Years after surviving a catastrophe that destroyed her home, Panya has settled into her life as a temple servant, but remains plagued by nightmares... or visions. Meanwhile, groups of traveling petitioners come to the temple bearing warnings of a of looming darkness that bears a worrying resemblance to Panya's own dreams.
The first couple of issues of the series could be criticized for lacking a strong central direction. Thats actually a good portion of the point of the series, though. A big part of the central conflict IS Panyas overall lack of direction. Shes looking for deeper meaning in and around the edges of a very simple life. When the fantastic finally DOES strike, it does so in impressive fashion when contrasted against Panyas daily life. Its a nice little world that Roberson and Mitten have begun to explore. Read Full Review
Panya's not as densely packed in this issue as it was the first one but so much of the foundation had to to be set. Watching as Panya tries to understand what's going on here, offering up her ideas but mostly being ignored, and grappling with what she's feeling is very well done. I love the pacing, the visuals, the dreaming events, and how Panya is working through it all within such a fascinating space, place, and point in time. I'm very curious as to what's next and am unsure of where it'll go but that just makes me all the more interested in it. Very intriguing across the board. Read Full Review
With this second installment in Panya: The Mummy's Curse, there's a lot more telling than showing, resulting in lots of complex exposition that doesn't do much to move the narrative forward (or so it seems). Read Full Review
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