It Takes A Wizard

Thomas R. Hart · Sean Lam

Jul 2007 · Seven Seas Entertainment

About this ebook

No outsider has set foot on the island of Manhattan for the past three years, and with good reason. It's become a place of wild dark magic, where technology and the laws of science do not work. The Manhattan Kingdom is ruled by a sorcerer known as Everett Winterthorn, the Midnight King, who commands an army of trolls, goblins, ghouls and harpies. On the other side of the river, the US military holds the dark forces at bay. But just barely. Isaac Silverberg is Winterthorn's former apprentice, plucked from Death Row and given a final chance to redeem himself. He must enter the Manhattan Kingdom and rescue a damsel in distress in exchange for his life. But is he truly the mage for the job?
 

Ratings and reviews

I can see why this is available for free. It's a great concept but nothing seems to have been done with it. This while book feels like someone talking about a story instead of telling it. I can only think of one example of showing instead of telling and even there little is done with it. The art is unclear, often blends together, and is usually nearly irrelevant. The story is told almost entirely through dialogue that is almost always empty (if impressive sounding) and full of one idea repeated over and over again while usually coming from someplace far away from where the plot is supposed to be happening. In short, this would probably work well as a short story. As a manga volume, I think it needs help.

Interesting concept, well written, but the story wasn't very engaging to me and the characters seemed rather confusing.

Going into this manga I wasn't really sure what to expect. I'd never heard of it before but it was free on Google Play, so I decided to give it a read. I was surprised to find out that the manga was an Armageddon themed manga that also revolved around the use of magic, as the name suggests. It also utilizes light Christian religious themes as well. The majority of the story to this manga revolves around a young manga named Isaac Silverburg, who happens to be the person that unleashed demons upon the city of Manhattan. The city is now inhabited by demons and Silverburg is forced to enter the city in an attempt to rescue a governor's daughter at any cost. As the story progresses a woman named Hope appears to aid him in his quest. Hope happens to be one of the few free human survivors currently in the city, and she hunts down most demons she comes across. She also aids in Isaac's final stand near the end of the manga as well. Overall, I found this manga to be pretty awesome, and I loved the artwork throughout. The change in art style while Isaac was caught in the darkness was really cool too. If you're a fan of Armageddon and/or demon themed stories then I gladly recommend It Takes A Wizard, it's pretty entertaining.