The final volume begins as Cordelia Moonstone is told she's going to die soon and there's nothing she can do about it. She broke the rules and now she has to pay the price, just like all her friends.
THE MAGIC ORDER (VOL. 5) #1 begins the last volume in the series with a gut-wrenching crime that's every parent's nightmare. Mark Millar grabs you from page one with a crime that leads to a magical threat for the entire Order, and Matteo Buffagni's art strikes a perfect balance between shock value and mature drama. Read Full Review
The Magic Order 5 #1 feels like the first episode of your favorite series that's back with a vengeance after a long hiatus. It's a bit of a toss-up with some of the other Millarworld series, but The Magic Order is going to be immediate binge material for viewers when it does arrive on Netflix. Until then, readers will have to settle for waiting with high anticipation for the next issue to drop. If this opening chapter with The Magic Order 5 #1 was any indication, this is going to be another amazing and memorable volume Read Full Review
This is a really strong start that ends on a great cliffhanger that will keep fans foaming at the mouth for an entire month until they learn about what has happened to Cordelia and who it is that is after her. Read Full Review
The opener in this latest volume of the Magic Order is a violent, mysterious melodrama-fueled set up piece, that introduces new characters, monsters and dangers as it looks to put Cordelia Moonstone through several rings of fire in the story to come. Exceptionally beautiful clean art and coloring bring the story to life in cinematic fashion. If this is the final chapter of the Magic Order, issue one makes the promise that it will quite possibly be it's most dramatic! Read Full Review
Plot
This comic begins with a creepy story, which tells how Carly Summers, a selfless mother is attacked by a man with a bat and with his eyes closed, who beat her cruelly and took her daughter. It took Carly 8 years to rebuild her life after this tragedy, and she decides to have another daughter, who is surprisingly kidnapped again by this dark being.
This mysterious case is investigated by Cordelia and her two new apprentices Gator and Ashley, who feel that there is a magical pattern in this whole story. The three of them reach the lair of the mysterious man with the bat who surprises them and makes Cordelia live a dream lke new life.
On the other hand, a mysterious wizard named Harry tries to recruit the extrao more
Difficult to judge as a new reader but right out of the gate I was drawn straight into the world of occult and magic. Nice art and great dialogue from first to last.......JM