Before learning about her history and heritage as a descendant of Mandrake the Magician, Mandy Paz was a normal pre-teen girl. An increasing amount of supernatural occurences suddenly has Mandy realizing there is more to her life than she has ever considered.

I need to admit here that this comic book is the best comic book I have read this year. And I have read a lot of comic books this year which is saying something here.

This comic book is in a way a respectful, modern-leaning revival primer that balances nostalgia with a new-hero handoff. Which I had a hard time staying interested in at times.

This comic book is in a way functional and inviting, but the setup-heavy approach and uneven tone makes it boring and uninteresting at times. 

This comic book gives us some good teases of magic and hinting at good antagonists with a lot of character conflicts which I guess are further explored in other parts of this comic book series. 

In my opinion this comic book leans too much on narration and info which in a way drops the memento of this comic book rather than letting the mystery breathe.

This comic book has also a very uneven tone to it. Since the scenes in this comic book swings between pulpy wonder and YA-flavored angst without always smoothing the transitions.

The ending and the low stakes climax of this comic book makes this comic book not quite land with me to actually give this comic book a good rating.

I Give This Book 3 / 5