This is probably part of why I felt the characters were underdeveloped and didn’t respond to the events of the story in a believable way. The male main character also had abilities such as sword fighting and shooting guns very accurately that just wouldn’t be possible without any previous training.Īnother critique I have is the story moved way too fast. It wasn’t believable or relatable and took me out of the story quite a few times. One thing that particularly bothered me was that two of the protagonists who had no knowledge of the supernatural coming to life acclimated themselves to the reality of that way too fast. Maybe this is in part due to the limitations of it being in comic form, but I don’t think so. The story and most of the protagonists felt very shallow and at times, messy and underdeveloped.

However, that is where the positives ended for me. The story itself was also entertaining and one of the main characters, Gran, was pretty awesome. The style actually reminded me of the animation of the cartoon movie Atlantis, but even better and much more dark and gritty. Dan Mora did an incredible job bringing this story to life. On one hand, I really loved the art style. Now the two must navigate the complicated history of the McGuire family, all while combating the deadly secrets of England’s past that threaten its very future. When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead, retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat.

Once & Future, Vol. 1 by Kieron Gillen