The Wicked + The Divine Volume 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen

The Wicked + The Divine Volume 1: The Faust Act

by Kieron Gillen

“solid storytelling and clean, gorgeousartwork will keep readers engrossed and eager for more.” - PublishersWeekly (Starred)

"Gillen's penchantfor fast, sharp dialogue and McKelvie and Wilson's razor-lined, intenselycolored visuals keep things popping up to the cliffhanger ending." -Booklist

“the story isbeautifully drawn and populated with characters of color, diverse gender,and sexual identities, and you have my full undivided attention.” --Kirkus

Every ninety years, twelvegods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they aredead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers YoungAvengers and Phonogram reunite to start a new, ongoing, superherofantasy with a beautiful, oversized issue. Welcome to The Wicked + TheDivine, where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimategods. But remember: just because you're immortal, doesn't mean you're going tolive forever.
Collects The Wicked + TheDivine #1-5.

Reviewed by Hillary on

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I have heard rave reviews of this comic, so I downloaded the first volume on Comixology. I far as I can tell it is about some Gods that come back and they are rock stars and only live for two years. A crime happens nd they try and figure out who did it. So yeah.... The artwork was phenomenal but for some reason, I did not have that OMG I LOVE THIS COMIC that so many people have had.  I am not sure why. I have thought about it. I mean it has all the elements that I usually go for but the story line? It left me wanting. I mean I am going to read the second volume just to make sure that I dont like it. I liked it enough to request the second volume from the library, so I did not HATE it was more of a meh type of response. I felt kinda let down after all the hype that surrounded it. Again I am not sure why it feel a little flat to me. Maybe the second volume will be better.



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