Punderworld, Vol. 2 by Linda ŠejićMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
So, what happens when an overprotected young goddess accidentally ends up in the Underworld with the socially inept king of the domain, what could possibly go wrong? Punderworld (Volume Two) by author-artist Linda Sejic finds Persephone and Hades attempting to get the former out of the Underworld as Demeter begins looking for her daughter.
The main arc of this volume is Persephone and Hades’ attempts to get the former out of the Underworld and back among the living so she can return to work on keeping things alive, however whatever they try it doesn’t work. This leads Hades to make a sacred oath to find a way for Persephone to leave the Underworld to reassure her, however it now endangers the Underworld itself if he can’t fulfill it. The secondary arc followed Demeter as she looked for Persephone so her daughter would agree with her side of things like always only to find her missing, which leads her to Hestia’s abode leading to a very interesting discussion that explains things and sets things up for later. Sejic includes a potential foreshadowing of how she plans to mimic the myth but in a unique way will Biblical allusions. The art is fantastic and I’m just not saying that as a superfan of Linda Sejic’s work, but in this type of media if the art isn’t good then it doesn’t help the narrative. Overall, this was a very good continuation of the Sejic’s retelling of the Persephone and Hades myth.
Punderworld (Volume Two) continues a modern retelling of the well-known myth, but with characters that are socially awkward and that adds a slight to certain character dynamics.
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