Just finished reading The Wicked + Divine “1923AD" One-Shot and I can’t remember the last time I was so thoroughly SATISFIED! If you‘re like me, you’ve ALWAYS wondered about those four gods who appeared with Annake in the opening of Wicked + Divine’s very first issue (before simultaneously ending their own lives), and for the FIRST time, we are getting to read their TALE!
I have to say I spent many a day poring over those mysterious four characters, trying to guess which Gods they represented…I remember assuming the little blonde girl was the 1920’s Morrigan because she had the same black charcoal looking “mask” around her eyes, but had absolutely NO CLUE who the others were...
Well, come to find out I was wrong The little girl, (whom I guess I should have deduced was the 1930’s Minerva since the one in the present day is also a little girl),but no matter as I soon got to learn about ALL of the 12 Gods, some of whom I knew and some I’d never heard of before!
Since such a grand tale couldn’t be told in one issue if it were drawn like usual, this issue is almost 80% TEXT- yes, this issue is a written story, with only a few illustrated pages spread throughout SO awesome, !it’s like reading a NOVEL on the Pantheon!!!
Damn, it’s issues like this that reassure me that THE WICKED + THE DIVINE is one of the most well-crafted and special storylines out there!
PS: I absolutely ADORE the 1923 Amaterasu and the "Shirley Temple-ish" Minerva (and is that her I see on the upcoming WicDiv Issue #35???)!!
