The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide

author: Kieron Gillen
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2016/11/29
date added: 2016/11/29
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide' by Kieron Gillen left me mostly unimpressed. With regular artist Jamie McKelvie on hiatus, the issue had a series of guest artists with varying quality.

The volume is set up as a bunch of singular issues tied together by a reporter doing a story on the gods. If you're unfamiliar with the series, the gods come back every so often, then die off after two years. In this version, they are celebrities and pop stars, which fits the kind of nihilistic lifestyle of dying after a few years.

I enjoyed the first volume I read, but this one feels like so much moping. It's hard to feel any pity for someone who has beauty and power, even if they have a supposedly limited life. It just wore on me. There area few characters I like, and there was some art I liked. It's funny that my favorite was issue 17 which was done by Jamie McKelvie, the regular artist. Maybe this really was commercial suicide. I enjoyed the earlier issues, but this one left me cold.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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