Title: Mythic, Volume 1
Author:
Phil Hester
Artist: John McCrea
Other Contributors: Willie Schubert, Michael Spicer, Rian Hughes, Rob Levin
Genre:
Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Mythology
Series: Mythic (#1-8)
A
few starting notes:
I
received a free digital review copy of this book via NetGalley.
NetGalley provides review copies from publishers in exchange for fair
and honest reviews.
This looked interesting - mythological stuff and all that jazz.
So, me being me, and being easily amused, I gave it a shot.
Premise:
The world is in a very specific balance. That balance is helped (or damaged) by mythical beings.
To keep things ticking along smoothly, Mythic, run almost entirely by figures from myths and legends, acts as a sort mystical-world-police.
And now they're under attack...
Best
bits:
I liked the retro-vibe to the art here.
It purposefully goes in for that sort of poor-paper-quality look that gives everything a slightly nostalgic, retro-comics, feel, and it really worked.
I also loved Cass - Cassandra, y'know the Cassandra, prophecies and all that? - because she was kind of kick-a*s, cynical, and fun, all at the same time :)
And Nate - the cell-phone salesman who gets dragged into this insane world - is just fab.
You have all these super-powerful people like: 'Nate! Little help?!' and he just steps right up and works that sh** out.
(Oh, and Cass and Nate? I totally ship it.)
There's also some pretty damned weird stuff here for us to enjoy - which made me smile, 'cos you all know that I'm all about the quirky stuffs ;)
Not
so great bits:
Dudes, I could've done without the mountain-sex (yes, I actually mean 'mountain-sex') - it's just not something I needed in my life. #SorryNotSorry.
So there's some sexual content here, and a lot of adult humour. There's also a butt-tonne of swearing, gore, and violence. So if any of that is an issue? Not the book for you.
A lot of people are also going to find a little bit... I'm gonna go with 'trippy,' but 'bat-sh** crazy' also kind of works.
Again, I'm all for the wackiness, but it might out-weird a lot of people. Trust me, this is wacky.
Also, the Mythic uniforms made me really, really, want pizza. They look like delivery people - and I got really hungry.
Verdict:
OK, this is gonna be a bit much crazy for some people's systems.
But dude, I thoroughly enjoyed the sh** out of it ;)
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