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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
The artwork is beautiful and the plot is intriguing, so I'm going to keep going and hope we can get more stuck in given more time.
Absolutely brilliant. Just go on & read it already.
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2014/12/not-gods-you-want-but-gods-you-deserve.html
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2014/12/not-gods-you-want-but-gods-you-deserve.html
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I appreciated The Wicked + The Divine,
Loved it's art style, full colour graphic novel, queer-coded characters and BIPOC representation
I believe it is intentionally slightly confusing with its plot. I feel like in Vol. 2 we will be given more information on what the heck is going on.
But it's just a tad difficult to follow and I hope after reading Vol. 2 I'll understand the plot more.
Right now, it's the queer characters (mainly Lucy) that have me interested in what happens next.
… Vol. 2 didn’t offer any relief to my queries.. DNF’d at 50 pages
Loved it's art style, full colour graphic novel, queer-coded characters and BIPOC representation
I believe it is intentionally slightly confusing with its plot. I feel like in Vol. 2 we will be given more information on what the heck is going on.
But it's just a tad difficult to follow and I hope after reading Vol. 2 I'll understand the plot more.
Right now, it's the queer characters (mainly Lucy) that have me interested in what happens next.
… Vol. 2 didn’t offer any relief to my queries.. DNF’d at 50 pages
This is an amazing graphic novel! The artwork is breathtakingly beautiful, the story is so intriguingly addictive!. The gods themselves are very mysterious and playfully........ dark? But with serious undertones that was just really funny to me. It's a definite continuation. Loved it!!!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
I tend to really like stories that just plop you right into the thick of it and say, "You can figure it out from here." (Side Note: The first volume of Monstress was quite like this as well, if other people like this style and magical and dark stories with badass, morally gray leading ladies!)
However--and this is a very slight however--it sorta felt like, instead of being plopped in the middle of the story, say... at the start of the third book in the series, we were dropped in the third chapter of the third book. It all felt a bit fast and like we were missing some crucial detail the whole time, and I do not mean a detail we expect to find out later.
The characters are great and interesting, but they end up kind of static. A couple get rounded out with more details about who they are, but there is no dynamic change to them. Though arguably, this is the first volume, and that is a lot to expect of it, so I don't base my rating on that. Ignoring my to-be-determined "static" comment, all the characters left you wanting to know them a little more, even characters you know you will never see again. The diversity is impeccable. I think that it's suggested that most of the characters are LGBTQ+. A good portion are also people of color.
The art is gorgeous and well-planned, too! Moments of gore (never more detailed than strips of red so far), pain, fear, and violence are combined with bold colors or surreal imagery in a stark contrast to the realistic style and color of the comic overall. The characters are beautifully unique in design, mannerism, and expression. Most of the time, the art portrays emotion and thoughts better than the dialogue and monologue boxes do.
So, why the one star off? Well, the pacing seemed rushed in some places, and some important moments were over in half pages or less. Moments that were clearly important were not often treated as such. So, it left you confused on what the creators were going for. There were also some pedophilia-suggestive comments from a character we are supposed to like and want to support. I liked them and recognized their morally gray status, without these two little suggestive comments. If it was meant as a joke, it didn't come off well and was extremely unnecessary. This character and another receive a few extra, but grossly unnecessary details. I'd rather have learned a bit more about Laura, apparently the protagonist, who just directs the action of the volume without doing much true personal action that consistently built her character. Actually, I am sure that all of these things she does ARE consistent with her character, but I don't feel like I know who her character is or what she is supposed to be like. Her characterization was a bit too weak for me. All these things and a couple things I will probably remember later lead to the one star off.
Overall, I liked the premise, the art, and the characters, and I am excited to continue!
4☆
However--and this is a very slight however--it sorta felt like, instead of being plopped in the middle of the story, say... at the start of the third book in the series, we were dropped in the third chapter of the third book. It all felt a bit fast and like we were missing some crucial detail the whole time, and I do not mean a detail we expect to find out later.
The characters are great and interesting, but they end up kind of static. A couple get rounded out with more details about who they are, but there is no dynamic change to them. Though arguably, this is the first volume, and that is a lot to expect of it, so I don't base my rating on that. Ignoring my to-be-determined "static" comment, all the characters left you wanting to know them a little more, even characters you know you will never see again. The diversity is impeccable. I think that it's suggested that most of the characters are LGBTQ+. A good portion are also people of color.
The art is gorgeous and well-planned, too! Moments of gore (never more detailed than strips of red so far), pain, fear, and violence are combined with bold colors or surreal imagery in a stark contrast to the realistic style and color of the comic overall. The characters are beautifully unique in design, mannerism, and expression. Most of the time, the art portrays emotion and thoughts better than the dialogue and monologue boxes do.
So, why the one star off? Well, the pacing seemed rushed in some places, and some important moments were over in half pages or less. Moments that were clearly important were not often treated as such. So, it left you confused on what the creators were going for. There were also some pedophilia-suggestive comments from a character we are supposed to like and want to support. I liked them and recognized their morally gray status, without these two little suggestive comments. If it was meant as a joke, it didn't come off well and was extremely unnecessary. This character and another receive a few extra, but grossly unnecessary details. I'd rather have learned a bit more about Laura, apparently the protagonist, who just directs the action of the volume without doing much true personal action that consistently built her character. Actually, I am sure that all of these things she does ARE consistent with her character, but I don't feel like I know who her character is or what she is supposed to be like. Her characterization was a bit too weak for me. All these things and a couple things I will probably remember later lead to the one star off.
Overall, I liked the premise, the art, and the characters, and I am excited to continue!
4☆
Dare to Dreamathon
Team Stitch
Prompt: Luau- a book featuring fire
NEWTS Readathon
Career: Magizoologist
Subject: Care of Magical Creatures
Prompt: Salamander- fire on cover
Grade: A, Acceptable
May's Wheel of TBR 2022- Extra prompts
Prompt: Read a graphic novel
Team Stitch
Prompt: Luau- a book featuring fire
NEWTS Readathon
Career: Magizoologist
Subject: Care of Magical Creatures
Prompt: Salamander- fire on cover
Grade: A, Acceptable
May's Wheel of TBR 2022- Extra prompts
Prompt: Read a graphic novel
This was surprisingly entertaining considering that the description of this graphic novel is extremely misleading! The Wicked + The Divine is about every 90 years, mortals are carefully selected to take host for the Gods (which are 12 in total) and get to live in our world and become superstars and performers for two years where they are forced to die and then relive the whole experience again for every 90 years life cycle. Before I go further, the Gods are not simply Greek Gods and you don't find out what particular gods they are for this first volume. That may sound annoying as hell but the creators essentially used every type of mythology so you have Greek Gods, Roman, Egyptian, and others. The characters names do not match their true identity in our history of Mythology.
We are introduced to Lucifer (Yes I mean Satan), she is one of the Gods and kills mortals when they attack her and a bunch of other people. She went against the cardinal rule and during her trial someone framed her and kill the judge. She meets a mortal girl who believes in her innocence and seeks the Gods help to find who is the actual killer.
Overall I love the artwork, and some of the characters are hilarious with their sarcasm! Sadly I did not like that I don't know the Gods portrayed in this series and need more background information. I feel like it was done on purpose so that way you read the next volume and to showcase that these characters have been around for centuries and particularly do not have a great relationships among each other. The ending was perfect and mind blowing and did not expect it. I'm curious how this will play out among the other Gods for the next volume with the drama that erupted at the end. Plus I need to know why they have to die in 2 years.
We are introduced to Lucifer (Yes I mean Satan), she is one of the Gods and kills mortals when they attack her and a bunch of other people. She went against the cardinal rule and during her trial someone framed her and kill the judge. She meets a mortal girl who believes in her innocence and seeks the Gods help to find who is the actual killer.
Overall I love the artwork, and some of the characters are hilarious with their sarcasm! Sadly I did not like that I don't know the Gods portrayed in this series and need more background information. I feel like it was done on purpose so that way you read the next volume and to showcase that these characters have been around for centuries and particularly do not have a great relationships among each other. The ending was perfect and mind blowing and did not expect it. I'm curious how this will play out among the other Gods for the next volume with the drama that erupted at the end. Plus I need to know why they have to die in 2 years.