Manga Review: Priest Vol. 1

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Priest, Vol. 1: A Prelude to the Deceased

Publisher: TokyoPop
Author: Min-Woo Hyung

Rating: ★★★½☆ 

Synopsis:

In the frontier of the American west, a veil of evil threatens to engulf humanity. Servants of the fallen archangel Temozarela are paving the way for their dark lord’s resurrection.

One man stands in the way of the apocalypse—Ivan Isaacs—a fallen priest who sold his soul to the devil Belial for the power to fight evil. Armed with a wicked blade and silver bullets, Ivan will give the heretics a baptism of blood in his pilgrimage for humanity’s redemption.

Review:

I’ll admit it, this is my first venture into Manga.  I’ve read the complete Akira manga series but never got into any more Manga.  The most experience I have with this medium is through the Anime versions of some of these stories.  I’m a huge fan of Anime, but for some reason never picked up a Manga to check out.  Well, it’s official, Min-Woo Hyung‘s Priest has me hooked.

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