Potions, Inc (TPB)

Title: Potions, Inc (TPB)
Publisher: Mad Cave Comics
Written by: Erik Burnham 
Art by: Stelladia
Cover by: Natasha Alterici
Letters by: Micah Myers
Price: $ 17.99 US
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.madcavestudios.com
Comments: This collects issues #1- 5. 
  A father narrates a magical tale to his daughter as a bedtime story. Kanavin Goras is a very smart man who wants magic used freely in the land. The story changes here to Ran.
  Ran is a daydreamer and has no focus to his life. He wants something yet has no idea what it is. He has found a pendant that has great power which he does not know how to use.
  This world does have magic yet it is sparringly used. Then a pendant is stolen so Ran, Astreus and Asteria the three siblings must retrieve it. The three of them are going on an adventure of a life time.
  The pacing of the story is low key. Things move along yet slowly with not much excitement. The art is not overly detailed. It does bring across the characters personalities well. You do start to care a little about the characters. A little more about them would help for the reader to care more about them. Plus knowng more about what this pendant is capable of doing would be nice.
  Here we see the start to what promises to be the adventure of a life time. These three siblings especially Ran has the opportunity to step up and do something. Will he have what it takes? Can he stop the evil to be unleashed?
  So Ran, Astreus and Asteria end up in Seattle in 1992. Here the three of them blend in the local scenery and residents. They get ready to continue their search. There is magic in this world to. They just need to tap into it and use it. Some fun situations occur as they travel around. Some not so fun ones to.
  Special Agent Geneva Garcia is an FBI agent and she gets involved with these travelers. She knows about the place they come from, Primaterra.  
  The lettering is done badly as it is smudged at times and others it is missing part of the ink. The art is done in a simple easy style. At times though it is to barron. The story is starting to add drama to it. 
  An evil Mage wants the Fordstone for evil purposes. He is powered up and ready to fight. The fate of all magic on Earth is at stake and so are the twins lives and Ran, Geneva and her dad are going to need to be the heroes that are needed to save it all. Things are going faster as we race to the final confrontation. 
  Ran and Gen are going to face this Mage Goras in a showdown with the planet Earth's magic as the prize. 
  The ending to this adventure which is continuing is really just the beginning. Ran and Gen will make great partners. The adventure is never over. 

Richard Vasseur