Jayson’s Reviews > The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 5: Imperial Phase, Part 1 > Status Update
Jayson
is on page 35 of 188
Notes:
(1) Issue #23 is an in-universe magazine written by real-life magazine writers and illustrated by "photographer" Kevin Wada.
- McKelvie contributes two full-page ads, you know, for the sake of being credited in every issue.
- Kevin Wada's rich watercolors (or is it gouache?) is the only reason to read this.
- Leigh Alexander's opening piece is inane and interminable!
— Sep 30, 2025 01:45AM
Notes:
(1) Issue #23 is an in-universe magazine written by real-life magazine writers and illustrated by "photographer" Kevin Wada.
- McKelvie contributes two full-page ads, you know, for the sake of being credited in every issue.
- Kevin Wada's rich watercolors (or is it gouache?) is the only reason to read this.
- Leigh Alexander's opening piece is inane and interminable!
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Jayson
is on page 171 of 188
Notes:
(1) I wouldn't say there's much story development over the final two issues.
- Just the Pantheon acting as... well, hedonists mainly; but also some of them trying their best to forestall doomsday.
(2) Am I the only one uncomfortable with all the nudity, given these characters are all supposedly teenagers?
- Granted, the age of consent is lower in the UK, but still...
— Sep 30, 2025 05:25AM
Notes:
(1) I wouldn't say there's much story development over the final two issues.
- Just the Pantheon acting as... well, hedonists mainly; but also some of them trying their best to forestall doomsday.
(2) Am I the only one uncomfortable with all the nudity, given these characters are all supposedly teenagers?
- Granted, the age of consent is lower in the UK, but still...
Jayson
is on page 118 of 188
Notes:
(1) Seems like Laura, despite being bestowed divinity, is still the quintessential fangirl: living out the fangirl/groupie fantasy by bedding, by my count, three—maybe four—of the other gods.
- I think Luci and Sakhmet are the only others close to being as promiscuous... unless you count Woden and his Valkyries.
(2) Having united, we're back to the fragmenting stage.
— Sep 30, 2025 03:40AM
Notes:
(1) Seems like Laura, despite being bestowed divinity, is still the quintessential fangirl: living out the fangirl/groupie fantasy by bedding, by my count, three—maybe four—of the other gods.
- I think Luci and Sakhmet are the only others close to being as promiscuous... unless you count Woden and his Valkyries.
(2) Having united, we're back to the fragmenting stage.
Jayson
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Notes:
(1) So, seemingly all the loose ends got tied up at the end of the last volume—save for a few plot holes I hope will be answered eventually—and it feels like we're into a new phase of the series.
- I guess the titular "Imperial Phase." Which I take to mean the kids are going to start living like royalty/tyrants, now that there aren't chaperones around. I'm in for it.
— Sep 29, 2025 09:35PM
Notes:
(1) So, seemingly all the loose ends got tied up at the end of the last volume—save for a few plot holes I hope will be answered eventually—and it feels like we're into a new phase of the series.
- I guess the titular "Imperial Phase." Which I take to mean the kids are going to start living like royalty/tyrants, now that there aren't chaperones around. I'm in for it.
