With that said, the writing and artwork are excellent. As it's being read, The Cult of the Red King noticeably has a rich-history behind it from how Mignola and Golden tell the story to Peter Bergting's stylized visuals. Think Francesco Francavilla in terms of the art. Apologies but another cliche here is necessary. It has the potential because of the already built world Mignola and Golden have created in Baltimore's past works. But issue no. 3 needs to make this setting feel new to newcomers of the series by either providing more origin or starting to reveal some continue-reading worthy plot points because so far its unfocused story, poor characterization and slow-build are holding back what could be a must read series.

Although I'm definitely interested to see what Ei8ht has in store for us. It needs to start characterizing better and stop relying on Albuquerque's drawing ability and clout in the industry.

To use what Battaglia's said in my in interview with him, "It's an interesting and entertaining in the same way as a 'True Detective' or any other sort of crime thriller."

For more on “Sons of the Devil,” watch the short film written and directed by Buccellato himself based on his comic below. He suggests to read the issue first then watch the short to avoid spoilers.

If you've been reading Wytches,you should care for Charlie to the point that when the bottom right-hand side of the page read "TO BE CONCLUDED" I said, "What?! No"!" It's such a great cliffhanger that the finale on May 20 can't come soon enough.

Snyder and Jock have created quite a special book.