Tarot: Witch of The Black Rose
Issue #62 Cover A
Creator: Jim Balent
Writer: Jim Balent
Artist: Jim Balent
Colorist: Holly Golightly
Letterist: Holly Golightly
Color Flatter: Randi Leeann
Editor: Neil Morris
BroadSword Comics
The second part of “The Swordmaiden” story arc this issue begins where we last left off with Tarot telling her story to the two blacksmith witches who are forging her new set of armor. Hours have passed and now its time for the armor to be passed along to two seamstresses to finish the process. Meanwhile, Tarot continues to tell the story of how she became The Swordmaiden and how the first set of many sets of armor were destroyed.
The high point of this issue for me oddly enough was the conclusion of Raven’s subplot found in these last two issues involving her father. I found it interesting and it further secured Raven’s spot as one of my favorite characters from the series. Seeing the process that goes into repairing and most cases recreating Tarots armor for her after extreme battles is beyond intriguing and gave me flash backs of growing up watching films like Conan and Red Sonja. I think fans of the fantasy film sub-genre would have a field day with this series, there has been many times where I have been reading an issue and then suddenly various fantasy soundtracks start playing in my head especially during epic battles.
Another aspect of this story arc I really walked way pleased with was all the dialog expressing why Tarot would risk her life to become the next Swordmaiden. Seeing how deep her devotion to the craft has been since childhood and her want to show outsiders that witches are nothing to be feared. She portrayals the plea of the witch to just be left alone and allowed to live true to their way of life flawlessly. While there are some witches that are dangerous and mean harm, which is the case with any group of people, every culture, has good and bad people and it is up to us as individuals to differentiate between the two. The strong focus on unity and peace among differing lifestyles is something I really appreciated in this series.
If you have even a glimmer of interest in this series go out and pick up this issue and the one before and I can assure you that you will have a new series to ad to your pull list. Tarot: Witch of The Black Rose is the perfect blend of fantasy, romance, horror, and at times humor and is one of my go too examples when recommending indie titles to friends.
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