This was honestly quite a delight, with the worst thing about it being that title.

Punderworld re-imagines Hades and Persephone's story as one of two awkward people trying to figure out how to be with the person they kinda sorta have had a crush on for 200 years, give or take. There's something silly and relatable about this, from Hades's awkward conversation with Zeus about his crush, to Persephone's attempts at having a conversation with her mother that just end up sounding like a teenage girl yelling at her mom about how she just doesn't get it!

Throw in some well-meaning meddling from Zeus, some adventurous shenanigans, and this volume sets up a cute story.

The art is charming all the way through, Sejic does some lovely work from the characters to the scenery. I love the design of Hades and Persephone, and how even the speech bubbles are special depending on the character talking. The color work is really lovely as well.

Review copy provided by Edelweiss for review! Punderworld comes out August 31, 2021.