A review by romanjones
The Magic Order, Vol. 1 by Mark Millar

2.0

I heard good things about this series, so I was excited to check it out. That excitement quickly evaporated as I realized how weak this actually was. Paper thin characters and an obvious betrayal twist you could see coming from a mile away. At this point, it’s like Millar has nothing fresh or new to offer. Almost every single one of his stories follows the same formula: semi-interesting premise, protagonist(s) who gets betrayed by an ally who’s secretly working with the villain, eleventh hour deus ex machina twist that allows the protagonist to defeat the villain. Rinse and repeat ad infinitum. The best thing about this was the art by Olivier Coipel. I’m glad I didn’t spend money on this.