Do I understand everything that just happened? No. Did I enjoy the journey regardless? Hell, yeah.

Mercy is a deeply unsettling, captivating historical horror/SFF crossover full of monsters, both human and otherwise. Equal parts eerie, tragic, and romantic, this was a lovely story with artwork that is, in my opinion, mostly unmatched in the world of graphic novels. I'm willing to admit I was a bit lost at points, especially with how detailed the art in some of the action scenes gets (maybe it's an ADHD issue, but with that much fine lining, I can have a hard time telling where one monster ends and another begins), but I feel like that was a "me" issue, not a Mercy issue.

I strongly recommend this to anyone who enjoys beautiful, fantastical horror graphics and doesn't mind a whole lot of bloodshed.

✨ Content warnings for:

Spoiler

violence, mutilation, murder, child death, body horror, child abuse