Sacred Six # 1-8

Title: Sacred Six # 1
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Jae Lee & Gabriel Ibarra
Colored by: June Chang & Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Jae Lee with June Chang
Variant Covers by: Mark Texeira, Joseph Michael Linsner, Natali Sanders, Jose Ladronn, Lucio Parrillo, Meghan Hetrick, Sun Khamunaki, Will Jack
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments:  There is a lot going on but no explanation as to how it all fits into the story. Than we get introduced to Pantha briefly way to briefly and next Chastity in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Both are portrayed in a not very good light. Draculina is shown sitting and doing nothing else accept undressing. The three of them are great characters to have in this type of comic they just need to be shown and used better. Lilith is shown and she is illustrated as a beautiful female. It is the best part of this issue.
  All the settings have a supernatural take to them. Vampires and zombies and more roam the land.  The art is dark yet not in a frightening way. The females are not shown off at all. Pantha is in her cat form and she just looks like a big cat nothing scary about her. The vampires we barely see their fangs. 
  Yes this issue introduces a lot of characters, to many so it is hard to keep track of them all. The story and art both needed to be more focused. 


Title: Sacred Six # 2
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Jae Lee & Gabriel Ibarra
Colored by: June Chang & Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Jae Lee with June Chang
Variant Covers by: Lucio Parillo, Alah Quah, Meghan Hetrick, Derrick Chew
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments: The Egyptian War Goddess says "Sup?" it is a funny moment. 
  Samira is looking for the baby Pharaoh. Now the story shifts around and it is so very hard to follow. It is hard to remember all the characters and to try to figure out what they are all doing. What is the point of this comic and everyone in it? The preface does explain it well yet the story itself does not seem to connect to it. 
  The Gothic looking place along the roadway is illustrated as a place you would never want to stay in or go anywhere near. It is a beautifully done drawing. 
  Lilith is illustrated way to pasty. She needs to be drawn to show her more clearly and to give the art a chance to show her off. Why is she at a church? Assuming it is a church where she is it certainly does not look like one but the chapter title says that is where she is. 
  The setting and mood of the story suggest it takes place in the past yet it does not. It does make it confusing. 
  The stars of this comic are shown well some of them but only briefly and separately so you do not get to know them. 
   Vampirella does make an appearance and is she ever illustrated poorly. 
  This comic has so many great characters and none of them are used properly. The art does not show off the characters or their personalities at all. This comic could be great but it is not. 


Title: Sacred Six # 3
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Jae Lee & Julius Ohta
Colored by: June Chang & Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Jae Lee with June Chang
Variant Covers by: Elias Chatzoudis, Derrick Chew, Lucio Parrillo, Meghan Hetrick
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments: Queen Samira is the Pharaoh of Egypt. She got there by being a ruthless killer. The art shows her as a slim small woman yet with an imposing attitude about her. 
  Nyx the fire demon, and Draculina are both shown as well as Lilith. We get a glimpse into who they are. Chastity and Pantha are both shown briefly. The art does not show them off very good. These are beautiful women yet we do not get to see that or the darkness of them. 
  The story line seems to be able two children gone missing which ties into a possible humans vs vampires situation going from tense to outright war. The underlying reasons behind this attitude are not gotten into. 
  Vampirella and all the characters are illustrated in to much shadow. It is hard to fully make them out. No sexual poses are used at all for these beautiful women. 
  When Nyx comes to town things finally get explosive. Vampirella it appears has her leg blown off and other chunks of herself. How can she possibly survive it? 


Title: Sacred Six # 4
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Guilherme Balbi & Guiseppe Calfro
Colored by: Francesca Cattarelli & Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Lucio Parrillo
Variant Covers by:
Jae Lee, Elias Chatzoudis, Meghan Hetrick, Derrick Chew
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments: The story jumps around way to much and there are to many characters in each part to keep track of them or to figure out what is going on. Things need to be explained more. 
  We are shown all the main stars here yet they are not as you would expect. Vampirella is afraid even parallelized with fear. Draculina just seems pathetic attacking innocent children. Chastity really does nothing. 
  Why is Vampirella being called Rosette? 
  There are so many women here that you would think of as beautiful deadly creatures yet they are not shown off at all in the art. 
  The story is so hard to follow and what it is that the different characters want. With both humans and vampires and other beings you would think this story would be interesting and riveting yet it comes across as the reader just watching the characters stand around for the most part. 
  Vampirella is sex in heels normally with you knowing she is ready to kill at an instants notice. Here she is just some woman in a bathing suit afraid to act. Plus the feminine wiles of any of the characters are not brought out at all. 
  This comic wastes these great characters.  

 
Title: Sacred Six # 5
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Guilherme Balbi & Julius Ohta
Colored by: Francesca Cattarelli & Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Lucio Parrillo
Variant Covers by: Jae Lee, Elias Chatzoudis, Meghan Hetrick, Derrick Chew
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments: Samira aka Pantha is a hard edged beauty. 
  Malik and Jordie are two young people they are narrating this story yet what do they really have to do with? Why them? Ok finally we are told what their connection is. 
  The Gardner makes his appearance here. Two boys are missing and he is looking for them. He is a mysterious guy. 
  Here we see Vampirella, Victory, Nyx and Chastity. All are dark beauties who need to be illustrated with more detail. The characters shown are deadly killers and warriors yet the art does not bring this across at all. Also the sexual beauty of them is forgotten. Nyx is nude at one point yet with nothing sexual about it. 
  Vampirella turns herself in for a murder. Is this to stop a battle between humans and vampires, probably. Yet the story is so all over the place and nothing is fully explained. You are left guessing to fill in the holes. There is drama throughout this issue. 
  It is so hard to follow the story with it being all over the place. There are so many wonderful characters in this series they just need to be used better. 


Title: Sacred Six # 6
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Julius Ohta
Colored by: Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Lucio Parrillo
Variant Covers by: Roux, Elias Chatzoudis, Derrick Chew, Fay Dalton, Ohta
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments: A attack is underway Lilith and Draculina, Chastity and Nyx are ready for it as they are swarmed by vampires. The art needs to show off these deadly beauties way better. The ladies are not working well as a fighting team. 
  The bats in the first panel are drawn amazing. They are a frightening sight especially the lead one. The close up of it is beautifully done. 
  Lilith has her plans coming to the conclusion she wants. 
  The story skips around to much going from one place to another. To many things just happen with no rhythm or reason. Drakulon police show up. How and why do they? Their design actually looks very well done. They are dark creatures that do look deadly. 
  It is s wonderful to see all these dark ladies gathered together. They just need to be used better and shown off more. 
  Lilith may be mother to the other five and in some ways she does act like it. Yet a mother and daughters love may exist yet it seems more respect for Lilith than love. 
  It would be nice to see individual issues focus more on one character rather than spread out equally over the six. 
  You can feel a battle is coming. 


Title: Sacred Six # 7
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Stephanie Roux & Julius Ohta
Colored by: Roux & Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Lucio Parrillo
Variant Covers by: Stephane Roux, Elias Chatzoudis, Fay Dalton, Derrick Chew
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments: Auntie Nyx tells the story of her origin. She is half human and half demon. The dark settings give this issue a grim feeling. 
  it is so hard to follow what is going on and who and why these characters are here. The issue skips between characters way to much and leaves each section to short so there is not enough time to really get into the story or characters. 
  Vampirella is in dire straights. 
  Malik and Jordan really have very little to do with this story. Why are they even here? Yes they are likable characters but it would be nice to see them tied into the other characters more. Here in this issue that finally happens to a small degree as they meet Chastity and Nyx. 
  We see a guy with a strange weapon. He hates vampires. Again we see him in action but only briefly for a few panels.
  The characters are drawn to vague. Details are needed and a focus to make the characters pop out at you rather than just being there. 
  For having all these great monsters this issue falls short. 


Title: Sacred Six # 8
Publisher: Dynamite
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustrated by: Stephanie Roux & Fritz Casas
Colored by: Mohan
Letters by: Willie Schubert
Cover by: Lucio Parrillo
Price: $ 3.99 US
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Website: www.dynamite.com
Comments: Nyx is shown looking for her scepter she needs it for her powers. The art does have her naked at first its hard to tell she is a she. 
  The story jumps around a lot with not much happening. The main characters are shown Nyx, Chastity, Pantha, Vampirella and Draculina. Draculina flying off the toilet is the sexiest illustration in this issue. 
  Finally there is some action as Vampirella, Chastity and Pantha charge into Leviticus and his goons. 
  Who is Adam the Gardener could he be, that Adam?
  It is nice to see Nyx all powered up again. She was becoming to much of a cry baby. 
  This comic has all these super tough killer women and they just stand around doing nothing. The art should be showing these dangerous sexy women as that but instead they are hidden in darkness. They are drawn almost sexless. Vampirella has been described as sex in high heels. Where is that now not here. 
  Six deadly women gathered together and not used or drawn as they are meant to be. 

Richard Vasseur