Hexed: The Harlot and the Thief #1

Hexed #1

by Michael Alan Nelson (Writer), Dan Mora (Artist)

WHY WE LOVE DAY MEN. 28 DAYS LATER. DINGO. Besides being one of our favorite writers, Michael Alan Nelson is one of the industry's preeminent voices in horror, and we couldn't be happier to be bringing back his fan-favorite creation HEXED for another dive into the depths of the Aether with an ongoing series! WHY YOU'LL LOVE Lucifer is the perfect mash-up of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lara Croft. Plus, HEXED was Pretty Deadly and Amazing SpiderMan superstar Emma Rios' introduction to the American comics scene back in 2008, and new series artist Dan Mora is poised to continue the trend with his lyrical, horrific, and wholly unique take on Lucifer. WHAT IT'S Luci Jennifer Inacio Das Neves (most people just call her 'Lucifer') is a supernatural thief-for-hire, stealing wondrous objects from the dark denizens of the netherworld for her mentor/mother figure, Val Brisendine. But when Lucifer accidentally unleashes a terrible evil from one of the paintings hanging in Val's art gallery, will any of the tricks up her sleeve be enough to stop it?

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Adult, Magic

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 7, 2009

About the author

Michael Alan Nelson grew up in a small Indiana farming community before moving to Los Angeles in 2002. He is the winner of the 2004 New Times 55 Fiction contest for his short-short "The Conspirators" and was awarded the 2011 Glyph Comics Award for Best Female Character for the character Selena from his series "28 Days Later." Michael is the author of the critically acclaimed comic series "Hexed," "Dingo," and "Fall of Cthulhu." His current ongoing titles include "Day Men" and the relaunch of the fan-favorite series "Hexed." His first prose novel, "Hexed: the Sisters of Witchdown" arrives May 5th, 2015. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Lyndsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a little confusing at first, but then you will get hooked into the story.

[alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm, I'm not sure how I feel about Hexed yet. First off, the cover is gorgeous...the interior artwork, less so. I love the concept of people being able to enter paintings and art objects being used for sorcery. However, I'm confused by the type and source of magic being used, and I don't yet get the role of Lucifer and her relationship with Harlot. I do love Harlot's styling and her bouquet of irises. Creepy!

On Hexed #2: What the heck is this world of the dead? And wouldn't that chick now walk and talk like an old Roman gladiator? And why do I feel like I'm looking at BenTen artwork?? But...creepy magical artworks, so I'll keep reading a bit more.

[Weatherly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting premise, pretty snappy action. The author threw a lot of proper nouns for "worldbuilding" at you without explaining a lot of them, but I'm sure they'll come back later. Not amazing, but I'll probably read the next one.

[Kelly (Kailana)]

Originally read March 12, 2015

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet Lu!