Millarworld and Dark Horse Comics are proud to present the first two arcs of the bestselling dark fantasy thriller graphic novel in an oversized hardcover format. Soon to be a Netflix series!
Magic meets the Mob in The Magic Order, as magicians sworn to protect our world for generations battle an enemy who's picking them off one by one.
Collected together for the first time, this beautiful hardcover introduces us to The Magic Order, a group of five families of sorcerers, magicians, and wizards.
They live among us as our neighbors, friends, and co-workers, but by night they protect us from the forces of darkness... unless the darkness gets them first.
From the best-selling, award-winning creator Mark Millar, featuring the artwork of modern masters Olivier Coipel and Stuart Immonen.
Mark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Wanted, the Kick-Ass series, The Secret Service, Jupiter’s Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus, MPH, Starlight, and Chrononauts. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, and The Secret Service (as Kingsman: The Secret Service) have been adapted into feature films, and Nemesis, Superior, Starlight, War Heroes, Jupiter’s Legacy and Chrononauts are in development at major studios.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
We have another (at this point, the third) stunning Library Edition from MillarWorld, and this time, we’re diving into its magical side. This edition collects the first two Magic Order series in one place, and yes, it’s classic Millar.
We follow a family of sorcerers and magicians who protect the mortal world from supernatural threats and maintain order. The main characters are an eclectic mix—there’s the strict and distant father, the rebellious daughter wasting her potential, the good son trying desperately to earn his father’s approval, and then the son whom the father loves the most… but who, for good reasons, wants nothing to do with magic or the family.
So, we have a grand-scale family saga and drama, and of course, no such story would be complete without villains. To go into more detail, I’d have to drop some spoilers, which I won’t do. However, I will say that Madam Albany, the villain of the first volume, felt much more menacing and terrifying than Victor Korne, who took on the antagonist role in the second. Overall, I found the first volume significantly stronger than the second. The villain, the development of family relationships, the unveiling of the magical community, and a few surprises all contributed to that.
The second volume is still a great read, offering more insight into the workings of the magical community and exploring the origins of the Magic Order. However, the “wow” factor I experienced in the first volume just wasn’t there. That said, I still highly recommend it—it’s a genuinely good read. • Vol. 1 – 4.5/5 • Vol. 2 – 3.5/5 • Complete collection in this edition – 4/5