{"id":12762,"date":"2020-04-18T09:59:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=12762"},"modified":"2021-11-26T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T01:32:37","slug":"heathen-volume-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/12762","title":{"rendered":"Heathen Volume 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heathen<\/a><\/em> Volume 1 (2017) Natasha Alterici<\/p>\n

\"Heathen<\/a>Aydis was sentenced to death or marriage for kissing another girl, but her father secretly saved her life and sent her into exile.<\/p>\n

\"Heathen<\/p>\n

Aldis has decided to that as a warrior she will go on a quest, and free the Valkyrie Brynhild.<\/p>\n

\"Heathen<\/p>\n

But the goddess Freyja has other ideas, and gets involved.<\/p>\n

\"Heathen<\/p>\n

What I find most fascinating about this comic is that it was written and drawn by a woman, and that comes through in the art. The women may be scantily clad in some scenes, but they still look like real women. I found the portrayal of Freyja most interesting, because the goddess of love is not drawn as a man would draw her, but as powerful and confident. (And most likely historically accurate.)<\/p>\n

I’ve already ordered Volume 2.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Vault Comics
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong>
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