The Wicked + The Divine Volume 3: Commercial Suicide (WICKED & DIVINE TP)

With this series. Seriously. My joint favourite human introduced me to the series and ever since I've been furiously acquiring and reading through them,, frantically chasing the threads of the stories, while the wisps of unwritten stories about the characters coalesce in my mind and stick themselves to the walls, begging to be woven together.There's such drama and intrigue and GLORY in these pages, and every comic brings with it joy and ecstasy and the true depths of suffering and it is almost too much as an emotional reading experience. But only almost.And as for 'how good is it?' Well I've had to make changes to my list of 'Most Fave Comics/Graphic Novels' and Warren Ellis is now in number 4 not number 3.

I love the storyline and how it has been developing since the first volume. After the incredibly cruel ending to volume two each issue in this volume follows a different god in the Pantheon as they try to make the most of their remaining time and survive as long as possible, which proves more difficult than first believed. This volume also utilized a series of guest artists for each issue, which when individually printed and sold was probably very fun and interesting, but in a compilation such as this, it's distracting and makes it seem disjointed. Don't get me wrong, each of the artists does nice work, I liked some a lot and some not so much, but the drastic style shift was unexpected. I can't wait for the fourth volume!

I adored volume 1 and 2 for the innovative storytelling, and the consistently beautiful art by Jaimie McKelvie. This volume was rather disappointing. Although McKelvie's name is plastered on the front, the moment you open the graphic novel, you'll see that something is off. Every issue in this volume was done by a different guest artist because McKelvie is involved in another series as well (this was only explained at the very end of the volume where there are a few pages done by McKelvie).There's little plot progression in this volume, as it wholly functions as a filler volume in which we're treated to some of the backstories of the gods pre-pantheon. It's hit and miss with these stories in both plot and art. The Tara arc is incredibly evocative and thought provoking, and the Baphomet/Morrigan backstory will have you both ecstatic and in pain (the good kind that comes from great storytelling). There's also an interesting insight into Woden's helmeted mind.There are some stories that stick out glaringly. You'll know when you see it.Overall, a solid three. One star gone for lack of McKelvie's beautiful work, and one star lost for one very questionable looking issue and lack of plot development.Don't lose hope in the series though! The first issue for volume four are absolutely excellent once again.

This volume was no where near as good as the first two. I didn't like the mishmash of artwork and the plot was confusing compared to the first and second volumes. I hear Jamie is back for volume 4 so I look forward to reading that one more.

The story remains strong but the main artist is largely absent giving the book a variable sense of style and quality. Still ok but not up to the high mark of the first two volumes.

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A mishmash of art styles makes this less enjoyable than the previous books.

Another great find