Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They appear as rock stars and are loved and hated in equal measure. In two years, they are all dead. The lesson they need to learn is: just because you’re immortal, doesn’t mean you’re going to live forever. In the first volume of The Wicked + The Divine we are introduced to Laura, a seventeen-year-old from London who is utterly devoted to the various recently incarnated gods, who appear as rock stars of various genres all over the city. After […]
Welp.
I might be the only person who doesn’t like this series. I don’t think I am going to continue on with it, but this one was pretty definitely meh for me. Here’s my issues: The art was fine, but unimpressive. Ok, not a huge deal but fine. Zero stakes. Zero stakes. I said it. It’s like Pacific Rim. If the premise is so strangely different from real world possibilities and then there’s nothing super close to human interaction and understanding, then I am going to […]
Beautiful artwork, terrible storytelling
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 […]
Consider me an official fangirl
Spoilers for Volume 1. The second volume of The Wicked + The Divine only continues to amaze and surprise. I’m so glad I’ve finally found a series I can properly fangirl over. In this volume, Laura, the main character, is dealing with her grief over the surprising and tragic death of Lucifer, the god she grew close to in the first installment. She’s clearly numb to the rest of the world and the rest of the gods until she’s pulled back in by some new […]
Gods living as humans, what could go wrong?
This is the graphic novel I’ve been looking for. I’ve enjoyed exploring more in the genre this year, but up until this point, none of them (aside from a few nonfiction graphic novels and possibly Nimona) have really struck me as using the medium to their full advantage, to become something more than a fun little story that I’ll never think about again. The Wicked + The Divine is very, very promising and I really hope the next installments live up to it. The story […]
Completing the Set
I was lukewarm about the first volume, so volume 2 was going to be the great decider. I have way too many series and other graphic novels to read. And yet, I still don’t know if I like The Wicked + The Divine, but I do know I’ll buy volume 3 next year. The only feeling I have on this series that I can articulate is that: I’m intrigued. That doesn’t mean I like it, but I also don’t not like it. The Pantheon gets […]