Wow the art is absolutely beautiful. I can’t wait to see where this goes! I love graphic novels and this is definitely one I want to collect. I really can’t get over the art. Althalia’s journey is going to be so good.

This graphic novel was amazing! Amazing story, amazing characters, amazing storyline and an AMAZING artstyle! I really loved it a lot! Even the "villains" were really cool! It was just really good and I'm glad I was able to read it!

The artstyle of this book is really stunning. The story is intriguing, but I wish we got more of it. The story ended the moment it started picking up. However I will definitely keep my eyes open for when volume 2 comes put and see how the story further develops!

I loved the art style and the characters and the pure magic of their world, but I didn't think the story was as strong as it could have been. It was a typical plot with the loss of the grandmother, but then somewhere along the way, it lost me. There wasn't a lot of explanation of their magic or the characters or their relationships with one another. I think I just needed a little more from this one.

The cutest illustration style accompanied by an amazing plot, anything witch related is always a must read me but the added culture and mythology made this so much more interesting and I can’t wait to read more, I just wish it was longer as I’d love to know more already

I must admit that Sara Soler is my absolute comic heroine and with “Season of the Bruja” I feel validated in my love for her. Her slightly cartoonish characters and the colors are incredible, vibrant, alive. The way she draws each scene makes you believe that they’re actually moving, not images in 2D, there’s motion and a very fast tempo that make you read carefully not to miss anything. In my opinion she’s the best and I’ve loved every work of hers I’ve read. In “Season of the Bruja” she gives life to fascinating creatures and she depicts cultural differences that can be spotted in no time.

Having said that I felt a little confused at the beginning. The scrip starts with a bang, right in the middle of a fight that must come from before the comic actually starts. So I wondered if there is a prequel that explains why or against whom these kids are fighting. However I must say that I wasn’t sure that the fight was just that and not a game that the kids took too seriously.
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The kids are multiracial, there are human beings of different backgrounds and creatures like a dragon or a small dinosaur who also is one of the kids in the bunch of friends. They work at a museum and they fight demons from alternate realities that may be hidden in exotic objects they keep at the museum. Our main protagonist, Althalia, can move through the barriers in order to fight these demons, and her friends are incredibly supportive of her, she’s a witch, a bruja and her friends are also magical creatures even if they’re human. There’s the dragon who is the boss, a girl who is a shapeshifter and who turns into a red fox and there’s an abuela. A Hispanic/Spanish grandma is a magical creature without real magic. They can make you do whatever they want with the threat of showing you the flip-flop and let me tell you, that is a threat that Hispanic kids take very very seriously. Because our protagonist is Hispanic and she lives with her very extravagant abuela who is also a bruja. It usually runs in the family.

As for depicting the personalities of the characters, the representation of Mexican latinas both young and all is on point without falling in the usual cringe-y stereotypes. That is both due to the art and the script, the communication between the two (image and word) is neat and perfect and the pace although it might shock at the beginning slows down once the battle is over. It is the moment when the reader finds their footing and starts understanding who these characters are, what they do and why.

My favorite character is the abuela. Maybe because she reminds me of my own abuela and thus I have a soft spot for grannies. Althalia’s abuela is magnificent, it’s understandable that she goes berserk when she can’t protect the old witch. It is at that turning point that the real story of this comic begins.

As for the themes hidden behind a story of fighting demons and old museums, there are discussion matters such as heritage, colonialism/post colonialism and the erasure of cultures and peoples, celebrating culture and identity as well as mingling with other cultures like the American, in this case. It is ironic that I read this on a day that celebrates the arrival of the Spanish in America. All in all this is only volume 1, 133 pages of pure fun, magic and Mexican folklore

Ps. “Con la iglesia hemos topado”

Thank you for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

I found this graphic novel to be visually quite beautiful. The story dives right in on page one with a very fast paced event that doesnt give readers much insight in to whats going on at first. After that initial scene passes though we are slowly given more detail and explanation which is an interesting way to bring your plot to life. I found the pages and art to be dynamic and colorful, the characters are very interesting but overall volume one can be a little slow in some parts. It definitely a great base for a strong story to unfold on that I think readers will enjoy!

I love this story and especially adore the illustration style. This was such a fantastic read and I cannot wait for it to be out for more people to enjoy it.

Thank you Netgalley and Oni Press for granting me access to an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I've noticed a pattern in the graphic novels I read that often times the story/plot is usually really simplistic or simply not my taste but the art style is what keeps me from dnf'ing them. This is one of those graphic novels.

This was really fun. The main characters were well developed in such a small amount of time and had great chemistry. There were a lot of side characters introduced who didn’t have as much detail, mainly the villains.
I will definitely keep reading the series as the plot, monsters and magic system is so fun to read and see.

This comic was pretty decent. I liked the art style and the worldbulding was pretty nice. This was a pretty unique spin on mythology.

Personal rating:
2.5🌟, rounded up to 3🌟


I was pretty excited to read this. But the story ends up being a little too convoluted while too simplistic at the same time. How is this a thing? Beats me. I would've dnfed but since it's a graphic novel, I didn't mind finishing it as much.

I did like the graphics much more, though. The colour palette used is striking but blends well together imo.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free digital copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

I'm gonna go ahead and give this 3 stars because I really did enjoy the story line and the beautiful artwork.

However, I do feel as though this plot was rushed. This happens alot in graphic novels so I get it but, I did feel really rushed through. I finished this in less than an hour and I feel like if this wasn't a graphic novel it could have easily been a 400+ page book.

I don't think graphic novels are really my thing. I do enjoy them and looking at the artwork and stuff but I always end up giving them 3 stars.

I felt like this was an intriguing start to a series. It was colourful and vivid, and it had an interesting character gallery. It reminded me quite a lot of the Italian comic book W*I*T*C*H that I read as a young girl. The same type of art style and colours, I enjoyed that.

One “complaint” I have is that there wasn’t that much exposition to the world and the lore. Some people might like that, to just be thrust into a scenario, but I would have liked a bit more information to the whole magic thing.

This was a really fascinating story, and I look forward to reading the next volume. The way this story represents a different display of grief, focusing on that of denial, and how you might do anything to bring back your loved ones is very intriguing. The characters seem to be well thought out, and the idea of found family is prevalent in this as well. I'll be interested in seeing where this story goes in the future.

I'm glad this title is out there for folks to read, and hope it'll pave the way for others like it! That said, mixed feelings on this one overall. A rushed, but interesting, fantasy comic drawing on indigenous Central American folklore and faith.

I really appreciated the cultural commentary and exploration going on throughout as Althalia wrestles with a sense of between-ness and alienation. The pacing was fairly breakneck, and I didn't feel like we ever really got the chance to become attached to the characters in a meaningful way. There just weren't enough pages for that to happen, realistically. Maybe something that'd be remedied by a volume 2?

Honestly, the components integrating the Christian church felt like a caricature to the extent that it threw me out of the narrative a bit, but maybe that's partly because I'm not the intended audience here. I was a little surprised to read that the illustrator hails from Spain, given the context of the story, and it seems like this would have been a cool opportunity to incorporate more close-to-home identities in the creative process—but Soler's work is, beyond that, lovely.

I'd cautiously recommend this to folks who are willing to swallow an underdeveloped story in order to access its themes, but that's not nothing.

Miigweetch NetGalley and Oni Press for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

This book centers on Althalia, a bruja (witch) who works tirelessly to persevere her legacy and powers, while also doing all the things that modern young women do. The artwork is gorgeous and a delight to look at.

Unfortunately, this book just did not work for me. It had all the components of things I generally like - a female protagonist, strong Elder relationships/a cool grandma, lush artwork, Latinx/Indigenous motifs - but none of it gelled for me into anything I could connect with or care about. I felt a little confused from the first few pages when we are thrown into the middle of a fight and meant to tease out who is who, and what side we should be rooting for. This felt very much like the second story in a series and a continuation of a previously established narrative.

While I support the use of Spanish to establish character and scene, not providing in-text translations is needlessly alienating to readers who don’t understand Spanish and doesn't support the aforementioned literary goals. I don’t like when language is just sprinkled into a text to add ethnic “flavor”; translations allow them to be impactful and prevent the sludge of readers needing to seek out Google translate - because who even knows how accurate that will be? But I digress.

First off, the art in this volume was gorgeous. The colours were vibrant and full of life which I loved and made reading it fun to me.

This volume follows Althalia who works in a paranormal musuem with her friends, a chupacabra and were-coyotes and has a fiercely sassy and adorable abeula. After a run in with a priest Althalia goes on a journey of growth while trying to protect those she loves.

I genuinely did enjoy the story though it started off very confusing. We were just dropped into a fight and it took me a while to make heads and tails because I just felt it was really random. The story was also pretty face paced and felt solidly finished by the end but apparently this is just volume 1? It just feels wierd since this volume was jam packed but honestly not complaining since it was a really fun read. I want a volume 2 and I want it now!

The usuage of spanish text through the story was amazing though I have to admit I had no idea what was said therefore and I had to google a bit. But it did not hinder the comprehension of the main plot. It was a nice touch however.

The writing was easy to consume and this was a cute and quick read. I highly recommend!

Thanks to Netgalley and Oni Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A very solid 4 star!

The first volume of Season of the Bruja follows Althalia, a girl who works in a paranormal museum by day, and is a bruja keeping power and stories of ancient ways from fading in history by night. After a seemingly random encounter with a priest, Althalia realizes how much religious oppression faces her and her abuela, and she must grow her skills and person in order to keep the church from destroying her people.

I thought the art in this was so cute! I loved looking at every page and I will definitely continue this graphic novel series. My only issue is I felt like we were just dropped in the story with no context whatsoever, but that could be attributed to the shortness of the graphic novel.

Thank you to Netgalley and Oni Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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THIS IS SO CUTE! urgh I loved this graphic novel!
- It's a very quick read, the writing is easy to follow, I agree with some other reviewers who said the writing is very similar to Rick Riordan's and I just love it.
- The story is very good, the characters, the vibes, the mythology and history really made this a very good graphic novel!
- There's just something about a sassy little Abuela that I will forever adore in books.
The illustrations are stunning and really helped set the tone.

I cannot recommend this series enough! Time to wait for Vol. 2 !