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The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
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Nadine in NY Jones
I really did not like this. It is just so subpar in all ways: the story is blah, the characters are dull, the writing is wooden, and the art is ... well, I don't know what word to use there. The art is boring. the art is what killed this book for me. There are no interesting perspectives, everything looks completely static, the bodies do not have any life in them, and this artist cannot draw women: he has two faces (and about three expressions per face), and he just colors them in differently to ...more
Renata
Sep 03, 2015 rated it really liked it
First things first: the art on this is gorgeous and I'm in love (or lust) with all of these deities.



hello.

anyway. I'm a sucker for this kind of thing, this kind of mythical-pop-culture-retelling thing. I'm hella into this one and excited to see where it goes.
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Shelley
Jul 15, 2015 rated it liked it
3.5. Every 90 years, 12 gods come back as young people and live for two years. This time, they're music stars, loved and hated and a little out of control. The art is gorgeous (though Laura looks so close to America Chavez) and I'm fascinated by the story, espcially Luci and Annake, but I keep getting pulled out of the story because I think Laura is such an idiot. I know, pop obsessed teenager, but still. Idiot. it hampers some enjoyment, but I am definitely intrigued by that ending. ...more
taeli
Mar 04, 2015 rated it really liked it
read 1/20/16
Rachel
Aug 27, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: graphic-novels
Jenny
Dec 25, 2014 marked it as to-read
Melle
Dec 26, 2014 marked it as to-read
Evelyn Pryce
Jan 08, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Rich
Jan 31, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Becki
Mar 26, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Stephanie Williams
Jul 15, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Erin
Jul 17, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2015
Rachel
Sep 10, 2015 rated it really liked it
Kate McCartney
Sep 28, 2015 rated it it was amazing
fenchurch
Dec 22, 2015 rated it really liked it
Amy
May 11, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jessica Haider
May 17, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shannon
Aug 05, 2016 marked it as to-read-comics
Maryanne
Sep 04, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: grown-up-comics
Jess
Mar 01, 2017 rated it really liked it
Julianne Dunn
Apr 22, 2017 marked it as to-read
Nicole
Mar 21, 2018 rated it liked it
Mariquon
Jun 25, 2018 rated it liked it
Shelves: kindle, graphic-novel
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