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Violent Flowers #1 by Maria Llovet from Image Comics.
The Creator of “Crave“, “All the things we didn’t do last night” & “Faithless” is back with a all new story of fantasy, romance and revenge.
Maria Llovet is back!
On first impressions, Violent Flowers seems like a story of vampires with your typical settings: thirst for blood, immortality, a hirearchy, human servants and your dash of sexual tension. That’s if you’ve are not familiar with Maria Llovet’s work. Underneath the surface you will see there is so much more.
Eternal life, eternal struggles
An ancient family of vampires, and I’m using the word ‘family’ loosely, has gathered for the first time after a millenia. This isn’t a social gathering by no means. There are no warm welcomes, there’s no celebration to be have.
The reason for this reunion is because of The Sentinel’s murderer. It is a vampire who watches over all supernatural creatures (Vampires, Wolves, Witches, etc.).
The Sentinel’s sister, Carnelia, a fellow clan member and vampire swears she will avenge her brother’s murder. Before she embarked on her quest for revenge, the Clan’s Queen acts. She tasked Carnelia with the care of a mortal named Anna.
Carnelia, sister of the Sentinel & leading character
There are so many elements to Carnelia. The main character is very unique. Carnelia is clearly at odds with the Clan. She has an affinity for another vampire from the clan called Bion.
She’s not interested in babysitting Anna whatsoever. This goes against the perceived interest the Queen has vested on Anna. The most distinguishable trait is that Carnelia had renounced her vampire ways. All of these elements combined make a great recipe for drama, conflict and lots of interesting dynamics between Carnelia and the rest of the cast.
What about the Art?
Maria Llovet is a the definition of versatility. Not only is she writing the story. She’s the penciler, inker, colorist and letterer in most, if not all, of her comics. If you did not know this, she will let you know by signing at least one panel per page. Thats how proud Llovet is of her work, as she should. Llovet’s style is a unique fusion of classic japanese art with European elements. There’s drama, there’s tragedy, there’s gore and there’s plenty of tension through the entire issue. I find it quite interesting and appealing.
8 out of 10
I am very intrigued and looking forward to learn more. Subscribing to this series!
