Mage: The Hero Discovered, V-Three

Mage Starblaze Graphics #3

by Matt Wagner, Sam Kieth

This volume reprints issues 12-15 of Matt Wagner's "Mage" comic book series.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy

140 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1987

About the author

Matt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist. In addition to his creator-owned series' Mage and Grendel, he has also worked on comics featuring The Demon and Batman as well as such titles as Sandman Mystery Theatre and Trinity, a DC Comics limited series featuring Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

Reviews

[Michael Sanchez]

Fun. Worth reading as a fan of comics for a long time, and also to see how and where Matt Wagner really got his start.

[John]

Hmm
No spoilers
But the end reveal is great as Kevin is not who he seems after all

[Logan Polk]

Still a little lost with the story BUT these characters (and art) are so much fun I don’t care.

[Kelly]

I thought that this would be a happy ending, where good prevails and all is well and everybody is left smiling with a few life lessons under their belt. I didn't really expect everyone to be killed off in the first few pages and was a bit devastated to lose the big personalities of Edsel and Sean) the camaraderie and team mentality was so essential throughout and I missed it.

I found myself disliking Kevin in this collection. He was whiny and selfish and I wanted to shake him hard and rattle some sense into him. Thankfully he stepped up to the plate and took swing.

[Ryan]

Love the original Mage series. I haven't read it about 15 years or so. But I remembered all the Arthurian stuff and especially the use of colors for each issue. Lots of cool monsters and battles in the final issue as Kevin makes his way thought the Styx building.

[Jefferson]

You can really see Matt Wagner coming into his own as an illustrator over the course of this book, with rough airbrush work slowly giving way to the more fluid, painterly style of the "interlude" at the end.