The First is a race of godlike beings that believe they formed themselves in a passion of creation. Their past lost in a fog of myth, their present is a comfortable routine – until a new power emerges that could topple their preeminence. Faced with its first true threat, their society begins to fall apart, and soon the mystery of the Sigil-Bearers threatens to plunge The First into civil war.The First is a story of beautiful, powerful beings with feet of clay. Larger than life, they’re portrayed with an over-the-top vigor and vitality. Like The Real World set on Mount Olympus, The First boils over with intrigues great and small and with the fate of the universe hanging in the balance.The First V.3: Sinister Motives collects chapters 14-19 of The First. When gods break their vows, death is certain to follow. In the land of the First, dissent has erupted into open warfare. Seahn, young turk of House Dexter, has forsaken his ideals and his House to find power on the other side. Both sides are caught up in a tide of emotion and eruption of old hatreds. War seems inevitable. But war isn’t what two manipulative mentors have in mind for the gods of the CrossGen universe, as they take a direct hand in altering the course of history. Comics for the intelligent reader, The First gives clues and innuendo, but the reader is invited to uncover the truth behind the passionate politics of godlings in conflict.
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From Publishers Weekly
From the title, readers might suppose this comic will reveal the origin of the CrossGen multiverse, especially the Sigils, the mysterious body marks that bestow supernormal powers in every CrossGen book. No such luck. This book is the saga of a race of godlike beings as quarrelsome and horny as the ancient Greek gods of Olympus. After creating the universe, they separate into two rival Houses, plotting against each other and scheming internally as well. The book is a cross between a soap opera and a WWF tag-team extravaganza: page after page of perfectly drawn, perfectly muscled bodies contorted by emotion and by bolts of magical energy. The only character among "The First" who seems capable of unselfish reflection is the adolescent goddess Persha. The unexpected intrusion of Sigil-bearers among The First (which should make them consider the limits of their own power) only intensifies the conflict between and within the Houses. It's difficult to keep track of the many and complex allegiances with so many characters privately plotting. Complications mount and it looks like The First may not actually be first in power after all. How they'll take that news is uncertain, but mature, thoughtful restraint is unlikely.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Adult/High School-Millions of years before humans inhabited what we know as Planet Earth, a race of superhumans known as The First created and destroyed other worlds from their home planet, Elysia. In this collection, Seahn, the green-haired, rabble-rousing outcast from House Sinister, plans to kidnap and murder noble diplomat Pyrem, the leader of the old ruling House Dexter, to gain complete control over Elysia. From this typical, yet intriguing, plot, it's easy to surmise that Kesel descends from classic graphic-novel publishers like DC, Dark Horse, and Legends. And, readers won't be surprised to discover that she packs all of the traditional, superhero-comics tricks into Motives: all-seeing oracles, enchanted weaponry, buxom warrior princesses, epic battles, tragic romance, and mysterious prophecies. Kesel's minimalist dialogue vacillates between flat cinematic clich‚s and overbearingly collegiate vocabulary within a single frame, doing little to complement the compellingly lithe graphics. Also, Motives suffers from an overabundance of secondary characters whose accompanying subplots disperse rather than support the main story line. What results is a shotgunlike approach to graphic-novel writing with Kesel packing too many good ideas into a single story that will confuse and frustrate even the most devout graphic-novel readers.
Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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