Born of Blood #6 is a comic written by Dolan with Joe Corallo and illustrated by Aurelio Mazzara with colors by Sebastian Gonzalez. Giaris and Leonidas find themselves at the mercy of the new queen regent. This is a supernatural historical fiction comic that has violence, romance, and vengenance. The leading lady for this tale is Giaris, the Princess of Sparta who seems to always end up in violent situations. With her is Leonidas, the King of Sparta who is sort of caught in the middle of some personal drama. Rounding out the main cast the Queen Regent Aurelia, she was an advisor to Giaris’ father King Cleomenes but she is now wielding power. The story picks up where the last one left off with the royal duo having been captured and sentenced to die. They’ll end up fighting for their lives against familiar and unimaginable foes. With the assistance of flashbacks and monologues we’ll learn the reasons for the animosity and discover that not everyone is as blameless as they seem. The action here is bloody and hard-hitting with light gore. The tone is intense and serious even in the flashbacks as the stakes were and are high. The dialogue is very angry all-around with the characters speaking proper English so expect the occasional big word. No wordy pages here. This is a series that has given us gratuitous violence, dramatic relationships, deep secrets and this final issue maintains those standards while giving us an exciting conclusion.

            The art here is slightly cartoonish with a sharpness to it and some top-notch shading. The color palette is mainly reds and browns as this is combat-heavy. The scenery is mostly rocks with the occasional grassy field. The main location is a mountainous valley that we don’ really get the full view of. The backgrounds are usually either rocky or some kind of combination between gradient colors and action lines. The expression level here is very high as these looks add extra impact to the words. The range is mostly anger, frustration, or crazed with some sadder ones coming through on occasion. The faces are full of detail especially on close-ups which make the emotions come out strong and clear. The mystical effects are bright and cannot be missed. The violence is very physical and bloody with some brutal, lightly gory moments. The action scenes flow well and have a high amount of panels. The bare minimum of clothes seems to be the ideal no matter the gender.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like Greek supernatural historical fiction starring a woman and involving family drama and frequent combat with vengeance and hate sprinkled in then this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

R. Violence, blood, light gore, sex.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“This was a brutality we were unfamiliar with.”

 

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***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 24

Violent Pages: 11, for 46% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 2, for 8% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 4

“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 – 4

“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 – 3

“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 – 4

“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.”