Seven to Eternity Volume 1: The God of Whispers

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Jerome Opena's art is great but the two issues (6 and 7) illustrated by a guest artist feel like a rip off and a break of the promise that this book was the next Remender/Opena big thing.

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I could go through the book and point out the flawed world-building, annoyingly unexplained plot elements and myriad other problems but suffice it to say, though I can’t fault Remender’s ambitious vision, there’s too much here to take in at once and he’s not a good enough writer to lay it all out well. I’m not saying I need everything spelled out for me or that we should know everything in the first volume, but there are key elements to the plot that we should at least have an idea about to start with and the detail just isn’t there. And this is a problem with magic stories in general: without limitations and anything can happen, it’s really hard to care about any of it.Ok. Doesn't sound like the book of the year but why not? There are some interesting elements here and there, though sometimes heavily handed (rumors can kill), and a fascinating world-to-be-revealed over there.

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The Mud King is, above all, driven. To achieve his objective, the Mud King creates a scenario where his beloved daughter Penelope, trying to rescue him, could be slain? (We as readers do not much sympathise with Penelope – she is a ruthless monster wearing the mask of a creepy doll – but the Mud King grieves for her passing.) Later, he allows himself to be blinded – not an enormous impediment to someone who can see through the eyes of any person who has accepted his bargain, but still, a physical diminishment. Why? The Seven come to realise that the Mud King has his own agenda, and even while he is caged, they are his pawns.And the darkest thing? It’s that the book’s version of Sauron/Thanos/Apocalypse is *right*. He has the people’s number and he calls them on it. He tells the protagonist that people are confused by complicated ideas, so they don’t trust them. People prefer things to be simple. How often do we see that playing out in our world? Only every day. Also, do you know how hard it is to find an adult fantasy comic that is cleanly written?? Impossible, really!! Very refreshing. Very! The theme of this gorgeous art comic is dark fantasy mixed with some mystery and Western-like plots.