Mystic v. 2: The Demon Queen

Rating:
Summary: Another fine TPB in the mystic series
Review: This is the second TPB (Trade Paper Back) combining issues 8 through 14 of Crossgen's Mystic Series.

The story is if anything stronger than the first voulme as we get an explaination of several previously introduced but mysterious characters. The production values are excellent with great color reproduction. The art is beautiful, the beautiful women are gorgeous, the monsters are truely monstrous.

The plot for this arc revolves around the guild masters who have lost their sign of legitimacy, the ancient guild spirits, and are desperate to not lose political power. Nearly maddened by the fear they hatch a plot to release the most horrible threat the planet of Ciress has ever faced and then betrayer her again. It's a plan of absolute madness...obviously there are going to be problems. (In fact they will still be trying to clean them up in volume 3; but this is still a nicely selfcontained story arc.)

A 5-star book with a place of honor on my shelves.