The Magic Order #3 Review

Writer: Mark Millar / Artist: Olivier Coipel / Image Comics Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel continue to established their new, ingenious world of magic and mysticism with issue #3. Readers are given an expanded view of the darker side of the wizarding world, as Madame Albany divulges long-awaited answers and new details about the Moonstone family on a must-read page. In context, the reveal is as heartbreaking as you can imagine. It’s been a grim situation for Leonard, Cordelia, Regan, and Gabriel so far. This issue will put our family of four through the fire, setting major ramifications in motion.

Before continuing, I want to give thanks to Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel for this somewhat inconsequential — but absolutely necessary — panel accurately representing what riding the train in New York City looks like. Whether Googling images of an NYC train car or actually riding them himself while making mental notes, I’m so proud of the attention to detail that Coipel paid. This shit was ON POINT! The Black, brown and even Caucasian faces were depicted properly. That woman in a hijab nearly brought a tear to my eye! This is my commute everyday. This is America. Back on the Moonstone side of things, Gabriel’s history is explored. The reader is made to understand why he left the Magic Order to be with his wife. Millar and Copiel are artistic mavens who make you feel every ounce of his pain. Meanwhile, Leonard continues to do a terrible job of convincing his son that it’s dangero…