Starkweather: Immortal

Starkweather #2

by David A. Rodriguez, Patrick McEvoy (Illustrator)

Today, witches are hunted at every turn. The Twelve Great Houses have collapsed under betrayal and infighting; they have abandoned their charges, forsaking the very source of their gifts. They teeter on the brink of extinction and their best chance at survival - a five-year-old boy with enough power to topple mountains - disappeared 15 years ago. That boy has become a man who doesn't remember what he was. The very spell that was woven to hide him from the world also has hidden his true self, leaving him a directionless disappointment who wants nothing more than to spend his life in wonderful obscurity. It is Alexander Starkweather's destiny to restore the Divine Blood to power and lead them into a new age. But before he can become a witch, he must learn what it means to be a man. Collects and completes the Immortal series.

Genres: Graphic Novels

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 14, 2010

About the author

David A. Rodriguez is a Narrative Designer and is lead writer on the bestselling Skylanders: SWAP Force and Skylanders: Superchargers video games.

He is currently co-writing the breakout, hit, Skylanders comic from IDW, with Ron Marz and the all-new, young-adult, paranormal series Daughters of Arkham with Justin Robinson. He has also worked on such games as Hunter: The Reckoning, Ghost Recon, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Guitar Hero and Transformers: War for Cybertron.

In addition, David is the creator and writer of the critically-acclaimed, all-ages graphic novel, Finding Gossamyr. He has also provided voices for several video game characters including the new Pitfall Harry! He currently resides in New York with his wife and son.

Reviews

[Ali]

A confusing book in that the story jumps around a lot. I find the art a bit hard to follow as well. If the book took more time with its storytelling, I think it would be far easier to follow and much more compelling.