The beginning is stylistically coloured and illustrated, with Persephone and Amaterasu mirror images of each other. Light and Darkness embracing the New Year and new challenges to come. You can feel the terror in the atmosphere, the underlying horror of Persephone killing Ananke without regret. Her asking Sekhmet, "what's the worst thing I could do to you?" If that is not a huge warning sign for the other Gods, then who knows what is. I loved the panel changes being switched up throughout. From weird transitions, to lit up borders, shifting borders bleeding in or out of images. The pop culture images abound, and the God are more colourful or darker than ever. Depending on mood, a God may be bright, fluorescent, or dark and black. Each God has flaws, and The Norns (Urdr) continue to question whether they are actually Gods, or something else entirely. Which is something the reader also wonders about, as the Gods seem to keep the characteristics, personalities and memories of the humans they have possessed. No memories from previous lives, just some traits that come from the idea of who these Gods were. I found many of the story lines quite interesting, especially Baphomet's, as he appears to have landed himself in an abusive relationship with The Morrigan. He is truthful with her about his infidelity with Persephone, which gives The Morrigan a hold over him. He cannot leave her side, he must agree with her on everything, he is showing bruises and scratches, she has isolated him from all of the other Gods. I just love how these graphic novels take a predictable plot and twist it on its head, leaving the reader uncomfortable and shocked. Well done!
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