Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead.
The Wicked + The Divine
Alexander Gutierrez
Hudson Williams
Trigger Warning for extreme Gillen/McKelvie-ness
Liam Robinson
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Nicholas Robinson
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Asher Lewis
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Michael Long
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Jaxon Ward
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Alexander Jenkins
have a good storytime, OP. read the first 5 trades of this a little while ago and I quite liked the concept.
Nathaniel Ramirez
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Owen Phillips
i was meaning to reread the series during this most recent break but kept putting it off and since it's back next month
Isaac Lewis
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Ryan Collins
if i was clever maybe i would've started by storytimeing the recent 1923 special
Carter Lee
starting with that "once again we return" is a morrison trick, Invisibles does it. I think Gillen was open he stole it
Nathaniel Evans
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Isaiah Torres
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Noah Wilson
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Jose Ward
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Liam Jones
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Logan Baker
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Colton Sullivan
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Jason Lee
It inexplicably, mysteriously turned to shit when the MC was revealed to be a god as well. Wonder why that could be...?
James Gray
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Brandon Rivera
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Benjamin Parker
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Ayden Ward
>Page 20 is the poster-child for “This book is about problematic people doing problematic things” lampshading. There’s nothing that Cassandra says that isn’t correct. By putting it in the text, it’s our way of giving the nod to the readership that this is what the book’s about rather than blundering around with no awareness. In short: if you want to do a story about something, it has to be included as an element in the story. This is us saying “We know, you know, go with us.” It’s also a sign to say “if you’re not willing to go with us, you probably should get off the train. The book is only going to frustrate you.”
Nicholas Davis
whoops i think this is page 20
stupid trades
Adam Long
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Bentley Allen
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Justin Fisher
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Eli Price
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Levi Moore
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Carter Cooper
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Julian Smith
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Nathaniel Diaz
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Tyler Powell
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Jaxson Taylor
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Gavin Myers
on the other hand I feel like Cassandra got a lot better once she came into hers. way less up in everyone's business and hair-triggered, and a lot more aloof for better or worse.
i don't really know how I feel about much of the character development in this book though.
Asher King
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Josiah Johnson
this page reminds me of the Invisibles.
Wyatt Campbell
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Jonathan Cook
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James Adams
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Lucas Wright
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Asher Davis
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Hudson Lopez
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Logan Hughes
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Liam Powell
i forgot what clean shaven Baal looked like
Kevin Sullivan
>lampshading means we get to keep doing it
I know "hate read" usually caries a much more exclusively negative connotation, but I "hate read" this series. It entertains and infuriates me at the same time. It's simultaneously ballsy and cowardly, daring and calculatingly safe. I can't tell if it's balanced, or if it consistently undermines itself. It's almost immaculately executed, but I'm not sure I like what's being executed.
Jayden Reed
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Wyatt Howard
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Christopher Johnson
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Jayden Baker
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Owen Reyes
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Jason Mitchell
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Leo Williams
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Anthony Sullivan
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Benjamin Bailey
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Joshua Perez
It's definitely one of the most cringe comics Image has ever put out but I'm guessing the same things I don't like about it are the reason it has so many fans.
Michael Williams
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Ryder Taylor
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Parker Perez
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Kayden Williams
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Christopher Fisher
this is the only Image comic that I like
Oliver Richardson
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David Hall
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Isaiah Ward
explain, if you please.
Christian Gomez
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Leo Cook
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Aaron Clark
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Lincoln Flores
you know, I kind of agree. it has some lore and action and mystery sequences, but with all of those - and with the "social justice" topics it tackles - it all kind of falls into the most obvious choices. it feels like it's relying on being the "first" to do this kind of story in this kind of format, and so it doesn't need to try very hard to say anything new or worthwhile.
it comes off as weirdly lazy on the large-scale.
Dominic Thompson
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Camden Ward
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David Phillips
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Justin Rogers
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Nicholas Sullivan
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Lincoln White
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Ethan Green
He is such a bitch
Brandon Garcia
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Caleb Gomez
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Joseph Fisher
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Juan Hall
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Zachary Nguyen
I'm a huge Gillen fan, Phonogram is one of my favorite comics ever and love the lore
Dylan Phillips
exactly what i was gonna say. that being said, the tie in was really good imo. i enjoyed it and also the series as a whole
Liam Perez
Why though? It's using a cool concept like music as magic as bad hipster allusions to mediocre indie hits
Andrew Bailey
dread "File too large" and i was walking the dog
Wyatt Hernandez
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Colton James
>It's almost immaculately executed, but I'm not sure I like what's being executed
this is why it's impossible for me to talk about it on Sup Forums, it's like I agree about all the points but to me they're positive!
Zachary Harris
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Kayden Butler
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Jackson Cook
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Anthony Sanders
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Austin White
there's a special about the Romantic Gods fyi
Logan Cook
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Adrian Sanchez
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Justin Flores
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Hunter Morris
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James Turner
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Oliver Scott
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Joshua Wood
so it's not so much that you dislike "the rest of Image" as much as this book is just 100% your wheelhouse? Fair enough.
I'm confused about what you mean here.
>I agree about all the points
The points I made in my hate-read post or the points that the book makes? I do appreciate the book, but there are some moments in the 2nd and 3rd arc (Woden's patriarchy speech, "OMG THAT'S SO PROBLEMATIC" in Japan) that really embody what irritates me about it all so I'll try to formulate my thoughts a little more coherently in preparation that thread.
Tyler Russell
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