W.I.T.C.H. Part IV: Trial of the Oracle, Vol. 3

W.I.T.C.H. Graphic Novels #12

by Walt Disney Company

Having uncovered the true identity of the new Oracle, W.I.T.C.H. and the former Oracle head to Kandrakar in an effort to free Elyon, return the Crown of Light to its rightful owner, and protect all of creation from this terrible threat. Things seldom go as smoothly as planned, though, and as things begin to unravel, can the girls survive their most important mission ever?

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels Manga

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2018

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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.

Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.

Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.

The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.

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Reviews

[Amelia Ūkas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Penkios moksleivės jau ketvirtą sezoną šikasi su geriausios draugės sexy broliu. Labai fun.

[Anniken Haga · Rating 3 out of 5]

Over half of this comic didn't seem to really have any story.
I also remember having read this, so I guess this is around the place where I stopped reading - I know I've been saying this a lot, but this time I remember the story-line with the Jensen-girl and I remember being as annoyed with it back when as I am now. I can't tell you why, though.

One thing I know made me roll my eyes in this series, is how the authors seem to forget the original hobbies of the characters. I wish we could see some more of Taranee's photographing instead of her getting another hobby she's supposedly really good at - which I also have some trouble believing, because I used to dance myself and knew a lot of dancers. None of them had Taranee's personality. Her personality doesn't fit with dancing, I think.
It would be better if they let maybe Irma be good at dancing, as she doesn't really have a hobby that we've gotten to know about. She's just random and all over the place. I would love if she was a good dancer naturally.

Anyway, art still there and I'm glad all the drama is over with, but overall I feel this album is missing something.

I think, if not for these books coming out all at a time (at least the arcs are published at the same time) I might have dropped reading around here as well. I feel like things have stopped a little at this point, you know? There need to happen something new and interesting to keep the interest going.

[Ruby Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think these are so cute! IT HAS ROMANCE IN IT AS WELL! Sorry I am in a romance book mode. This is 100% clean, and good for 8 and up! Sorry short review, I am in another book... and IT ALSO HAS ROMANCE!

[Anne (ReadEatGameRepeat) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series so much, this volume really stuck out to me as while the core friendship of the main girls is still central we also get a better insight into all the sibling relationships which just feel so genuine.
Also just the trials the girls go through in this one were so interesting to me

[Aisling · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Hawraki · Rating 4 out of 5]

استمتعت بقراءة هذا المجلد، ورؤية تطور العلاقات وتقديم شخصيات جديدة.

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 4 out of 5]

W.I.T.C.H, Orube and Himerish know the truth about Phobos and are ready to break into the Tower of Mists to free Elyon before all her power can be drained - but even if they can finally come together again, are they ready to face whatever terrible truths lay in Kandrakar? Gnone wraps up another tense and exciting arc with this intense entry that will keep fans on the edge of their seats. How long can the girls keep their mission a secret before Phobos catches on?

[Lilith · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 /5 stars
[10 /10 stars]

- story [2! /2]
- worldbuilding & consistency [1! /1]
- art [1! /1]
- characters [1! /1]
- length & progress [1 /1]
- ending [1! /1]
- originality [1 /1]
- enjoyment [2! /2]

~quick thoughts~
• the art is arting
• the guys' personalities are SERVING, I'm loving all the couples
• truly the best arc so far, what a spectacular climax and conclusion

~quick story summary per chapter~
• Chapter 45: Phobos breaks his magical fasting to scheme and betray Cedric as the guardians return the crown to Elyon
• Chapter 46: Elyon turns out to be Cedric and Will defeats Phobos, as he throws himself to an infinite pit of falling
• Chapter 47: Cornelia's hourglass chips and they start experiencing real memories, so when they all think of Phobos, he reappears as a memory but is accidentally defeated by Napoleon
• Chapter 48: Taranee rediscovers her passion for dancing and the guardians meet Sheila and enjoy their time with the guys

~long story summary per chapter~
Chapter 45
• Yan Lin worries about leaving a good impression on Eric's parents
• the guardians arrive at Kandrakar and Phobos breaks his magical fasting to scheme around and ends up betraying Cedric
• Himerish reunites the guardians with Yan Lin and together they find Elyon's prison
• the crown returns the power to Elyon and the spell cannot keep her a prisoner anymore

Chapter 46
• the Breath of Time hourglass suddenly loses its magic, not stopping the time in Heatherfield anymore, so Orube sets out to restore it
• Elyon turns out to be Cedric and they just gave him the crown
• he overpowers them, imprisoning them and going to Phobos in the guise of Yan Lin, where he demands Meridian in exchange for shapeshifting to Yan Lin and helping him gain the full Oracle status
• Phobos agrees but asks Cedric to get him Will, who suddenly disappears from the dungeon the guardians are trapped in
• Phobos shows Will the future where everyone abandons her, trying to scare her into giving him the Heart of Kandrakar
• the guardians (minus Will) find the real Elyon with the help of Yan Lin's bracelet, trying to rescue her of her prison and Matt lies to Will's mom to cover for her, then heads to Orube, looking for answers
• Will pretends to hand the Heart to Phobos but actually invokes it so it sends Phobos' soul back into his body, breaking the spell
• Hay Lin unmasks Cedric, disguised as Yan Lin, as Elyon takes her crown back and he teleports away
• Phobos tries to run away but gets trapped by the guardians, choosing to throw himself to an infinite pit where he will fall for eternity
• everyone in Kandrakar bows to the guardians and Himerish tells Will no Oracle can see the future
• the guardians teleport to Orube's house where Matt is waiting and they all celebrate

Chapter 47
• Cornelia's hourglass chips as it falls on the floor and all the clocks stop in Heatherfield
• at school, Taranee stumbles into Meridian by just thinking about it, but it doesn't seem to be the present Meridian, as everyone seems unhappy and she gets attacked by Frost, fighting back with fire and setting off sprinklers in her school's bathroom
• Hay Lin tells them how she woke up to Yan Lin's cooking and her grandma being surprised at the mention of Kandrakar
• Irma's father tells Irma and Cornelia that Elyon and her parents reappeared and they need to come down to the station to confirm their identities but as Cornelia sees Elyon, she and her parents disappear into thin air again
• guardians meet at Orube's place to discuss and Will tells them she can't contact Kandrakar
• they piece together that everything revolves around one name and as they think it, Phobos appears again, telling them he's just a memory but still real
• he tells them how he cast a spell on Breath of Time, how they made him real when they thought of him all at the same time and how he will remain real when all the Sands of Time flow out of the hourglass
• thankfully, Napoleon does his cat thing with his tail and sends the Breath of Time into an aquarium, suspending the Sands of Time and weakening Phobos, so the guardians can defeat him
• Yan Lin shows the guardians the Room of Phantoms, where the copies of all artifacts are kept and she tells Cornelia to turn the copy around so the sand can flow back, telling them that when it all flows down, they will go back to the evening it all began, remembering everything

Chapter 48
• Irma finds a flyer for the opening of Jensen Dance Academy, owned by Karmilla's choreographer, and calls Joel, getting a bit angry when he says he can't make it to the opening
• the guardians get called to Kandrakar, expecting it to be like before, but everyone's happy and chatty and the Oracle thanks them again, inviting them to his reinstatement ceremony
• Taranee remembers loving to dance before the move and Kevin Jensen, the owner, introduces his daughter Sheila to Irma and Taranee, who is not very welcoming but still takes Taranee to a class where she starts dancing and excels, getting a personal invite from Kevin for tryouts
• Irma is fuming that there was no Karmilla concert in the end and when Joel catches up to her, she's still angry that he didn't attend with her
• Taranee tells her brother the good news and he celebrates with her, encouraging her
• Joel tells her he missed out because he had to babysit his brother and they discover their little brothers are in the same class, then walk off into the sunset, chatting
• Peter tells mom and dad the good news, but Taranee's mom isn't too enthusiastic at first and only comes around after dinner and Taranee's sulking in her room
• Sheila shows up in school the next day and Cornelia, like Irma, is already fed up with her attitude, while Matt tells Will that he's happy he could help, even if by lying, and tells Will to count on him for the future as well

[Aqua · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Trial of the Oracle wraps up nicely here and we have about half a book of filler/set-up for the next arc. I thought the ending to the arc was great, really emphasizing teamwork and cleverness, and I definitely enjoyed the renewed focus on Elyon and the character growth of the Oracle. Even the filler stories are pretty good, as we haven't gotten to see the girls just living their normal life in a while (besides Will and Matt willfully and endlessly misunderstanding each other).

Speaking of Will and Matt, the book fakes us out with another possible misunderstanding before actually having them get along for a change. I'm pretty sure every scene with them together has at least one of the two thinking in their head all the things they can't bring themselves to say. So much so that I don't think they've ever really said much at all to each other. These two have the worst relationship.

Curious to see where the story goes from here. Looking forward to the next book!

[L'Abri des Pages · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is the book of the final battle, this time in two stages. In parts 1 to 3, the resolution was half the book, there it took all volume 12. As I said for book 10, this arc is a radical change that tends towards a renewal, one that we were both afraid and eager to meet.

Then we talk a little more about the sands of time, which happens to be a very interesting new form of magic, while making reappear an enemy, like a character in Naruto: indestructible.. but it doesn’t surprise us anymore.

A new Heatherfield character is introduced at the end of the book, the lives of the five girls evolve completely, just as the Oracle decides not to be the one he was before. He seems to have become human.

Question of the Day: so far, which cover is your favorite?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgXaGYDo4OR/

[Steffi · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars for the arc

Overall a solid arc, at times a bit frustrating (I forgot how much the girls are constantly fighting over nothing, same goes for Will and Matt), but I did really enjoy it! The story and character arc of the oracle is very well executed and comes to a very satisfying conclusion in this Volume. I also think it found a good balance between magical adventures and slice-of-life this time around!

In short, I'm still loving this reread - I'm now moving on to the comics that I got physically back when they came out and I'm embarrassingly stoked to do some mid-2000s girls magazine personality quizzes and read questionable articles about the "trendiest new bands" alongside the main story. 😎

[Citybones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Y cierre de este arco que nunca acabé en mi niñez de obsesión con las witch. Guau casi parece que ahora tengo respuestas a preguntas que había olvidado.
Muy interesante el arco, y parece que va a hacer que cambien cosas en kandrakar. Las witch van poco a poco madurando en sus relaciones. Lo que tengo un poco de queja es en lo apresurado que me pareció el final de la derrota de Phobos. Quiero más chicha.
Ahora si que ya no tengo mucha idea de que nuevas tramas me esperan hasta la finalización de la serie, la verdad es que me hace iusión. Me encanta el dibujo (aunque algunos caps tienen un estilo deferente que no me acaba de convencer) y como las chicas cambian un montón su vestuario y muestran las modas de mi niñez.

[Severind Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in one sitting. I felt it was the perfect blend between the problems in Kandrakar, woven with the problems in the girls daily lives. Also, I love how far the Oracle has come in these novels. I love the turn in his personality. The tough of lightheartedness in his speech, seeing the way he works so well with the girls. He has earned my respect to the utmost.

[Catherine Fitzsimmons · Rating 4 out of 5]

Felt like a little more filler than previous books, but at least it didn't slow down the climax. Still very fun.

[Andra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trial of the Oracle was the best story so far

[Nicole Del Mico · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probabilmente la saga più bella finora!

[Danielle Hays · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.5/5 stars.

[Jess - The Hexed Library · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars

Not as good as volume 11 but still good!

[Narra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review followes soon

[S201 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars