Download The Wicked + The Divine Volume 8 Old is the New New Kieron Gillen Stephanie Hans Andre Lima Araujo Matt Wilson Kris Anka Jen Bartel Books
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Modernist poets trapped in an Agatha Christie Murder Mystery. The Romantics gathering in Lake Geneva to resurrect the dead. What really happened during the fall of Rome. The Lucifer who was a nun, hearing Ananke's Black Death confession. As we approach the end, we start to see the full picture. Also includes the delights of the WicDiv Christmas Annual and the Comedy special.
Collects all six of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE's essential Specials.
GENRE Superheroes, Urban Fantasy, Crime & Mystery
Modernist poets trapped in an Agatha Christie Murder Mystery. The Romantics gathering in Lake Geneva to resurrect the dead. What really happened during the fall of Rome. The Lucifer who was a nun, hearing Ananke's Black Death confession. As we approach the end, we start to see the full picture. Also includes the delights of the WicDiv Christmas Annual and the Comedy special.
Collects all six of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE's essential Specials.
Download The Wicked + The Divine Volume 8 Old is the New New Kieron Gillen Stephanie Hans Andre Lima Araujo Matt Wilson Kris Anka Jen Bartel Books
"This volume doesn't pick up where volume 7 left off, it's gathering previously published (but uncollected) material. I wouldn't call it "filler" because I appreciated the context about the ending of previous pantheons in the first half of the book. The second half is less essential, but still worth reading for fans of the series.
If only forward motion is acceptable to you at this point, skip this and wait for volume 9 (September!). If you enjoy looking backwards with stories written and drawn with as much care as the rest of the series, this is worth your time."
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The Wicked + The Divine Volume 8 Old is the New New Kieron Gillen Stephanie Hans Andre Lima Araujo Matt Wilson Kris Anka Jen Bartel Books Reviews :
The Wicked + The Divine Volume 8 Old is the New New Kieron Gillen Stephanie Hans Andre Lima Araujo Matt Wilson Kris Anka Jen Bartel Books Reviews
- It's true that this volume collects single-issue specials that have been released one at a time over the entire life of the comic. This was not a surprise to anyone who was reading single issues, as it has always been discussed in the letters section, but I understand that it might take someone aback if they're reading just the trades. It may seem like a pointless diversion, but I promise it's not.
This volume is not skippable. It may not be immediately clear why you need some of the information present here, but I promise that you will--otherwise some of the events of the final volume will absolutely not make any sense.
This trade collects six things four "historical" specials with stories centering on or involving Lucifers past, taking place during recurrences from 455AD, 1373, 1831, and 1923; the Christmas Annual #1; and The Funnies.
The historical specials are presented here in chronological order, though not in the order they were initially published. There is a guide in the introduction about when to read them, if you'd like to experience them in the order that they came out during the story. This isn't an essential way to approach it, but it does fit in very nicely with certain twists and reveals in the comic. For instance, the 1923 special originally followed the end of Volume 6, Imperial Phase Part II. The very last two pages of that volume contain a major series twist, which is then referenced in the 1923 recurrence. It's fun to see it play out that way, but again, not essential to experience in that order. And again these specials contain vital information for the final volume of the comic, "Okay." My favorite special 1923, a mix of comic and prose which is also about a struggle between "high art" and "low art." It was really interesting diving into the message being delivered in the high art/low art mixed media presentation itself, the events themselves lead directly into how the first issue of the comic opened, and identifying the historical pop-culture figures represented by all of the gods was a lot of fun.
The Christmas Annual is a handful of short vignettes taking place during the modern recurrence showing scenes that the creators didn't have the space or means to get to naturally while telling the story. This is less essential than the historical issues, but does flesh out character backstories in an interesting way that I didn't think was a waste of time. Finally, the Funnies special is a series of short humorous stories that aren't canonical and are just for fun. My favorites are showing how Laura broke her phone screen (reacting badly to some of author Kieron Gillen's tweets), and how Matt Wilson was hired as colorist (under dire threat from Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie).
To wrap back around, I guess an argument could be made that the Christmas Annual and the Funnies special are totally skippable; one doesn't seem to be absolutely vital but is still worth reading, while the other is non-canonical anyway, but very silly and fun. But for real they are releasing this as volume 8 for a reason. The historical specials contain information that would have been a spoiler if they had been released before any other volumes, and absolutely contain information necessary to understand some of the events of volume 9. Not skippable. - This volume doesn't pick up where volume 7 left off, it's gathering previously published (but uncollected) material. I wouldn't call it "filler" because I appreciated the context about the ending of previous pantheons in the first half of the book. The second half is less essential, but still worth reading for fans of the series.
If only forward motion is acceptable to you at this point, skip this and wait for volume 9 (September!). If you enjoy looking backwards with stories written and drawn with as much care as the rest of the series, this is worth your time. - 2.5 stars
This has 4 stories from previous pantheons (end of Rome, black plague, the 1830s, and the roaring 20s). The Rome and Plague stories are very good. The tales about Rome and the plague are very good. The roaring 20s piece is mostly prose (thick and overflowing, it is a chore to read through).
At the back of the book is a Christmas special with filler panels that detail some of the sexual relationships between pantheon members (fine). The funnies book has a couple of decent moments. I didn't like the Scooby Doo story, but I did appreciate the concept and the art.
Completists will want to read this, but if you are tight on money, you can skip this and just wait for the next volume, in which the series will conclude. - Great story and artwork
- The people who have negatively reviewed this trade have clearly missed the point. While the Christmas and Funnies specials are goofy and nonessential, the period pieces are INCREDIBLY important to the story. Coming from someone who reads the serialized comics, if you don’t read this before the next trade, you will be very confused.
- Do you enjoy fillers? Waited 6 months for the next volume to come out for nothing but backstory and heavy novel-esque comic book? Than look no further than this latest volume in a great series. What a waste of time and money.... Welp, guess it'll be another half a year before I hopefully get something worth the wait. Worst Volume yet, Skip this one, trust me...you can wait til the next one.
