An eons-old wizard has finally found the tomb of the Mantikore, the universe’s oldest, darkest power. Or has he? Enter Alex Crane, a slacker college student with a crappy job and problems with his girlfriend. When Alex blunderingly releases the ancient evil, he’ll have more to worry about than rent and his love life.

This comic book tries to blend the elements of fantasy and adventure, but in doing so, it misses the mark a lot in my opinion. So if you are interested in hearing my thoughts about this comic book, then keep reading.

The concept of this comic book involves a mix of mystical elements and modern-day settings. But the narrative of this comic book makes the concept of this comic book feel very lacking.

The storyline itself in this comic book feels very disjointed and confusing,  which left me with an unclear understanding of the plot and the direction in which this comic book tried to go.

The characters in this comic book were without sufficient depth or clarity. At the same time, it was very hard to find a character with any form of personality in this comic book because the characters with personalities didn’t exist in this comic book.

The main character lacks any form of personality or something that would make the main character stand out or be memorable to us as readers. The main character didn’t have any backstory or motivations at all in this comic book. This really made it difficult for me to like the main character or be invested in his journey throughout this comic book.

The side characters in this comic book aren’t better than the main character, which I already talked about. All of the side characters in this comic book don’t have any development or personalities of their own. At the same time, none of the side characters in this comic book added anything to the narrative of the comic book or the story as a whole.

The artwork in this comic book had some appealing moments throughout this comic book. But for the most part, the artwork in this comic book felt very cluttered, which I found to be very distracting at times. 

This comic book tries to give us the themes of fantasy and adventure, which I mentioned at the beginning of this review. The themes that this comic book tries to give us aren’t explored, and they seem very underdeveloped if the creators of this comic book didn’t know what they were doing. 

The potential for thematic depth exists, but the lack of cohesive storytelling prevents these elements from resonating with me personally. Of course, it can be just me being the picky reader that I am. But that’s my thoughts on this comic book.

I Give This Book 1 / 5