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Comic Book Review - The Magic Order 2 #6

Rob reviews The Magic Order 2 #6...


Mark Millar has crafted The Magic Order 2 like a brutal magic show. Over the series, we've seen plenty of illusions, mysteries, and tricks of the mind as Millar and Stuart Immonen have sent us on a mystical tour of emotion. But like every good show, the curtains will eventually fall. And for The Magic Order 2, Millar has saved the best till last! 

The action kicks off with Cordelia and her Magic Order chums deep in their battle with Viktor Korne and his followers. Krone has managed to summon the mythical demon; Othoul'Endu and is poised to finally take out the Order and then rule the wider world. But in true Millar fashion, it's not that simple. 

We then take a trip to the past as we see Soran Korne attempt the same plan 1000-years ago. This time around. However, on the cusp of defeat, the Lovecraftian terror retreats into its dimension, thus the proto-Order defeat Soran and as they say "the rest is history". Sadly the same can't be said for the current battle. With Cordelia and her family on the edge of defeat, it falls to Rosie to throw herself into the fray. While the youngster manages to hold her own against Viktor, Othoul'Endu mentions that in the future Rosie is going to be quite a powerful magic wielder, and as such recommends that Viktor kills her now whilst he can. Before this happens someone thought long-dead returns and throws the order a well-needed lifeline. 

I won't spoil anymore as this is one story that needs to be experienced first-hand. What I will say is that it's full of all those Mark Millar traits as we're thrown into different periods and dimensions as this arc reaches its curtain call.


Stewart Immonen continues to push the limits of his artwork with yet another gorgeous display. Along with David Curiel's colour work, each panel is packed full of great character work and architectural detail as we get taken along on this journey.

Come to the end of the issue and The Magic Order 2 comes to a satisfying end. Millar manages to tie up all of his many narrative points whilst also laying the foundations for The Magic Orders' future. Overall it's been one hell of a ride, and if anything The Magic Order 2 shows that Mark Millar is still at the top of his profession. 

Rating 10/10 

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