is a murderous scumbag even the 9 year old girl who gets brutally ripped apart on screen. Why should the audience care about these miserable flesh sacks???
Everybody dies so unceremoniously and in contrived ways. No loyalty nothing holding these people together.
I held out because I loved the artists but I'm genuinely shocked how MM manages to bamboozle great artists to pen his underbaked edgelord trash.
This isn't deep or grimdark and as someone who loves darker toned stories this is just juvenile rubbish. This is what my secondary school self thought was the height of "dark" writing. Honestly I give GRRM a lot of crap because I think he does Too Much ® but never again because at least GRRM can actually write and construct a dark story worth a damn.
This is the first time in years I truly hate a book and wish I could have my time back.
This is a further reminder why I don't touch any Mark Miller excrement masquerading as "writing" with a ten thousand meter stick.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder