Ma lähenen asjale suht-koht tagurpidi, aga koomiksid on üks väheseid meediavorme, mille puhul ma seda endale kergekäeliselt luban. I find the fact that the art and narrative are so well intertwined extremely promising for the series, and would recommend it to anyone. There are elements present in the art that actually play a role in the plot, despite the fact they aren’t mentioned until near the end of the book. I actually had to read this comic twice because of details that are brought up in the end. It’s well-detailed with believable feminine anatomy and some incredibly imaginative creatures. The art, done by Marguerite Bennett, is as close to perfection as you could expect. The characters are introduced, and there is a conflict that is resolved by the end, as well as a new conflict that is introduced to entice readers towards buying the next issue. The overall comic book, though short due to it being a single issue, is well-laid-out. It works well, and at no point did I feel bogged down by text or that there was a lack of action. Angela has entered Purgatory in search of her friend Sera, which allows Sera to act as a plot device to explain Angela’s backstory. This iteration is written by Kieron Gillen, and has a distinctly Xena feel to it. Angela is an Angel, a warrior who goes around making deals that balance the scale of life and death. In this world, the concept of Heaven (or Heven, as it’s referred to in the book) is treated in the same way that Asgard is-gods and angels are actually really powerful aliens. As you would expect, there are heavy religious themes surrounding her in Angela: Asgard’s Assassin. The character of Angela comes from the minds of Todd McFarlane and Neil Gaiman, the writers who originally brought us Spawn and the Sandman. Still, there was enough good in it to recommend. And being ok somehow makes it feel a little worse than it is. But after reading the first issue of Transformers Lost Light by James Roberts- I'm unable to do that. The idea of an Assassin from heaven who has a transgender girlfriend sounds too good to be true.īut the thing about super hero writing is that I tend to lower my expectations out of principle of the genre and its age readership. Especially ones who aren't drawn in a way that you would expect in a comic. It's nice to see transgender characters in my fiction. And when all has been said and done, I can't say it amounted to anything particularly satisfying.Īngela herself is pretty cool. But then will shift in ways that are honestly a little confusing. Some of the art is jaw droppingly gorgeous. For me the main concern centers around consistency.

Angela by Kieron Gillen