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"Pop stars are our new gods" is an interesting concept, but not really new or groundbreaking, and it wasn't until the end that I really thought we got into the implications of all of this (and even that was mainly just teaser for the next volume) - what does it mean to have instant celebrity but only two years to live? What would compel one to live those two years as a celebrity? In what way would that celebrity be satisfying or unsatisfying? The story didn't dig into any of this, and aside from Lucifer the characters felt thin to me, more metaphorical straw men than characters to care about in their own right.ĭoug Glassman: That The Wicked + The Divine starts out feeling shallow is not really a surprise. This is a perfectly workable premise - gods reincarnated every ninety years as essentially pop celebrities, but given only two years to live - but I never felt the story delved below the surface level. 1: The Faust Act will be an interesting one for us to review together, especially if you liked it, because by and large I did not. Ĭollected Editions: The Wicked + The Divine Vol. It's a Collected Editions co-review, as I join contributor Doug Glassman ( '80s Marvel Rocks!) to discuss The Wicked + The Divine Vol.
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