Death Vigil

there are a fair amount of characters to keep up with in death vigil, but in only eight issues, there is no shortage of proper character development. the book also does a great job of walking you through it's lore by having you follow alongside a character who is often just as confused as you are, reassuring you that you're following things as closely as you're expected to be at important world-building moments.i found this story and the relationships built between its characters to be so perfectly endearing. i loved so many of these characters so quickly into this story that i knew i would rate this highly well before it was over. honestly, if you gave me a one-shot of them all just hanging out and cracking jokes, i'd read it in a heartbeat. they really are a whole vibe.last but not least, the art is fantastic and the humor is unapologetically corny yet i wouldn't have it any other way. this is my first Sejic book but it definitely won't be my last.

So maybe lacking the emotional depth and nuance of Sunstone, but this is still a good time. The art is, as always, lovely. The characters don't all have depth yet, but it's only the first volume. The monsters are gloriously Lovecraftian, and the his mythology is good fun. This also reminded me of certain manga I've read. Like a Bleach/Lovecraft/Death/other stuff mash-up. Which I find irresistible, but that's just me.