The Wicked + The Divine

The Wicked + The Divine is a comic book series written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Jamie McKelvie. While there are others that work on this series as well, these are the main two that work on every issue. It is a fantasy series that tells the story of the gods and goddess who come back to earth every ninety years to be adored. Twelve of them come back each time, and after two years go by they die and return to their home.

I originally started reading this series because I loved the art style, as well as the premise of the story. As of March 2017, they have published about 27 issues, 5 collected editions and a few one-shot stories (such as The Wicked + The Divine 1831). Once I started reading the first couple of collected issues I had finished them within a few hours. The story was interesting and the characters have an amazing amount of personality. You are constantly left guessing who is working with who and what their motives are. The main character Laura, was just an ordinary teenage girl who happened to stumble upon the deities and is sucked into their world.

One of my favorite characters is Lucifer also known as Luci because she is very sassy and has some amazing dialogue.

It is a series that I would recommend people try, even if you don’t usually read comics. Fair warning there is some violence in it, so it is not for the squeamish as it is illustrated.

It has also nominated for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for best new series, won best colouring (for Matthew Wilson) and best cover artist (for Jamie McKelvie & Matthew Wilson).

To see more information about this series please check out the wikipedia page here! ______________________________________________

References

Image Comics. (2017, March 19). The Wicked The Divine. Retrieved March 20, 2017, from https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-wicked-the-divine

Good Reads. (2014, November 24). The Wicked The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act (The Wicked The Divine #1-5). Retrieved March 20, 2017, from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23093359-the-wicked-the-divine-vol-1