The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium

by Kieron Gillen, Jamie Mckelvie (Artist), Matt Wilson (Artist)

Overview

• The second volume of the award-winning urban fantasy series where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. Following the tragic and unjust death of Lucifer, it takes a revelation from Inanna to draw Laura back into the worlds of Gods and Superstardom to try and discover the truth behind a conspiracy to subvert divinity.
• Includes issues #6-11 of the series, plus supplementary material.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632153272
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	07/14/2015
Series:	The Wicked + The Divine Series , #2
Edition description:	Mature Readers (ages 16 and up)
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	207,922
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kieron Gillen first came to attention as a comic creator with his 2006's Phonogram, with Jamie McKelvie. Jamie and he formed into a gestalt monster that rampaged against the next fifteen years of comics, culminating with critical and smash hit The Wicked + the Divine. When not with Jamie, he has co-created books such as DIE, The Ludocrats, Once & Future, Three, Uber and more. When not making his own worlds, he has worked on Marvel Comics biggest books, such as Uncanny X-men, Young Avengers, Thor, Iron Man, Star Wars, Eternals and Darth Vader, (where he co-created Doctor Aphra). His hobbies include pop culture, talking about pop culture, redefining what "pop culture" means in any given conversation and putting off updating his bio as long as possible.

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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