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The Wicked And The Divine #32 Review: Dio Versus Woden

Persephone is stuck with Sakhmet, the killer of Amaterasu. Sakhmet is a bit insane, as it turns out. So this arrangement isn't ideal.

Meanwhile, Dionysus is challenging Woden, wanting to help everyone. This may not be enough, but Dio is going to try everything he can regardless.

Full disclosure: I'd only read the first volume of The Wicked and the Divine prior to this. Needless to say, a lot has changed in the story since then. Thankfully, the first volume set up the scenario and the characters well enough that I was able to keep up and follow the new plot beats.

As such, this comic was still a very enjoyable. The world of The Wicked and the Divine oozes with personality and rings true. Laura/Persephone is a highly engaging protagonist, and watching her cope with ascended godhood is great.

Sakhmet is a delightful pseudo-antagonist, and Woden is just the right level of insufferable so that you do want to watch him, well, suffer. Dio is endearing as all hell, and Cass is easy to root for.

The plot is interesting and keeps surfacing new layers to dig through. You want to know how it all ends, but you don't want to rush it so you can keep enjoying it.

As always, Jamie McKelvie and Matthew Wilson's artwork makes for a gorgeous comic book. The world is detailed and clean. There is an ever-unnerving aspect to the sterility. It allows for a sense of realism that is cut with a hint of discomfort in the fact that it's too clean.

The Wicked and the Divine remains a brilliant tale, though I can't recommend just hopping in this late in the game (like I sort of have). Read the series, but you owe it to yourself to read the full story.

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