Comic Review: Dark Swan: Storm Born Issue #4

Eugenie Markham never asked for any of this. Until now, she''s been content with her job as a freelance shaman, battling and banishing Otherworldly creatures. When a prophecy suddenly makes her the Otherworld''s most popular bachelorette, Eugenie finds herself fighting off unwanted supernatural suitors, as well as the evils that begin emerging from her past...

Writers: Richelle Mead, Grant Alter

Artist: Dave Hamann

Cover Artist: Dave Hamann, Hennyson Rosero

Page Count: 27 Full Color

This has become my favorite graphic novel. Not only do the colors “pop”, the artwork sets the perfect tone for the story and ‘hubba-hubba’ are the men sexy. As an added bonus, the writing is some of the best I have experienced in this medium. They have captured the snarky attitude found in most Urban Fantasy books and Eugenie has me literally laughing out loud. Even though I have not yet read the novel the comic is based upon, the authors and artists are able to efficiently build and depict the complex world of the story.

Issue #3 left Eugenie and her band of misfit minions in trouble after they crossed into the Other-world looking for a human girl who had been kidnapped by the Gentry. There was much ass-kicking all around and Eugenie did manage to escape, but she discovered why the males of the Otherworld wanted to get in her pants so bad. It seems her biological father was the Storm King and there is a prophecy associated with the birth of her first son. And it isn’t the good kind of prophecy (like they ever are <G>). Eugenie confronts her mom and step-dad and finally finds out the truth. She must now decide what she is going to do with the information.

On top of all the life changing events, Kiyo (the OMG sexy shifter we met back in issue #1) has showed back up and seems very protective of Eugenie. To make the plot even more interesting, she seems to be smitten with him.

Of course this issue also ended with a big cliff hanger and I will be impatiently waiting for the next issue.

5 Smiting Sheep

SS (edited by BAK)

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Dark Swan: Storm Born Issue #3 + Give Away

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Storm Born Issue #3

Writer(s): Richelle Mead, Grant Alter

Artist Name(s): Dave Hamann 

Cover Artist(s): Dave Hamann, Jennyson Rosero

Page Count: 32, Full Color

“Eugenie Markham never asked for any of this. Until now, she’s been content with her job as a freelance shaman, battling and banishing Otherworldly creatures.
When a prophecy suddenly makes her the Otherworld’s most popular bachelorette, Eugenie finds herself fighting off unwanted supernatural suitors, as well as the evils that begin emerging from her past…”- Dark Swan: Storm Born

I love this graphic novel because it is funny, sexy and action-packed. In my reviews of Issue #1 & #2 I mentioned all the smexy men, and guess what? We meet yet another one! He is one of the Gentry, did I mention my weakness for Fae? <G>. And as always the artwork colors pop and the facial expressions and body language speak volumes.

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This issue picks up where the last one left off, instead of going into a flashback or skipping forward. Eugenie has summoned up the three quirky spirits she has bound to her. She needs to go into the ‘Otherworld’ in her flesh body and wants their help to find King Aeson, a Gentry King, who has kidnapped a young girl from the mortal world.

The three spirits are a funny bunch; Volusian is a powerful, but evil spirit that often tells Eugenie he is going to kill her as soon as he can break free from her. Nandi is a Zulu woman who was killed for being a witch and Eugenie has promised to give her peace after three years of service. Understandably, Nandi is full of gloom and doom. A real Debbie Downer <G>. And then there is Finn, a pixie-looking man who isn’t bound to Eugenie like the others, he just likes to hang around.

Eugenie and her team head into the ‘Otherworld’ to find King Dorian (here is the smexy man I mentioned earlier). He is King Aeson’s enemy and Eugenie hopes he will help them rescue the mortal girl out of spite, if nothing else. King Dorian is both arrogant and flirty with long red hair and looks smokin' in his Puss in Boots get up. He can’t help Eugenie directly, but gives her a guide to lead her to Aeson’s castle. When Eugenie and her team arrive at Aeson's there is an action packed bloody fight because Eugenie and company have been lured into a trap.

Action-packed, snark, smexy men and evil doers with pictures (did I mention smexy men?). This comic is all that and a bag of chips! Sea Lion Books was kind enough to provide the first 6 pages of Issue #3 for your pleasure! You can see 6 pages of Issue #2 here.

5 “Rock’n the Green Cape” Sheep!

SS (edited by BAK)

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