Damn Rucka really hardly makes bad books, and when he has full control? Oh yeah here we go.

Rowan Black is a badass detective who, in the opening pages, is confronted with a man holding up people in a restaurant. She reluctantly goes inside to meet this man and he seems to know ALL about her. She hasn't a clue who the hell this loser is. Then he goes to burn her and Rowan here uses her Black Magic to turn the lighter on himself, burning the SOB to death. This is just the start and it only gets better from here.

Greg Rucka is known to create very strong female characters and he does wonderful here. Rowan comes off as strong, badass, and yet she is extremely likable from the start. The deeper you get into the story with her partner, the witch clan she is with, and the people that are after her the better it gets.

Let's talk about Nicola Scott. My god, this is a thing of beauty. Wonderful action scenes, emotion pouring through each page, and a great feel of gloom and doom throughout. She kills it with the art here.

Overall, this was fantastic. I want more now. Ordering volume 2.