The noticeable lack of color throughout the comic"and the delicately shaded black and white art"allows for a naturalism that's often missing from comic book interiors. Color only occurs when there's magic afoot, yet even when that appears (in a soft, icy and shimmery blue), it isn't with bombast"it's with a delicate glimmer. Black Magick has subtlety woven into its very fabric, in all its blacks and whites and greys. That's more than appropriate in a comic about discovered secrets and centuries-old traditions. Read Full Review

Black Magick #3 makes progress moving forward from part three of Awakening. Nothing is confirmed, but we are making good time moving all the pieces into the right place, and revealing what we as the readers need to know with time. Read Full Review

As I said at the beginning, Black Magick is really good. There's definitely still room for improvement (I imagine the book will truly hit its stride after this first arc ends), but as things stand I can't think of any reason not to give it a shot. And thanks to Scott, it is bound to make a very handsome trade in a few months. Read Full Review

Within Black Magick, Ruckas words are greatly enhanced by the stunning artwork of Nicola Scott, which never serves to disappoint. Her rendering of the characters in particular is both incredibly distinctive and detailed. Presented in cold blue chiarascuro tones, which were accomplished by Scott and Chiara Arena, the shading works to sculpture Scotts world beautifully. The magical strands of the story are visualised in cosmic colours and when this occurs, against the muted background, light appears to literally shine from the page; Black Magick is beautifully written and a joy to look at. Read Full Review

Regardless, Black Magick #3 may be considered as less graphic as the past previous chapters, but the storytelling of Rucka and the excellent illustrations of Scott remain the high consistency of excellence. Moreover, a new set of characters is introduced here that definitely adds some tensions and/or excitement in the succeeding chapters. Read Full Review

The success of this series is its emotion. It's been subtle, and self-reflective, focussed on development of three dimensional characters. There's a confidence to Scott's nuanced art that so far has handled understatement well but, with Rucka's introduction of a new, dangerous element in this issue, I can't help but feel we're on the brink of something grander. Read Full Review

Narratively trying to follow Black Magick from point A to point B to point C and beyond may give off the impression that Rucka and Scott are moving slowly with the plot, only inching it along. That type of reading basically ignores the forming of the characters that is happening on each and every page. Rucka, always an economical writer, let's Scott's artwork tell so much of the story here as she visually fills in all of the elements of a life that reveals character. Whether it's a flannel t-shirt tied around her waist when she has to cast some protection wards around her house or the fire extinguisher that seems to be placed to satisfy some municipal ordinance in some secret, shadowy lair, Rucka and Scott are shaping real lives for these characters that exist beyond the boundaries of the comic page. Read Full Review

"Black Magick" #3 may have a slow pace, but it's still a joy to gradually immerse yourself in its world. The characters slowly unfold in front of us, and this naturalistic pace makes it feel smooth and rewarding. For an opening storyline, this works well. Here's to much more "Black Magick" in the new year. Read Full Review

Despite taking a little too much time in laying the groundwork for the story, Black Magick #3 is a legitimately creepy series with tons of promise in future releases. Read Full Review

I like seeing some magic use now, it facilitates the story nicely and the limited use of colour is paying off.

I was so excited for this new installment of the story, the first two books were so good and the story was rich. The characters felt so unique and I loved them, but when I read this story it was hard to understand through the constant creating of relationships between characters for seemingly no reason. I would have been happy to see a lesbian relationship if it weren’t so clearly obvious that the author had just done it for his own pleasure. Constantly throughout the book there’s sex out of nowhere and groping that has nothing to do with the story. I found it very hard to understand what was going on between every fling and extra kiss thrown into every chapter. I felt nothing for the relationships because there was no reason for them but fetishization. The story has so much potential and I would’ve been so happy about Rowan getting with her partner if I didn’t know that it was clearly just at the whim of a sex obsessed author. If It was more organized and if the characters relationships had been cleaner and easier to understand instead of instant sex I would have been fine with it. I think it was just too much that was fit into a story that didn’t have space for it all. I’m really sad and disappointed and I hope the next book is easier to read and more story/emotion/world building centered than just a situation to pose couples in. I’ll still buy the next one I just hope it’s more focused. If not I probably won’t read more. :( which is too bad I love witchcraft and this is so disrespectful to think it’s centered around sex and nakedness like this it’s very objectifying and I expected better after reading the first two books. more