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Vanish #1
Vanish, Volume One
Oliver Harrison was a mythical hero who slayed the greatest threat to his realm before even hitting puberty. But that was then.
As an adult, Oliver leads an average cookie-cutter suburban life―aside from the fact that he's mentally unstable, massively paranoid, smokes like a chimney, and gets blackout drunk every night to hide from his horrific nightmares. Will the arrival of a superhero team called the Prestige prove the madness isn’t all in Oliver’s head? And what about all the epic fantasy crap from his childhood?
Join us for a brutal as hell tale of magical worlds, gifted youth, evil sorcerers, superheroes, war, blood, guts, and death that punches you right in the face!
From DONNY CATES (GOD COUNTRY, Hulk, Thor), RYAN STEGMAN (VENOM, King in Black), JP MAYER (Absolute Carnage, Fantastic Four), SONIA OBACK (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Han Solo), and JOHN J. HILL (CROSSOVER, Harley Quinn), the all-star creative team that brought you VENOM, comes an all-new take on the classic hero’s quest.
Collects VANISH #1-4.
As an adult, Oliver leads an average cookie-cutter suburban life―aside from the fact that he's mentally unstable, massively paranoid, smokes like a chimney, and gets blackout drunk every night to hide from his horrific nightmares. Will the arrival of a superhero team called the Prestige prove the madness isn’t all in Oliver’s head? And what about all the epic fantasy crap from his childhood?
Join us for a brutal as hell tale of magical worlds, gifted youth, evil sorcerers, superheroes, war, blood, guts, and death that punches you right in the face!
From DONNY CATES (GOD COUNTRY, Hulk, Thor), RYAN STEGMAN (VENOM, King in Black), JP MAYER (Absolute Carnage, Fantastic Four), SONIA OBACK (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Han Solo), and JOHN J. HILL (CROSSOVER, Harley Quinn), the all-star creative team that brought you VENOM, comes an all-new take on the classic hero’s quest.
Collects VANISH #1-4.
112 pages, Paperback
First published April 12, 2023
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October 12, 2023
6.7/10
When he was a kid, Oliver was sent to a school in another realm. Over there by killing the villainous Vanish, he saved the world and became a hero.
Now an adult, he lives on Earth. He is stuck in the past. He drinks and his is not mentally fine. That has an impact on his marriage.
One night Oliver is attacked by two thugs. A member of a new superhero team saves him. Instead of thanking him, Oliver punches the person who helped him... but why?
I really liked the concept of Vanish, how it combines the gritty superhero with the fantasy school tropes. Sadly is underdeveloped. We don't get to see the "magic" realm a lot. Oliver's past is briefly mentioned and events that occure in the present, happen way too fast. Which is a shame, because what we do see is quite good.
I like that Oliver is not a nice guy. You think you are going to root for him, but he ends up being maybe the most unlikeable character. The only people you could care, are his wife and his friend. Again we don't see enough of them to actually care. So there is no emotional connection to anyone. We have drama and deaths, but they don't really have an impact.
The art is solid throughout and it shines on the violent scenes. The design of the characters is really cool and i love that light that comes from their eyes when they use their powers.
Good story but definitely needed more issues to play out.
When he was a kid, Oliver was sent to a school in another realm. Over there by killing the villainous Vanish, he saved the world and became a hero.
Now an adult, he lives on Earth. He is stuck in the past. He drinks and his is not mentally fine. That has an impact on his marriage.
One night Oliver is attacked by two thugs. A member of a new superhero team saves him. Instead of thanking him, Oliver punches the person who helped him... but why?
I really liked the concept of Vanish, how it combines the gritty superhero with the fantasy school tropes. Sadly is underdeveloped. We don't get to see the "magic" realm a lot. Oliver's past is briefly mentioned and events that occure in the present, happen way too fast. Which is a shame, because what we do see is quite good.
I like that Oliver is not a nice guy. You think you are going to root for him, but he ends up being maybe the most unlikeable character. The only people you could care, are his wife and his friend. Again we don't see enough of them to actually care. So there is no emotional connection to anyone. We have drama and deaths, but they don't really have an impact.
The art is solid throughout and it shines on the violent scenes. The design of the characters is really cool and i love that light that comes from their eyes when they use their powers.
Good story but definitely needed more issues to play out.
May 31, 2023
3.25 stars. I’m torn over this one. So first issue we get blur of a backstory on our main character, Oliver. He’s a kid, maybe early teens, in this magic school. There is this evil sum b*tch named Vanish destroying shit. Some ancient war that’s been going on. Anyway, we fast forward to where Oliver is now an adult and has this burning desire to chase down the remnants of Vanish’s remaining underlings. He goes about this in a very violent manner. But, I feel like I wasn’t given enough tragedy in Oliver’s backstory or maybe I felt the book didn’t dive into it deep enough to make me feel good about what he’s doing to Vanish’s old crew. Plus him doing all this leaving his wife at home worrying what’s going on with him. Oliver, to me is coming across as a piece of shit and I’m not feeling him. Maybe Donny Cates was trying to make the character like that on purpose 🤷🏾♂️. On the plus side, the story has a cool concept to it and Ryan Stegman’s art is dope and Sonia Oback’s color game is crazy good. The book is absolutely gorgeous.
April 27, 2023
Donny Cates very rarely misses for me in the creator owned field and Vanish is no different.
Basically mixing wizards and fantasy with the real world and superheroes in the mix works extremely well. The best part is how unlikeable every character is, yet you love watching them all beat the living shit out of each other to the point of murdering one another. This "hero" in the story is so built on vengeances that he's murdering people who were evil at one point but now trying to be superheroes. On top of that we get great artwork from Stegman, as always, to really heighten the fucked up action on display here.
A 4 out of 5.
Basically mixing wizards and fantasy with the real world and superheroes in the mix works extremely well. The best part is how unlikeable every character is, yet you love watching them all beat the living shit out of each other to the point of murdering one another. This "hero" in the story is so built on vengeances that he's murdering people who were evil at one point but now trying to be superheroes. On top of that we get great artwork from Stegman, as always, to really heighten the fucked up action on display here.
A 4 out of 5.
March 13, 2024
Solid twist on a Super Hero story..
The twist being the Super Heroes ...well not so much and the psychotic violent guy after them...has his reasons.
The twist being the Super Heroes ...well not so much and the psychotic violent guy after them...has his reasons.
September 29, 2023
The first volume of "Vanish" starts quite interestingly, but ends up not being really satisfying. I like quite a lot of Cate's work and he was the main reason that I pre-ordered this comic, too, however this is more of a miss. The artwork is really good, violent, gory and I liked it. The colouring helps in that direction, too.
Unfortunately, the story feels very rushed, there are a lot of gaps between some scenes that are conveniently neglected for the sake of the action. And it's a pity, because the main idea and the way the story started in the first issue was interesting and had a lot of potential to be a thrilling read.
Unfortunately, the story feels very rushed, there are a lot of gaps between some scenes that are conveniently neglected for the sake of the action. And it's a pity, because the main idea and the way the story started in the first issue was interesting and had a lot of potential to be a thrilling read.
April 23, 2023
3.5 stars. Man, did I miss Donny Cates in comic books! This one felt like Harry Potter meets The Boys and I actually really enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I wish there would have been more explanations as to why what is going on in the magical world is going on, but other than that, this was wild and exciting and enjoyable. Looking forward to reading more of this as it comes out and hopefully getting into the background of this story with more content to come out!
June 30, 2024
Dark. Grimdark. Wizard War by other means.
May 3, 2023
Haha oh my god, if this wasn't so obviously tongue and cheek about how edgy it's trying to be, it would be obnoxious!
The first volume of Donny Cates' and Ryan Stegman's edgy, dark, and hardcover magic super hero hybrid is a ride. This creative duo is known for their distinct town and story beats, and you'd be remiss for thinking the opening pages weren't more Venom with it's hard boiled narration and setting. Vanish is a brutal and bloody book, and I hope, has more going on than you initially think, otherwise it's going to tip over the line into parody.
You know exactly what you're getting here, it's violent, dark, and dripping with 90s excess, but with a modern look. I assume that's all intended, and if they develop it more it'll be remembered. If you're not into that sort of book, skip it, but I like the team behind this so I'll read another vol hoping there's more to this story of bloody revenge and cynicism.
The first volume of Donny Cates' and Ryan Stegman's edgy, dark, and hardcover magic super hero hybrid is a ride. This creative duo is known for their distinct town and story beats, and you'd be remiss for thinking the opening pages weren't more Venom with it's hard boiled narration and setting. Vanish is a brutal and bloody book, and I hope, has more going on than you initially think, otherwise it's going to tip over the line into parody.
You know exactly what you're getting here, it's violent, dark, and dripping with 90s excess, but with a modern look. I assume that's all intended, and if they develop it more it'll be remembered. If you're not into that sort of book, skip it, but I like the team behind this so I'll read another vol hoping there's more to this story of bloody revenge and cynicism.
January 21, 2024
Oliver Harrison è stato un eroe leggendario che da bambino, grazie alla magia, ha sgominato la più grande minaccia al suo regno. Ma quello è stato molto, molto tempo fa. Ora che è adulto e gli eroi epici sono solo nei vecchi e polverosi volumi delle biblioteche, Oliver conduce una vita comune e abbastanza squallida nei sobborghi di una metropoli, dubitando della realtà di ciò che ricorda. Mentalmente instabile ed enormemente paranoico, fuma troppo e si ubriaca quasi ogni notte per sfuggire dai terrificanti incubi che lo perseguitano. Ma, un giorno, qualcosa lo fa uscire dalla sua spirale autodistruttiva: forse l’arrivo in città di una squadra di supereroi chiamata Prestige dimostrerà che Oliver non è solo un uomo dalla mente malata, e che magari quelle storielle fantasy sulla sua infanzia non erano folli come molti credevano!
Diciamo che i nomi dietro a questo progetto non hanno bisogno di presentazioni, sono volti noti del fumetto USA e affiatati tra loro il che quando si tratta di mettere insieme qualcosa di totalmente nuovo da zero è un bonus non indifferente, che infatti si nota durante la lettura del volume.
Vanish si presenta come una storia "brutale" dove il protagonista è intenzionato a porta a termine la sua violente vendetta in un mondo che mescola magia e supereroi. All'interno della mente di Cates si sono mescolate suggestioni di ogni tipo, in alcuni momenti della lettura è sembrato di leggere una versione totalmente distorta di Harry Potter, ambientato nel mondo di The Boys e intenzionato a eliminare ogni singolo mangiamorte rimasto con metodi alla John Wick, un esempio che sicuramente serve a farvi capire a cosa diamine andrete incontro pagina dopo pagina
Questo primo volume fa un gran lavoro in fase di worldbuilding, dando in maniera efficace al lettore quelli che sono i pilastri di questo mondo, costruendo i suoi punti di riferimento in corsa, non perdendo mai troppo della sua accelerazione e mettendo su carta anche tantissima azione.
A livello estetico Stegman è perfettamente amalgamato con le idee di Donny Cates, c'è la muscolarità e la caciara giusta, c'è l'elemento action fatto di tante belle scazzottate piacevolissime da vedere.
Tirando le somme, questo fumetto mette su carta qualcosa che forse non sarà totalmente originale come idee di fondo però è fresco,divertente e intrattiene moltissimo, oltre al fatto che per trama e design sembra strappato a forza dai magazzini di quella Image Comics che ha rivoluzionato il mondo del mercato americano.
Ovviamente per dare un giudizio più completo sullo sviluppo della trama di Vanish bisognerà aspettare di concludere la storia, ma per ora si tratta di un buon prodottino da leggere se, come noi, avete una certa passione per quello che è stato il fumetto americano dei 90 o se siete grandi fan del buon Cates .
Diciamo che i nomi dietro a questo progetto non hanno bisogno di presentazioni, sono volti noti del fumetto USA e affiatati tra loro il che quando si tratta di mettere insieme qualcosa di totalmente nuovo da zero è un bonus non indifferente, che infatti si nota durante la lettura del volume.
Vanish si presenta come una storia "brutale" dove il protagonista è intenzionato a porta a termine la sua violente vendetta in un mondo che mescola magia e supereroi. All'interno della mente di Cates si sono mescolate suggestioni di ogni tipo, in alcuni momenti della lettura è sembrato di leggere una versione totalmente distorta di Harry Potter, ambientato nel mondo di The Boys e intenzionato a eliminare ogni singolo mangiamorte rimasto con metodi alla John Wick, un esempio che sicuramente serve a farvi capire a cosa diamine andrete incontro pagina dopo pagina
Questo primo volume fa un gran lavoro in fase di worldbuilding, dando in maniera efficace al lettore quelli che sono i pilastri di questo mondo, costruendo i suoi punti di riferimento in corsa, non perdendo mai troppo della sua accelerazione e mettendo su carta anche tantissima azione.
A livello estetico Stegman è perfettamente amalgamato con le idee di Donny Cates, c'è la muscolarità e la caciara giusta, c'è l'elemento action fatto di tante belle scazzottate piacevolissime da vedere.
Tirando le somme, questo fumetto mette su carta qualcosa che forse non sarà totalmente originale come idee di fondo però è fresco,divertente e intrattiene moltissimo, oltre al fatto che per trama e design sembra strappato a forza dai magazzini di quella Image Comics che ha rivoluzionato il mondo del mercato americano.
Ovviamente per dare un giudizio più completo sullo sviluppo della trama di Vanish bisognerà aspettare di concludere la storia, ma per ora si tratta di un buon prodottino da leggere se, come noi, avete una certa passione per quello che è stato il fumetto americano dei 90 o se siete grandi fan del buon Cates .
August 2, 2023
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! The art and the story are equally awesome and that makes for not only a page turner, but a story I would read again!
Premise: "The Boys meets Harry Potter"
Highlights:
- Oliver Harrison grew up in a magical side of the world, and went to a school for magic users.
- A group of evil magic users called The Hollow, led by Vanish, not only attacks the school, but was responsible for the death of Oliver's tribe and parents.
- Oliver uses a gun (not magical) to kill Vanish, scatter The Hollow, and save the magical world.
- Years later he lives in the non-magical side of the world, having left magic behind. His life is a mess.
- Oliver figures out that a group of Superheroes called The Prestige, are actually The Hollow in secret, and they are acting as heroes when they are still villains deep down.
- Oliver rekindles his magical abilities and begins killing members, sucking their magic away to get more powerful.
- Halcyon (formerly Astrum Diabolus) is the most powerful and he calls out Oliver by killing his best friend, and landing outside his home where his wife is at the end of the Volume.
I can't wait for Volume 2! Simply amazing!
Strong recommend.
Premise: "The Boys meets Harry Potter"
Highlights:
- Oliver Harrison grew up in a magical side of the world, and went to a school for magic users.
- A group of evil magic users called The Hollow, led by Vanish, not only attacks the school, but was responsible for the death of Oliver's tribe and parents.
- Oliver uses a gun (not magical) to kill Vanish, scatter The Hollow, and save the magical world.
- Years later he lives in the non-magical side of the world, having left magic behind. His life is a mess.
- Oliver figures out that a group of Superheroes called The Prestige, are actually The Hollow in secret, and they are acting as heroes when they are still villains deep down.
- Oliver rekindles his magical abilities and begins killing members, sucking their magic away to get more powerful.
- Halcyon (formerly Astrum Diabolus) is the most powerful and he calls out Oliver by killing his best friend, and landing outside his home where his wife is at the end of the Volume.
I can't wait for Volume 2! Simply amazing!
Strong recommend.
April 8, 2023
Donny Cates' latest creator owned work asks what would happen if a magic school fell apart, and the bad guys won for a while. Now, one of the few survivors of the massacre is out for revenge, even if he has to destroy his life and the illusion that the villains have created to do it.
Honestly, the biggest draw here is Ryan Stegman's art, because the guy's on fire. I've been a fan since his Scarlet Spider days, and he and Cates on Venom/King In Black was a sight to behold, so letting them loose on a creator owned title is a treat. Even when the plot's failing a little, the artwork definitely holds up and is worth the price of admission alone.
The plot's not bad though. It's mostly just the main character beating the shit out of different characters across the four issues, which is great for Stegman to go crazy on, if a little threadbare overall. I expect once the main character slows down a little or runs out of people to kill, we might get back to the actual meat of the thing.
Vanish's story needs a little more substance, but its artistic style can't be denied.
Honestly, the biggest draw here is Ryan Stegman's art, because the guy's on fire. I've been a fan since his Scarlet Spider days, and he and Cates on Venom/King In Black was a sight to behold, so letting them loose on a creator owned title is a treat. Even when the plot's failing a little, the artwork definitely holds up and is worth the price of admission alone.
The plot's not bad though. It's mostly just the main character beating the shit out of different characters across the four issues, which is great for Stegman to go crazy on, if a little threadbare overall. I expect once the main character slows down a little or runs out of people to kill, we might get back to the actual meat of the thing.
Vanish's story needs a little more substance, but its artistic style can't be denied.
June 29, 2023
I basically worship the ground Donny Cates walks on: God Country hooked me at a time when I didn’t think I could feel that kind of emotional resonance in a comic again, and Venom was such an absolute joy to read. Especially paired with the talented Ryan Stegman’s artwork. Very few dynamic duos come along in comics, but Stegman and Cates try again and it’s… honestly a mixed bag.
Stegman’s art is A-level; the guy just keeps getting better. But the writing… really falls flat. I’m not going to bash a guy when he’s down, and Cates has apparently gone off the rails on all his Marvel work and what indie work he was finishing. That being said, I felt like Vanish is missing a hook, or a reason to give a shit. If the Kids Love Chains mantra is their thesis statement, then Vanish accomplishes being a 90s inspired comic romp of violence, and well… chains.
I know Cates has some shit to say, and he says it well. I just wish he said something in Vanish.
Stegman’s art is A-level; the guy just keeps getting better. But the writing… really falls flat. I’m not going to bash a guy when he’s down, and Cates has apparently gone off the rails on all his Marvel work and what indie work he was finishing. That being said, I felt like Vanish is missing a hook, or a reason to give a shit. If the Kids Love Chains mantra is their thesis statement, then Vanish accomplishes being a 90s inspired comic romp of violence, and well… chains.
I know Cates has some shit to say, and he says it well. I just wish he said something in Vanish.
July 23, 2025
A dumb but entertaining superhero comic that uses the end of the Harry Potter series as its starting point. What if, after killing Voldemort, Harry was left with a serious case of PTSD and a feeling that his life no longer had any purpose, now that he fulfilled the destiny assigned to him by prophecy? This is the dilemma facing the main character of “Vanish.” Overwhelmed by trauma and unable to do anything else with his life, the protagonist finds new purpose when the supporters of his Voldemort try to reenter society in disguise as superheroes. Now the protagonist can play the role of supervillain and seek revenge.
This is all just a setup for the real attraction, lovingly rendered acts of unspeakable violence, but it’s nice to have some smart ideas as a side course to the raucous main dish. What makes “Vanish” really cook is the art by Ryan Stegman, which is everything fans imagined Todd Macfarlane’s art to be in the 90s: cartoony, tight, over the top, frenetic, and huge.
This is all just a setup for the real attraction, lovingly rendered acts of unspeakable violence, but it’s nice to have some smart ideas as a side course to the raucous main dish. What makes “Vanish” really cook is the art by Ryan Stegman, which is everything fans imagined Todd Macfarlane’s art to be in the 90s: cartoony, tight, over the top, frenetic, and huge.
July 5, 2023
Some strong echoes of Joshua Williamson's Birthright running through this as survivors of a magical war try to live typical, suburban lives in the "real" (our) world, only for the remnants of that war to come back to haunt them. We're not clear at this point who's good and who's bad, we just have our viewpoint character, Oliver Harrison, the "chosen one" of his magical school, to believe that he's on the side of good. Yet what he does here in this first volume, killing several superheroes that seem to be camouflaged magic users from the other side of the war and absorbing their powers as if they were drugs, tends to belie that reading of what's happening. The artwork throughout is a standout. It will be interesting to see where this goes next. This first volume has a lot of promise.
October 16, 2023
Najväčšiu hrozbu svojho sveta zničil ešte pred pubertou. Ale to je minulosť. Oliver je už dospelý a žije vcelku priemerný život na predmestí. Je duševne nestabilný, veľmi paranoidný, fajčí a každú noc sa opíja, aby sa skryl pred nočnými morami. Všetko sa ale zmení, keď sa na scéne objaví superhrdinský tím Prestige. Sú to však naozaj hrdinovia? Čo majú spoločné so šialenstvom v Oliverovej hlave?
Viac na mojom Blogu => Vanish - Militantný Harry Potter
Viac na mojom Blogu => Vanish - Militantný Harry Potter
November 6, 2025
Donny Cates has a very comfortable and (once you’ve read a few of his books) predictable cadence as a writer. This is morally ambiguous Cape and Cowl stuff. The characters aren’t black and white, in fact if his stories have a central theme it’s that good people can do bad things and bad people can do good things. One act doesn’t make a person good or bad.
Longtime collaborator Ryan Stegman is at the helm on the art for this one and again it just fits like a shoe. These two work very well together. This one is gnarly and I’m sure Ryan had a blast drawing it. Looking forward to the ending.
Longtime collaborator Ryan Stegman is at the helm on the art for this one and again it just fits like a shoe. These two work very well together. This one is gnarly and I’m sure Ryan had a blast drawing it. Looking forward to the ending.
July 2, 2023
This has potential. The artwork and colouring are excellent, illustrating the extremely graphic ultra-violence and both the fantasy realm of Everkeep and the prosaic, seedy streets of (probably?) New York in gorgeous detail. The story is fairly simple and explicitly stated: it's "the Good Guys vs the Bad Guys". But, wait a minute - which side is which? Unfortunately, just as things start getting interesting and more nuanced, the collection ends on a cliffhanger.
April 14, 2023
More gorgeous writing from Catss and gorgeous art from Stegman. Definitely an introduction of sorts to this story, but some excellent worldbuilding, a really fun concept and overall very interesting building blocks for a larger piece. Can’t wait to read more.
October 29, 2023
3.7ish. Came into this pretty blind expecting a Batman knockoff based on the cover and was pleasantly surprised what this was actually setting up. I think my reading Vol 2 will be pretty dependent on whether I can find it on sale.
December 4, 2023
Pues está entretenido. Buen dibujo y la historia amena. Pero vamos que sin volverse loco. Coincido tanto en el estilo ochentero como en que el dibujo está muy bien pero en algunos momentos de acción es poco claro. En fin... Para echar el rato. 3,5
September 26, 2024
Not great, but it feels like they're still getting warmed up. I love the worldbuilding, it's harry potter for edge lords, but without trying to be overly cool, so it doesn't edge to the point of inducing cringe.
May 2, 2023
its like if those trashy 90s image comics were good
May 15, 2023
86
Cool art and cool twist on superhero tropes.
Cool art and cool twist on superhero tropes.
July 9, 2023
Cates and Stegman delivered with their long Venom run and this start of their creator owned Harry Potters on steroids is a good one as well.
January 7, 2024
Fine art to match the dark and bloody superhero tale infused with magic.
July 21, 2024
It reminds me thematically of another vengeful enforcer type character who was also dabbling in the occult.
Interesting cast of characters and it moved quickly for the reader.
Interesting cast of characters and it moved quickly for the reader.
August 23, 2025
Harry Potter gets a gruesome twist and becomes something adults, with a stomach for violence, can enjoy. Looking forward to Vol.2.
November 5, 2023
This is donny cates at his best and I know this comic won't be for everyone with how edgy and violent it is, but I just love this so much like from the get go we have the whole harry potter/hogwarts vibes but just seeing how it was the villain who got defeated in the first few pages.. it was so cool and I love this!
The book is so fast paced and isn't long but wow it flies by and the excitement it offers is tantamount to nothing else, the whole thing with the chosen child not getting over the villains and now hunting for the sidekicks of the dark lord and he unleashes havoc and I love how STegman just draws these most insane, violent and dark scenes taking edgy to the next level.
I like its take on superheroes and sort of twisting the proverbial knife and showing who they are in this world so its like a villain vs hero book but not really and I just love that about it.. the ending with Halycon and what he did omg.. thats gonna create a big conflict and I can't wait to read it!!
The book is so fast paced and isn't long but wow it flies by and the excitement it offers is tantamount to nothing else, the whole thing with the chosen child not getting over the villains and now hunting for the sidekicks of the dark lord and he unleashes havoc and I love how STegman just draws these most insane, violent and dark scenes taking edgy to the next level.
I like its take on superheroes and sort of twisting the proverbial knife and showing who they are in this world so its like a villain vs hero book but not really and I just love that about it.. the ending with Halycon and what he did omg.. thats gonna create a big conflict and I can't wait to read it!!
February 22, 2023
The overall story that is going to be presented (my guess) is outlined here, and nothing really against Cates but a bigger collection of issues would make this initial volume a better read. As much as I enjoyed the four issues it doesn't even feel like a short story.
Imagine Harry Potter peaked in high school, and he pretty much becomes Joe Average or less afterwards. That kind of sums up Oliver Harrison's story. As a teen(ish) person he beat the big bad. After that follows alcohol and depression.
And, now a mess of man Oliver sees that the villains from his old world are in ours (Oliver's world too now) and he feels compelled to stop them.
But, is Oliver really the good guy here?
Imagine Harry Potter peaked in high school, and he pretty much becomes Joe Average or less afterwards. That kind of sums up Oliver Harrison's story. As a teen(ish) person he beat the big bad. After that follows alcohol and depression.
And, now a mess of man Oliver sees that the villains from his old world are in ours (Oliver's world too now) and he feels compelled to stop them.
But, is Oliver really the good guy here?
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