The Magic Order #2 Review

The hits keep coming in Issue #2 of The Magic Order. And by hits, I mean the female Tony Soprano, Madame Albany, continuing her calculated assault on any and all wizards who side with The Magic Order and continue to deny her birthright. The backstory really unfolds in this one, and we get a good understanding of why the lady in black has decided to take her talents to the dark side. In the first issue, we get but a sliver of information about that dusty book containing all manner of spells. But after Issue #2, you find out why Madame Albany was passed over as the one to inherit the all-mighty Orichalcum, instead gifting it to Leonard Moonstone. But before getting into that, Mark Millar makes sure to continue developing these outstanding, yet flawed characters.

When it comes to flaws in the Moonstone family, none come with more baggage than Cordelia. She’s the misfit of this fam, and I’m having a great time learning more about her. I think Olivier Coipel is having just as much fun, because he’s been depicting her panels in particular with outstanding poise and necessary grit. Cordelia goes into graphic detail of the first moment she had to be about that magic life, which coincidentally was before she was even born!! Strap yourselves on for this *light spoiler* because I dam near flipped my glass coffee table when I read this mind numbing page of excellence. Homegirl’s magical powers manifested as an instinctive defense mechanism to her oncoming abortion!! Yeah, you heard righ…