Le Fay #1
June 18, 2022
Comic Book Review Le Fay #2
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Rating
Published On:2019-12-01
Published by: Evoluzione
Author:Joshua Metzger
Artist:Miguel Angel Ruiz
Colorist:Vittorio Astone
Letterer:Marco Della Verde
The Problem with Mystical Pets
Comic book review written on June 22, 2022
In This Issue of
What Else Happens in this Comic?
Black magic is a dangerous thing. You never know how it’s going to turn out. The ritual at the beginning of this issue had unintended consequences and the big bad of this series is seeking to take advantage of that. Morgan and Billy need more information. Morgan calls in an old boyfriend and works him over. Morgan’s a master at manipulation. The policeman never has a chance.
They end up at a magically hidden preserve for mystical pet rescue, and things fall apart from there.
How is the Writing in ??
The Dialogue
The dialogue in Le Fay #2 is very strong. You can tell what sort of person Morgan, Billy, Jack, and the Cop are just by the words that they say.
Showing Versus Telling
The dialogue in Le Fay #2 is very strong. You can tell what sort of person Morgan, Billy, Jack, and the Cop are just by the words that they say.
The Vibe
This is a straight-forward, horror, rated R movie. I wasn’t prepared for some of the visuals. This comic definitely all in on the mature, urban fantasy thing.
Comic Art Review
Miguel Angel Ruiz and Vittorio Astone are a huge draw for this comic. Their artwork is stellar. Every page is packed with six panels of activity. The mystical animal rescue is a visual feast of magical creatures of all sizes and shapes — pegasus, chupacabbra, shug monkeys, gryphon, hell hounds, and Ch’i Lin.
The only full-page we get is the closing image, and it deserves all the weight and power a full-page can bring. It’s the perfect poster. Le Fay has a lot of colorful characters, and the closing page highlights many of them. Stare in wonder at all the characters designs found in Le Fay.
Lefay 2 Cover 
Lefay 2 Cover Alt Carola Borelli 
On the Cover
One of the design elements that I really like with Le Fay’s covers is the use of negative space or reversed images. Look closely at the white image behind Morgan. It’s more than an interesting pattern.
For a small publisher, Evoluzione has talented artists creating covers for their titles. In addition to the primary cover by series artist Miguel Angel Ruiz, we have alternate covers by Chiara Miriade and Carola Borelli.
World Building
Locations
One of the things Le Fay does very well is move from mundane England to mystical England without a hitch. We start in a pub and move to a mystical animal rescue flowing between without thinking about it.
Who's Who
- Morgan Le Fay
- Merlin
- Triple Moon
- Wicked Jenny Greenteeth
- Black Agnes
- Tilly Baldrey
- Billy Blynde, the Hobgoblin
- Spring-heeled Jack
- Yallery Brown
- Sex Cult
- Coleman Grey, pixie
- Merlin
- Triple Moon
- Wicked Jenny Greenteeth
- Black Agnes
- Tilly Baldrey
- Billy Blynde, the Hobgoblin
- Spring-heeled Jack
- Yallery Brown
- Sex Cult
- Coleman Grey, pixie
Big Question
Who is this hunting crew and what do they want with Morgan?
I'm not a witch. I'm a sorceress.
Morgan to the Hunter
Who Will Like
If you enjoy any of these authors of urban fantasy, you’ll enjoy Le Fay #2.
- Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files
- Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson
- Kim Harrison’s Rachel Morgan
I Need More Content like
If you are enjoying Le Fay, you can find more artwork on Evoluzione Publishing’s Facebook page.
Alternative cover artists, Chiara Miriade and Carola Borelli, are on Artstation and Instagram. Check them out.
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Should You Buy This Comic Book?
Given the quality we've seen from issues one and two, and the fact that the comic is already finished, supporting Le Fay on Kickstarter should be an easy choice for fans of urban fantasy.