Divorce lawyer Will Ares can't catch a break, and it's starting to affect his romantic life! Enter Gigi Averelle, who just happens to be planning the wedding between one of Will's biggest clients - Hollywood producer Evans Beatty - and rising young star Carrie Cartwright. Gigi could be the girl Will is looking for, but she wants nothing to do with him. Unfortunately, these two are about to see a whole lot more of each other...
If you enjoy personal stories about how two characters come together in spite of outside forces than it looks like Ares and Aphrodite #1 is going to be. It has the added bonus of being more clever than you might expect from a romantic comedy with art that is absolutely fun to look at. Read Full Review
Bottom line, your enjoyment of Ares & Aphrodite is clearly going to be limited by how much you enjoy the genre the creators are paying homage to. The humour is undoubtedly there, as is the charm, and while its somewhat lacking in any real substance at least so far the characters are definitely likeable enough to make it readable, and hey, isnt that what the rom-com is all about? Possibly not to my own personal tastes, but still an admirable attempt at recreating a well-loved genre in the comic book format. Read Full Review
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