Yonna is a witch who is traveling the open road when she comes across a gang of bloodthirsty biker vampires, The Hounds of Love, who are on the hunt for the source of magic. The vampires know that witch blood can grant them the abilities of the witch whose blood they drank. Yonna tries to mind her own business and continue on with her solo trip but, she soon finds herself in vampires' cross hairs.
I thought the graphic novel was beautifully drawn. I was also interested in reading about vampires and witches. I was torn about the graphic novel at times because it was a bit confusing. Some parts of the story wasn't well fleshed out. And at times, I felt like I was missing a connection in story and with the characters. There was some mentions of a band called "Mannequin Pussy", that was referred too a few times but, I am not familiar with them. Some graphic novel spent a lot of time building up to the story and has no real "meaty" parts to the story. I felt like this book had tons of story and I felt that some of it could have been added to another book so, some parts of the story could have been fleshed out more. I would have love to learn more about Esme and Yonna's relationship and why Yonna is spending all of her time on the road. They mentioned different types of witches and I would have learned to learn about each type and how they related to Esme. I felt like these were important details that were just hinted at but, no details were really given. However, I did think the graphic was a fun read. Yonna was funny and a flawed character and I would be interested in reading more about her adventures.
**Disclosure - I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion**
About The Book:
Author: Matthew Erman, Lisa Sterle
(Illustrations),Gab Contreras, Jim Campbell
Pub. Date: April 12, 2022
Publisher: Wonderbound
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 128
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
A non-stop supernatural action adventure bathed in magic, blood, motorcycles, mayhem, vampires, and an unconventional. 1,000 year-old witch named Yonna.
MAGIC IS IN THE BLOOD
A modern, Wild West road trip about a witch named Yonna cruising the Southwest
as a band of bloodthirsty biker vampires, The Hounds of Love, hunt her
scattered coven for the source of all magic: witch blood. From the critically
acclaimed creators of The Modern Witch Tarot Deck and Long Lost comes Witchblood,
a blend of action, lore, and Americana—perfect for fans of Buffy and American
Gods.
Reviews:
"Loud
and brash and high-energy, the kind of thing that makes readers yearn to see
what will come next...[packed with] gripping, stylish thrills." ― Women
Write About Comics
"A mixtape in comic form, that blends familiar lore, with the roughness of
the Wild West...the creative team has successfully given us a character who
although vulnerable, packs some serious attitude, you can’t help but root for
her, and with the dangers she has stumbled upon and the revelation of her
WITCHBLOOD, we are on our way to be treated to some action-packed, magic in the
making." ― Geek Network
"Witchblood #1 is a fun, splashy start to a stylish series." ― AV
Club
"Want a chaotic, fun time? Witchblood is just the levels of chaos you need
in your life." ― Wandering Nerd Girl
"Witchblood is the most beautiful form of a passion project...This comic
really is something special, not just for fans of witchcraft and vampires, but
for anyone who loves colour, representation, and the craft done right."
― The Valkyries
Named one of "the comics and graphic novels worth mentioning from
2021" ― THRILLIST
About Matthew Erman:
Matthew Erman is a comics writer from Columbus, Ohio.
Alongside Lisa Sterle, he co-created the critically acclaimed comic horror
series, Long Lost, which was optioned
for Film/TV by Producer Jenny Klein (The Witcher, Daisy Jones and The Six).
Erman has since worked on the comic book series Jim Henson’s The Dark
Crystal: Age of Resistance and graphic novel Power Rangers:
Sins of the Future with BOOM! Studios, series Care Bears:
Unlock the Magic with IDW, the upcoming science fiction/ horror
/ humorous romance original graphic novel BONDING, with
artist and co-creator Emily Pearson for Vault Comics, and the smash
supernatural action adventure comics series (with artist/co-creator Lisa
Sterle) from Vault Comics, WITCHBLOOD. His short work
can be found in anthologies such as Corpus (2018), Dead Beats (2019)
and Everything is Going Wrong (2019).
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon
Lisa Sterle
is a Columbus artist with work spanning from comic books to concept design to
pop-culture-fueled illustration. Her work is often bright, expressive, and
occasionally tinged with horror— marrying her two favorite themes: the
beautiful and the grotesque. She has worked with HarperCollins, IDW,
Image, Archie Comics, Vault Comics, BOOM! Studios, and many others. She is
the co-creator of monthly comics Long Lost and Submerged
(Vault Comics), and Witchblood (Vault comics), as well as creator of The Modern Witch Tarot Deck, a
modern and diverse interpretation of the classic Rider-Waite tarot
deck. Currently she is working on the graphic novel Squad with
writer Maggie Tokuda-Hall for Greenwillow Books.
WITCHBLOOD is the first time Lisa Sterle’s wider
(witchy/tarot/occult) audience has access to her all-new book (to be found in book stores in which
they frequent), and it is her first creator-owned project since The Modern
Witch Tarot.
As the creator of the smash, best-selling, The Modern Witch Tarot, Lisa has a super rabid fan base, and with over
16K Twitter followers, she is known as one of the most “influential witches
in the world!” Further, Lisa was voted by Watkins Body Mind Spirit
Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living
People (Pope Francis is #1, Dalai Lama is #2; Lisa is #92 – Neil de
Grasse Tyson is #93!)
Here’s more
about Lisa Sterle’s diverse, all-female,
Modern Witch Tarot:
- The Modern Witch Tarot has sold
over TWO MILLION UNITS since its release on October 1, 2019
- The Modern Witch Tarot is the
#1 Bestselling Tarot in the world – ever!
- It is
the #1 BESTSELLER in Amazon’s Tarot category
- It is
the #2 BESTSELLER in Amazon’s Fortune Telling category
- It is
the #4 BESTSELLER in Amazon’s Witchcraft Religion & Spirituality
category
- The
Modern Witch Tarot has over 13,000 reviews
- The
Modern Witch Tarot is rated 5 stars on Amazon
- The
Modern Witch Tarot has been in the TOP 500 Books on Amazon since release
- The Modern Witch Tarot
reinvented the Rider-Waite deck for modern use
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Giveaway Details:
2 winners will receive a finished copy of WITCHBLOOD, US Only.
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