*I received an ecopy of this book via NetGalley. This has not influenced my review.*

Beautiful art. Beautiful people. Lots of dynamic action scenes. Some ominous religious imagery. Interesting designs for angels and demons and tattoos and weapons. Nice use of color (full color, but a sorta limited palette or tint to everything). Just a very aesthetically pleasing graphic novel.

Ezra was badass but also just a sometimes whiny, awkward, silly, normal dude. Samson was short-fused and a bit of a wildcard, but she was a badass through and through. She was fun. Sunny was closed-off and mysterious, but for good or understandable reasons. Honestly, every character was a little bit ridiculous. But that’s just the vibe of the book. It’s not something to be taken too seriously. They were fun, lovable characters to read about.

Ezra and Sunny, who I’m guessing will end up in a romance, definitely gave off grumpy/sunshine vibes. Which is funny because Sunny is the grumpy one.

The story was about a special church of badass exorcists who go out and fight demons using magical weapons and blessings they get from angels that they ink into their skin as tattoos. The official description is actually pretty on-point.

Like I said, there was as lot of action. There was some silliness. But there were also a few more dark or serious moments. They were pretty brief here, but I would love it if the characters’ struggles get explored more in future volumes (like Ezra’s lack of belief in God and Sunny’s past).

I find a lot of graphic novel series take some time to really get into things, with the first volume being more of an intro than anything, and I did find that to be the case here. Which is fine, better that than have things feel rushed. So I’m rating this 4 stars on the basis that it was a good start to a story that I want more of.

Overall, this was a solid start to what seems like a fun, aesthetically beautiful series about some seriously badass exorcists!

*Rating: 4 Stars // Read Date: 2024 // Format: Ebook*