“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?” Kim Carnby is arguably one of my favourite authors ever. His writing involves takingusual tropey characters and flipping them over their head, creating one hell of a story. Flawed Almighty might not be his most refined work, but it is probably his most ambitious, at least in my opinion. I have never seen a story like this.

I have followed Carnby since City of Dead Sorcerers and while the visual department has certainly improved, his core themes of family neglect, self harm, rejection and love are still prevalent. His storytelling methods haven't changed much. Only the techniques have.

Meet Jeonji Kim. A random delinquent way past his prime. He is now a limping man who was expected to be the "greatest". Bullied from a young age, he quickly developed an aggressive exterior to cover for his softer, more vulnerable side. He is violent, blunt and cruel. And that cruelty leads to the death of a child in a car crash.

And that girl is turned into an angel, and *must* save Jeonji from going to hell. While the detail that Shiyang is Jeonji's victim is revealed at the end, both of these characters show plenty of chemistry already. Whether you consider them as just friends or lovers is upto you. But Shiyang and Jeonji has one of the best relationship developements I have seen in a long time.

The concept of God being flawed isn't a new concept, just read Greek Mythology. But Carnby takes an interesting edge to it. He isn't cynical to God himself, but to his methods, and the repurcursions of his acts on the human race. Other angels are great. I think Manwhas have this habit of making all their characters badass and cool, which I can get behind. Solo Levelling, Mercenary Enrollment and Sweet Home are just few examples were almost every character gets a chance to be cool, while having a relatively short runtime.

Its (somewhat) sad that Flawed Almighty hasn't blown up yet, compared to Bastard or Sweet Home, which just took over the Manwha scene for a few weeks. Maybe it will take time. I don't know.

Now, let me reread Flawed Almighty and cry again. Go away now.