The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium

by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Other)

Overview

The critically-lauded best-selling hyphen-abusing series of stardom, divinity, and death returns with a second volume that's even grander than the first, because it contains six issues instead of five. THE FAUST ACT is over. Welcome to FANDEMONIUM. Includes cover gallery and anything else we'll cram in the back, because we just can't help ourselves. Collects THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #6-11.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632155184
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	07/01/2015
Series:	The Wicked + The Divine Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	72 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	17 Years

About the Author

Kieron Gillen first came to attention as a comic writer with his 2006's Phonogram, with Jamie McKelvie. They continued to work together across the next fifteen year, culminating with smash hit The Wicked + the Divine. Since then he's had the pleasure of creating stories with other artists such as Stephanie Hans (DIE, We Called Them Giants) and Caspar Wijngaard (the current sensation, The Power Fantasy). He has worked on Marvel Comics biggest books, such as Immortal X-men, Young Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Star Wars, Eternals and Darth Vader, (where he co-created Doctor Aphra). In a previous life he was an award-winning pop-culture critic. In his current life, he tries to sleep more. He lives in Bath, UK.

Matt Wilson has been coloring comics since 2003, getting his start coloring for the comics coloring studio Zylonol Studios. After a few years in the studio Matt branched out on his own to color titles like: Phonogram, Young Avengers, Thor, Daredevil, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, The Wicked + The Divine, and Paper Girls. In 2015 Matt's work earned him Eisner Award and Harvey Award nominations.

Editorial Reviews

11/15/2015
Gillen's (Star Wars) pantheon amounts to a satire with a twist. The gods are superpowered young people with attitude; a dozen come to Earth every 90 years to take over the bodies of unsuspecting teens. Channeling rock stars for style and given only two years to live, these deities have glamour but no forethought, and passion but no wisdom or empathy. They're still confused kids who can't cooperate or strategize yet, while adults are terrified if adoring. The first two volumes center on Laura, a human fan/wannabe who befriends Lucifer, who is here nicely portrayed as female. The complex plot centering on interdeity alliances and politics evokes how confusing the adult world might appear to teens. Hypercolorful and dramatic art from McKelvie (Young Avengers) features day-glow colors for the gods and their powers, contrasted with somber grey-greens for humans. VERDICT The intriguing premise realized with striking art bears watching, although it's too early to guess where Gillen is taking this dark fantasy. Older teen and adult readers seeking variations on the superhero concept will be caught up with these unformed characters behaving—in many cases—badly.—M.C.

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