Bestselling artist André Lima Ara jo joins The Sacrificers to tell the tale of Princess Soluna's fall from grace. After a reversal of fortune tests her resilience, she's brought face to face with unimaginable horrors in a search for refuge in a seemingly godforsaken world.
There are aspects of the basic premise of The Sacrificers that DO approach a fantasy story with thoughtful originality, but the basics narrative structure of the whole series has been built around a time-honored foundation that feels comforting enough to be reassuring, even in light of the grizzly nature of whats taken place in the course of the issue. Its rare that a series manages to hit the ground running with the kind of flair that The Sacrificers has managed. The series hits a particularly high point with its tenth issue. Read Full Review
THE SACRIFICERS #10 pauses Pigeon's rage-filled journey for revenge and catches up with Soluna, experiencing mortal discomforts for the first time. Remender creates an entire issue to heap pain, misery, and guilt on the daughter of a god to great effect, and Arajo's guest artwork is excellent. Read Full Review
Araujo delivers some fantastic art throughout the story. The level of detail on both the characters and environment is remarkable and the imagery immerses the reader in the world of this story. Read Full Review
The absence of artist Max Fiumara is the first thing readers will likely notice in The Sacrificers #10; his style and storytelling have defined the best high fantasy elements of this series and filled its figures and settings with such power. But the inclusion of Andr Lima Arajo makes for an excellent addition to the series, especially given this issue's focus. Arajo shifts away from divinely powered battles to Soluna's sorry, mortal state and the clean lines and minute details of their style serve to emphasize the poverty and suffering Soluna suffers as a serf. Read Full Review
As much as I've loved Max Fiumara's art, Andre Araujo does a great job here as a fill-in. I loved his work on A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, and his style works well here.
A bit of a detour from the usual perspective but it was very interesting. The art seemed a little less than usual but maybe because it didn't have the fantastical subjects that are usually present in the book, this issue had to focus on more mundane scenes. Pretty sad watching the princess getting crapped on at every turn. Good issue.
I stil have no idea how Soluna lived after being thrown off a cliff a couple of issues ago. It's like Rick Remender didn't want to address it, or simply forgot it about it. I did feel bad for her, she went from pampered with a chip on her shoulder with something to prove, to a haggard beggar. That's a rough and abrupt arc. It really works if you're looking for the audience to root for a character that was originally despised. The black tendrils should have been established before this point. I am enjoying it will continue on.
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