I really struggled getting into this one. The art style isn't my preferred as there's more focus on the characters than the background so half the time I'm struggling to imagine what type of room we are in. However, I am defientely intrigued!! The story is unique and this volume was a great introduction into this world.

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for providing the earc.

I have been waiting for Covenant to release for quite a while, and i was very surprised to get the e-arc for this.
I love the artstyle, and the story seems interesting. I feel like this first volume is setting up a really gripping story. My main gripe with volume 1 is that i think it would have benefited with a longer book. I think this volume feels very much like a set up and although the world seemed really interesting i needed something more. All that said I will continue this series to see where it goes.

Thankyou to Netgalley and Oni Press for providing me with a free electronic copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

In the world of Covenant, priests wield holy weapons, and forge covenants with angels to grant them the powers they need to fight and vanquish the demonic forces that prey on humans by night. Ezra, a young exorcist, is tasked by Gabriel to protect a mysterious man, pursued by demons, as the threat of war looms.

Beautifully drawn and coloured, with an almost anime style, Covenant is truly gorgeous. A lore-rich world, intricate detail, exciting action, and loveable characters, I am already invested, and will definitely be keeping my eye out for further books!

I’m so intrigued. I can’t wait to read more of this series. I need to know what happens next. Hopefully there will be more action between the main characters as well.

Thank you Oni Press for the opportunity to read this ARC!

"I believe in demons for I have seen them. I believe in angels for I know them. As for god? I have not seen god. I have not heard god. I have not felt god."

The way I would pitch this is if Kenji and Warner were sexy demon hunting priests with machine guns but make it queer and this concept works so well!

I'm pretty picky about graphic novels but I really enjoyed this! The worldbuilding was interesting and the characters are really likeable. It was so fun and engaging and I loved the humor, can't wait for the next part!

3+ stars

This was a cool introduction to a new-to-me webcomic and artist. Tattooed priests, churchy bad guys and lots of demons? And all of that with the promise of a cute romance between an airhead exorcist and a frustrated demon target? Yes, please.

Volume one collects the first 18 episodes of this webcomic and does get a little infodumpy at times. As far as setting up for the overall story, it does a very decent job. The action is fast-paced and we’re introduced to a whole bunch of characters. I’m curious to see Ezra and Sunny get more fleshed out in the rest of the story. Also, definitely a fan of the diverse cast!

What I hadn’t expected, but really enjoyed, was how funny this was. This definitely makes for a pretty light-hearted read, though I can see next volumes going darker. Samson works great as a foil to Ezra’s himbo streak.

I really like the art style, it’s very clean and attractive. Some of the fight scenes were a little hard to follow, which was a shame. Might be an ebook thing. I think the reading experience will definitely benefit from a print version.

All in all, good start to the series. Nothing earth-shattering, but perfect for a fun, fast read. I’ll definitely check out the next volume.

Thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for the ARC!

There's a lot of world-building to be done by the first volume of Covenant and it does some seriously heavy lifting. Infodumping is common here. The characters themselves are a little flat. And I had a hard time taking the story seriously when every serious moment had to be interrupted by a comic relief moment. Pacing needed some work.

That said, the artwork is well done and the representation of queer characters is appreciated. Volume 2 might be worthwhile for fans of Constantine or urban fantasy as a genre.

3.25/5

Thank you Netgalley and Oni Press for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the story that this graphic novel set up. I loved these tattooed, gun-wielding exorcists fighting against the demons trying to feed on the souls of humans. However, while there were intriguing and mysterious points, I never found myself as engaged as I wanted to be. I never connected fully to the characters, I just don't think it was long enough.
I often find this to be the case, personally, in the first volume of most graphic novels, they never quite give me enough to grow attached. But I think this is a very fun story and a very promising start to a series.

I really enjoyed this! I love the art and the world building and I’m very intrigued by the characters.
There was a lot of info dumping in the first half but it needs to start somewhere.
It also ended right when it got exciting so I will continue reading this on Webtoon immediately because luckily there’s a lot more.

While Covenant is not a genre I'm comfortable with, I am trying to branch out in the graphic novel realm and so gave this a try. I did not read the entire book, but I read enough to know that the artwork is beautiful. The style is engaging and attractive to the eye, but I didn't care for the storyline or level of violence. I think this graphic novel will appeal to a fans of John Wick and The Sandman series.

Thank you to ONI Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this graphic novel. All opinions are my own.

"I believe in demons, for I have seen them. I believe in angels, for I know them. And though I cannot believe god... I can believe in my purpose."


Why is every character in this book so damn hot?

I really enjoyed the art style and overall the vibes of the novel. There were a lot of info dumping at the beginning but near the end I really started to get into the story and I can't wait to see how it progresses from here.

3.5 stars **

★ ★ ★ ★ • 4

First read this when it was a webcomic uploaded to WEBTOON, and I was so excited to see that it was being published into a full-on graphic novel series.

Great art style with a full cast of LGBTQ+ rep characters. The character designs alone were more than enough to convince me to read. And! The storyline was also interesting, and gave an urban fantasy… Constantine meets Gideon the Ninth sort of vibe.

If you’re looking for a new graphic novel series to try that is packed with supernatural low fantasy elements, definitely give this a try. Planning to continue the series when the next volume comes out.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC to review!

It was perfectly alright. Would definitely benefit from some more editing to make it more suitable for publication as one book and not an online comic. I enjoyed it, but it felt a bit shallow, both plot and the characters.

very good! art was beautiful and the characters were very gay. 5/5 stars. i immediately went to the webtoon app to continue reading it, it was so captivating.

I’m not a big fan of graphic novels but I decided to give this a try. The premise was intriguing enough to put aside my thoughts on graphic novels as a whole, however I didn’t like how incomplete this felt by the end. I understand that this is an ongoing series, but I’ve found in the past that graphic novels seem to wrap up their secular story before moving on the following volume. Not a whole lot happens in this first volume beyond world building

I read a chapter or two of this back on Webtoon and never got around to finishing it, so from the moment I recognized the art style, I knew I wanted to give it a shot!

This will be controversial for most, some will hate it for including Catholic imagery, and some will hate it for not being the "clean good Christian literature". I for one, love exploring Catholic Mysticism, and thought this story was a breath of fresh air.

The only thing I would criticize is the pacing. It's obvious the story was written as an internet serial and its transition into a traditional printed medium could have been smoother. The volume reads like a pilot episode, and we go through an entire micro storyline before we're even introduced to the character of Sunny. The plot described in the synopsis doesn't kick off until about 85% of the volume and then it's abruptly cut off by a cliffhanger. I'm sure the series works great in its original format, and once I'm done writing this review I plan to binge-read the rest, but the reedition just isn't very compact. I wouldn't mind the exposition if it just didn't take so long for things to get started.

That being said, it's been a while since I read a proper comic book, so perhaps this pacing is standard for the genre - and I have not read the Lore Olympus printed edition, so I don't know if there is or isn't a better way to transition from a webtoon to print.

The art style is stunning, though I have to admit when it came to the fight scenes, I found it hard to figure out what was happening. The artist uses a lot of visual shortcuts ( probably so that they could have had each episode done in a week ), and at least for me, it ended up hurting the clarity. There were parts I had to read multiple times - and they didn't even end up being relevant.

Overall, I think it has been a promising start to an epic story, but I would probably recommend reading it as the original Internet serial rather than in volumes.

A huge thank you to Onipress and NetGalley for providing me with the arc in exchange for an honest review.

It was a lot of info dumping and getting used to it at first but dam! I’m intrigued now! The art is gorgeous and the writing I had to get used to a bit at first but it’s an easy read and I want more now 😌.

Covenant was an adrenaline fueled ride. Vuong has taken the church, tatted them up and given them powers through archangel patronage - honestly all very cool concepts.

Beautiful art style, love the gothic art fashion. Ezra, the priest warrior who believes in his angel patron but not in God, is tasked with protecting Sunny, a seemingly normal human being hunted by demons. This first volume and introduces a lot of really complex and interweaving plots. There are different churches with very different approaches to demon hunting - and political plotting between those factions. There is Ezra and his team, who are delightful and complex and I want a whole issue featuring each of them to get their full stories.

The plot is fast paced and interesting, the art is stunning. Lots of action, lots of magic, this one was really fun (and honestly seems like a really fun use of Christian church lore).

First of all, thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

I love to read Graphic Novels and this one was really interesting.

The plot and the characters remind me of Shadowhunters and Supernatural (I LOVE IT) so I was addicted since the beginning.

The art is beautiful and the universe is awesome.

I’m truly anxious to read the next volume because it ended in a interesting part and I felt sad that it ended.

It’s really easy to read so it also helped with my reading slump.

Now I’m waiting already for the next book!!

This was an extremely intriguing beginning of something that has enormous potential to become one of my new favorite graphic novels. In a fantasy world where priests are marked with magical tattoos and guns are being used to defeat manna-sucking demons, life couldn't be better for an avid fan of gothic atmospheres and stunning, eerie storylines such as me. The characters are so likable, honestly, I would love to be friends with all of them, especially Ezra's blond-haired teammate - Samson. There also seems to be a slowly unfolding queer slow-burn romance in between the pages, which I'm absolutely ecstatic about and although I still haven't been fully immersed in the story, as it is the first volume, I see a big potential in this work.

The pages are beautifully drawn, eye-pleasing with their dark and neutral colors, and easy to read dialogue. What certainly had won me over though is the banter, the sheer humor and snarkiness of the characters, and the outstanding queer representation, which is always wonderful to see!

There was a little info dump at the start and I'm fairly certain that I will have to properly re-read it before picking another volume in the future, but there's no way for me to not stick around for the ride at this point, it's as if this story was literally made to suit my taste after all. So happy I decided to give it a try and if the synopsis or the artwork has intrigued you as well, give Covenant a chance!