GUMAA: The Beginning of Her #3

Gumaa: The Beginning of Her #3

by JeeHyung Lee, Nabetse Zitro (artist)

Young Khalida escapes from a drug syndicate and discovers an ancient blade in a long-abandoned temple. Using its power, she becomes the Goddess of the City, controlling the citizens through dark magic and fear.

But events are being manipulated against her from the shadows, targeting Khalida. A final action-packed confrontation will reawaken the ancient war and change the balance of power between heaven and hell… forever.

Genres: Comics

41 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 7, 2024

Reviews

[Krystal · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series is so scarce with story and just uses images to jump the story along. You really have to infer everything and that's just not for me. I need some kind of explanation!

The artwork is pretty badass, though.

I'm very curious about the story but every issue just frustrates me.

[mooniepal · Rating 5 out of 5]

DAYUM I just keep getting more and more invested in this series! Each issue is just layered with good story telling, amazing moody art, and stakes that keep rising at a great pace. I LOVE Khalida's goddess form. And the way Marsha combined souls with her (at least that's what I'm assuming what happened)? Sooo freaking cool and spooky. Now Khalida has the whole mafia by their balls. It's especially satisfying to see Manuel get his ass handed to him. I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ISSUE IN MARCH ❤️‍🩹

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent visual feast, with a satisfyingly length of story. The reader is stopped straight in, but there is a good scene setting skilfully placed within the presented story. I really liked the artwork style which fitted the text superbly. I was suitably satisfied at the end. But There also seems to more comics in the series already available for readers to enjoy. Thank you to Titan Books and NetGalley for the comic ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

[Vyshakh Aravindan · Rating 2 out of 5]

🕳️ Gumaa #3 — Pretentious and Pointless
This is where Gumaa begins to spiral. The narrative becomes increasingly incoherent, jumping between scenes without transitions or purpose. Symbolism is inserted without context, and characters become even more one-note. Dialogue grows more cryptic—but not in a clever or poetic way, just confusing. It feels like the comic wants to be profound but forgot to include actual meaning.