New York Times best-selling author and Eisner-nominated creator of iZombie, Chris Roberson, delivers a magical ongoing new series. Memorial is the story of Em, a young woman who arrives at a hospital in Portland, Oregon with no memory of her past. A year later, she has rebuilt her life, only to find her existence thrown into turmoil after she inherits a magical shop. The kind that appears in an alley one instance and disappears the next.

Let me start this review by saying that this one is just a preview for the entire comic book. And I read it because I wanted to see if the full comic book was worth the money and time I would spend on it. And I’m gonna give you the answer for that at the end of this review.

This previews tries to establish an intriguing premise which is centered around a protagonist who stumbles into a world of magic and hidden realms. I gotta say that the premise is intriguing but the way it is presented to us really feels like the entire storyline of the full comic book version is very underdeveloped.

The narrative of this preview doesn’t provide enough context or hooks for me personally to fully engage me into buying and reading the full version of this comic book.

I personally found this preview to be fun to read if you aren’t looking for a well made comic book. This preview has some enjoyable and interesting moments here and there

At the same time this preview leaves many questions unanswered and the key plot points in this preview seem very under-explored which really didn’t make me interested enough to buy and read the entire comic book.

This preview introduces some of the characters from the full comic book, but I gotta admit that the characters we get in this preview lack any form of depth and personalities. 

The main character in this preview isn’t given enough backstory or motivation to make her journey relatable or compelling. And the side characters appear very briefly in this preview and the side characters don’t contribute anything to the narrative of this preview.

The artwork in this preview is very good. Because it is offering us a rich, atmospheric aesthetic that complements the fantastical elements of the story. Which for me personally was the best part about this preview.

In my opinion the illustrations we get in this preview effectively convey the mystical tone which this preview tries to give present us. But there are times where the illustrations in this preview occasionally lacks clarity, which can make following the plot challenging.

The themes which this preview gives us, seem very undeveloped. Which really didn’t help me want to read the full comic book.

I personally wont read the full version of this comic book because I wasn’t that interested in this preview to actually buy and use time on the full version of this comic book.

I Give This Book 2 / 5