Magic #22 is published by BOOM! Studios, written by Jed Mackay and Rich Douek, illustrated by Giorgio Spalletta and Alberto Locatelli, coloured by Francesco Segala, Gloria Martinelli and Arianna Consonni and lettered by Ed Dukeshire.
Issue #22 is available 4th January 2023 either directly from BOOM! Studios online or from your local comic book store, digital copies will be available to download from the usual content providers.
Synopsis
Desperate questions make reluctant alliances! Garruk the Wildspeaker agrees to work with the woman who once cursed him–Liliana Vess! Together, they must find Isona Maive before she finds an even more dangerous ally than Marit Lage or Tezzeret! Meanwhile, with the man Vraska loves, Jace Beleren, unsure if he’s hearing a voice from beyond the grave, they call on Kaya.
Kaya may be the only Planeswalker who can slay a ghost, but she also pulled Vraska out of Jace’s arms in what might have been their final moments together. And Kaya’s not any happier to see Vraska, who foreswore their friendship as thanks for Kaya saving her life. But if Niko’s right, someone is manipulating all their fates, there’s no time left for grudges.
Review
In this issue we catch up with the Planeswalkers as they continue on their next perilous journey to reach Isona Maive before she finds her darkly powerful ally.
To find the dangerous mage the walkers must form unlikely alliances, when I say unlikely I mean ones that regular readers wouldn’t have ever imagined, Garruk must turn to Liliana Vess to get the important information they need, but how can they trust her? It seems to be more a case of having to. Jase begins to hear a dark voice, but what is it telling him? and who is it?, if they can catch Isona Maive can they over power her? could they even be too late? there are so many questions that must be answered.
Another great piece of writing from Jed Mackay and this time he is supported in the writing with Rich Douek allowing the story to expand creating a darker adventure that could break the multiverse apart, with a story that has gone through a few different issues including a few off shoot ones it is great to see that it still feels fresh and hasn’t lost any steam along the way, with that in mind I am excited to see where this story arc will go from here.
The illustrations from Giorgio Spalletta and Alberto Locatelli really highlight the dark magical world that the story is depicting, bringing to life the intense emotionally charged story gripping the reader throughout.
Verdict
Get ready for a MTG journey that is about to take a darker turn, a raw passionate story that isn’t to be missed.
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