In the world of Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott’s (writer and
artist, respectfully) Black Magick Det. Rowan Black is a witch that lives in
the city of Portsmouth trying to forget her past and live in peace. But living in peace is not really possible
for a witch who can remember all her past lives and the atrocities brought upon
her people and herself. In Vol. 2 of the
series – “Awakening II” (which covers Issues #6-11 of the ongoing series) there
are two main stories. The first covers
Rowan when she was young and about to go through a ritual that would allow her
to recall all her past lives. This may
seem like a simple thing but learning about one’s past drives you towards your
future of which plays a huge part in why Rowan became a police office.
In the present, Rowan has to contend with a new menace which
is a society of witch hunters known as Aira, who have killed many of her kind
including several of her past lives.
With the help of her best friend Alexandra Roman must discover what
plans Aira has for her city while also keeping her day job and solve a new
series of murders.
Rucka (as usual) has crafted an engaging supernatural story
that both has its roots firming planted in a detective story and that of a
witchcraft story. The entire story is
character driven and the supporting characters are all extremely well written
and engaging on their own rite making for a compelling read. I love Scott’s style of grey-tone artwork
with splashes of color when it is needed. The whole feeling is a noir film but
in comic book form.
If you enjoy these types of stories, then this is the
perfect comic for you. Rucka maintains
the same quality of some of his most popular books like Whiteout or Queen &
Country or even his amazing run on Wonder Woman.
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