Why You Should Read ‘Glow’, A Coming of Age Comic Where Magic Rules Supreme

Writers: Ray Chou, Vincenzo Ferriero / Artists: Dia Ja, Anny Maulina / Mythopoeia Anything that starts out with a highly-detailed map has got my attention. Throw in residual magic powerful enough to mutate local lifeforms and adorable deer mounts (Tanvir) and I’m sold. With this in mind, I dove into Glow in the hope that the story would live up to my initial impression. Glow, the second title from Mythopoeia press, did not disappoint. Magic Made The World Bleed

Glow follows the sister-brother duo of Caszy and Koken. These two survive as scavengers working for/semi-adopted by a man named Kelbourne. Issue #1 introduces us to Nymera, a world destroyed by magic in the not so distant past. Caszy and Koken live in the town of Shoddai which is fortified against…things. We definitely see threats, the mutated wilderats grow from cute to terrifying at an alarming rate, but something tells me that R.O.U.S.s are not the biggest worries for this cluster of humanity.

Our protagonists spend their days outside the protection of Shoddai’s Great Gate searching for magic relics to repurpose. Their dynamic is established quickly with Caszy as the strong, protective, and pragmatic older sister and Koken as the inquisitive, slightly reckless, and precocious younger brother. They are endlessly dedicated to each other despite numerous disagreements. Writers Chou and Ferriero expertly distill the issues of Nymera into the sibling’s squabbles, outlining the tension between loyalty and independence…