Mythica: Darkness Rising is a comic collection created by Matt Campbell. It collects Mythica issues 1-6. In this story we follow the varied adventures of the Belgian Kimberly Bradshaw, the Scot Magnus MacDracken, and the Irish Riley Scott as they fight foes both human and supernatural during WWI. I’ll attempt to keep this light as reviewing six issues at once makes spoilers almost unavoidable. I’ll just be giving a very basic plot overview and ever so gently touch on the driving force behind each protagonist. Kimberly is a young woman in Belgium who is currently having dreams about Magnus and his exploits with the Blackwatch. These dreams disturb her greatly for reasons other than the obvious. Her world is turned askew when her boyfriend Yosef announces that he is going to be a medic on the front lines. Magnus and his men are currently on a mission to sabotage some German supply lines. After some routine surveillance and movement they run into and battle with some demonic creature. After narrowly defeating it but being the sole survivor of the battle Magnus is very distraught. In the middle of his mourning a supernatural being appears and offers him answers. Riley Scott is a spy who along with her partner Rutherford is spying on the Germans. They head to Transylvania on a mission and after finding their target, things go very wrong. Overall this is an interesting story seen from many different angles. And the story is not yet complete, there is an issue seven already out with more to come.
The art in this story has a dark tone. Even when it’s daylight you feel it. This fits perfectly with story as it isn’t exactly cheery. The otherworldly creatures are drawn with great detail and little quick that make them unique. The outfits in this comic are nicely drawn but not cookie-cutter even for background characters. Kimberly Bradshaw has a wardrobe fitting for the time with various dresses, hats, and scarves. Magnus wears a kilt which stands out as something I rarely see in comics, even in the story some people question him about it. Riley Scott has the most varied and eye-catching outfits by far, wearing bright dresses, pants(women didn’t really do that back then), and something that would be a terrible pun if I wrote it here. Also this comic has what I love, expression-heavy, detailed faces.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes.
“Would I like this?”
If you like demon battling and strong heroines you should pick this up. If you like WWI-based stories this might be something you like.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
R. Gore galore.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“Close your eyes, you nae gonna wanna see this.”
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***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 134
Violent Pages: 54, for 40% of the comic
Sexy Pages: 2, for 1.5% of the comic
**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**
Violence Level – 5
“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”
“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”
“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”
“This was a tournament arc.”
“All my life I had to fight.”
Gore Level – 5
“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”
“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”
“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”
“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”
“This is a slaughterhouse.”
Death Level – 5
“And everybody lived happily ever after.”
“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”
“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”
“Yeah this was a tragedy.”
“Think Gettysburg.”
Porn Level – 2
“Everybody kept their clothes on.”
“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”
“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”
“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”
“Oh. This is porn.”
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