Graphic Novel Review – Witches: The Complete Collection by Daisuke Igarashi (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Fantasy/Graphic Novel
Length: 392 pages
Publisher: Seven Seas
Release Date: May 3, 2022
ISBN-13 : 978-1648278396
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Gift
Rating: 3/5 stars
“An omnibus of award-winning interwoven tales of witchcraft from the critically acclaimed creator of Children of the Sea.
On a visit to a city in the far west of Asia, a British girl named Nicola falls in love. The object of her affection is Mimar, a man who works at the city’s bazaar–yet despite her attempts, he turns her down. Upon returning home to England, the ache of her unrequited love festers. After years spent obtaining wealth, fame, and the Secret of the World, Nicola returns to the bazaar to exact her deadly revenge upon Mimar and those he holds dearest..
This story is one of many in this haunting collection that features tales of witches and dark magic set around the globe and in outer space. “
Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone book. I got this book as a birthday gift.
Thoughts: This was an okay collection of stories around witches. At times the stories were a bit hard to follow and the illustration vague. However, there were a couple of stories that stood out as being very good to me.
This is a collection of short stories about women with magical powers. The settings are all over the place with some being in the past, present, and future. Many of the stories have a little twist in them. Some are fairly creepy.
I thought this was okay as a whole. The illustration is inconsistent throughout; some panels are beautiful and some are very unfinished feeling. At times the illustration is easy to follow and at times confusing. The stories tended to be a bit hard to follow what was happening. I re-read some panels multiple times and still wasn’t sure what was happening.
In the end I was fairly ambivalent about this. It was an okay read and some of the stories were decent, but they were also hard to follow and the illustration style wasn’t my favorite.
My Summary (3/5): Overall this was an okay collection of stories about witches. The stories varied from good to very hard to follow. The illustration was also inconsistent; some panels are beautiful and some feel very unfinished. I don’t plan on picking up more graphic novels/manga from Igarashi. If you enjoy somewhat ambiguous stories about witches in different settings you might enjoy this.
