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Beautiful artwork, terrible storytelling

March 30, 2016 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

I was so excited about the release of this installment in The Wicked + The Divine series. Volume 2 ended on such a great cliffhanger that I was sure Volume 3 would be amazing. Unfortunately I was very, very wrong. Gillen apparently decided that the best way to capitalize on the series’ momentum was treading water and not furthering the story at all. Commercial Suicide delves into the backstories of several of the gods in the pantheon. I’m not at all opposed to a good […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: commercial suicide, fantasy, Graphic Novel, Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine

yesknopemaybe's CBR8 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: commercial suicide, fantasy, Graphic Novel, Kieron Gillen, The Wicked + The Divine ·
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    on “To be so ravenous with desperation that the only way out is complete and utter annihilation. A torpedo made of your own sharpened body.”- Senaa Ahmad (or me about wanting to quit this book)
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