Blackbird is about Nina, a woman who swears she saw a beast when she was younger. Her whole life, her family made fun of her and called her crazy. As an adult, she learns that she was right all along. Things she thought she knew, turn out to be lies.

This was a really cool concept. Essentially there are paragons. They are basically magicians/wizards with lots of money. They are in secretive cabals which seem a little cult like but unfortunately cabals were not explored as deeply as I would have liked. The magic system is connected to beautiful gems that each have a different spell inside. It seemed like the gems were hard to get but this was also not explained very deeply.

Things I loved: the art, the colors were incredible, magical atmosphere, the settings, Nina is beautiful, the gem magic system, this surprised me

Things I didn’t love: not enough development (yes, this is a comic so it makes sense to keep things brief, however, there were so many panels that felt unnecessary when I really just wanted to learn more about the world (mainly the cabals and magic)

While this isn’t a new favorite, I can see promise. I’m hoping that another volume will be released so I can learn more about this version of Hollywood. ( )

The art is hot, the story is a hot mess. ( )

Meh. Barbie dolls playing mystery magic and Dramatic! Betrayals! everywhere. Not my cup of tea. ( )

The plot in this one runs a bit fast, but I was so distracted by Jen Bartel’s art that I didn’t care. Magic and an angry heroine and secrets... loved it. ( )

Absolutely stunning, if the cover doesn't indicate that. The story gives the impression of an ambitious plot and universe, and the first volume left more questions than I'd like. I'll continue reading and hope to see those questions answered and characters more fleshed out. ( )