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Mythology in a Modern World

The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie

November 26, 2024 by LB Leave a Comment

I first tried to read The Wicked + The Divine in September 2017, and got through the first five volumes, but felt the series was weird and confusing. Earlier this month, I scrolled through my library’s entire adult graphic novel collection, and saw that the series was now completed, so figured this was as good a time as any to give the series another chance. And I’m so glad I did! The core premise of WicDiv and the phrase that gets repeated as a central […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: achillean, contemporary, contemporary mythology, Graphic Novel, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, mythology, queer, queer lit, sapphic, series review, the wicked and the divine, WicDiv, wicked + divine

LB's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: achillean, contemporary, contemporary mythology, Graphic Novel, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, mythology, queer, queer lit, sapphic, series review, the wicked and the divine, WicDiv, wicked + divine ·
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Click, Click, Boom!

The Wicked and the Divine Book 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, Clayton Cowles

August 2, 2022 by Debcapsfan Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo Center Square: Star This graphic novel collects the series the Wicked and the Divine, the first 5 comic books. The idea of the series is that every ninety years 12 gods incarnate as human beings. They become part of The Pantheon, and in two years they are dead. In this incarnation, the gods are rock stars. The story centers on Laura, a super fan of the Pantheon and her relationship with the person who claims to be the reincarnation of Lucifer. She goes […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr14bingo, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, Clayton Cowles, Rockstar, WicDiv

Debcapsfan's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, Clayton Cowles, Rockstar, WicDiv ·
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