Purgatori #2by Wolfen MoondaughterReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk.
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Credits Grade: 7 Purgatori is convinced by a stranger to tell her life story as an Egyptian slave named Sakkara, of her being taken on as a handmaiden and lover to Queen Nefertiti, and the crime she commited in the name of the Queen's rise in power.I liked this issue much better than the previous. The art is a bit better, though still not up to the standards I normally hold Richards at. (I think it's the inking that's the problem.) And though it still has a tinge of "fanboy lust" to it, there is more tenderness to Sakkara's tale than there was to Hemet's. I guess maybe it's because Rodi doesn't come right out and say the sexual activities of Sakkara are "wrong" — when Sakkara questions the fact that the Queen wants to sleep with her, Nefertiti tells her the king doesn't have a problem with it. Then again, this affair leads Sakkara to commit an atrocity, so looking from that angle, it still smacks of "girls getting it on and being wanton will lead to a bad end, even if it is hot to look at." If we lived in a day and age where lesbian sex and polyamory were absolutely considered acceptable at large, and even common practice, then I could just read this as a singular case of a character making a bad choice. As it stands, though, I have to wonder if that message from the first issue will hang over the entire series. Still, without that message being actually spelled out, I can assume it's not there, whether it's intended to be or not, and enjoy the story as it is. And who knows, maybe a boy will get in trouble for sex later and even things up a bit. I do still feel there should a mature-content label on the cover. Written: January 31, 2006
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