Jack Frost Volume 10
Creative Staff
Story & Art: JinHo Ko
Translation: JiEun Park
Adaptation: Arthur Dela Cruz
What They Say
Noh-A’s awakening as the mirror image has granted her a more complete understanding of the events that led to her birth and what has happened since. The origins of Amityville are revealed to her, as is the threat of Solomon. The immense surge of power that accompanied Noh-A’s transformation has aided Solomon’s release from his prison, and the Witch King is headed to the North for a long-awaited – and long-dreaded – reunion with Helmina and Jack…!!
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
A great aspect about this series is the idea that the creator (god if you will) of the Amityville world is not omnipotent. The Tailor may have created Amityville to pull a lot the negative emotion from Earth, but, he can still die. The Tailor has been the strongest entity in Amityville for a long time, but Solomon has been able to catch up with him. This is why people like Solomon’s wife, Helmina, and the Tailor locked Solomon away. Not just because he could potentially wrestle control of Amityville away from the Tailor, but because Solomon already destroyed the world of the demons and wants to merge Amityville with Earth so he can control everything!
Unfortunately, because the Tailor threw his support behind Helmina and the North District, the other players in Amityville are always gunning for them. So, when Solomon’s followers finally manage to release him from prison, all hell breaks loose! Literally, hell and demons!
Solomon not only defeated the ruler of the demons in hell, but he also took one of the Demon King’s daughters as his second in command and the other one as his wife. Thus, when Solomon and his demon horde escape their prison, he instantly has an army to command in his war to take over Amityville. However, Helmina has had a long time to prepare for her battle with Solomon, and Jack Frost has the Devil’s Thread, which makes him seemingly invincible.
This Devil’s Thread weapon has been something that I have complained about in this series. With this weapon, Jack Frost has always walked around kicking the snot out of every opponent and nothing ever had a level of danger in it for the reader. However, now that Solomon is free, he gives one of his followers a weapon seemingly as powerful as the Devil’s Thread wielded by Jack Frost. Now things are getting interesting, especially when you can read the uncertainty on Jack’s face!
The revelations about who are married, and how certain characters are blood-related to each other just keep piling up. This makes the web of interconnections among the characters both convoluted and entertaining. Plus, since Noh-A is potentially as strong as Solomon and the Tailor, how will this alter the course of Amityville’s existence? Will she be able to fight off everyone long enough to gain mastery of her power, or will Solomon use her as a weapon before that can happen?
In Summary.
While it has been a convoluted road to get from the beginning of the Jack Frost series to where everything comes together here in volume nine, it proves to have been worth it for the reader. This volume finally reveals everything about this series, both to Noh-A and to the reader. Now that we know all the players involved and what they fight for, the real story can play out. Even though many of the mysteries in this series have been revealed, there is still no telling where the story will go from here. With a large character cast, and so many being killed off, it is easy for the reader to imagine any number of scenarios for the conclusion to Jack Frost.
Content Grade: B
Art Grade: B-
Packaging Grade: A-
Text/Translation Grade: B
Age Rating: 16+
Released By: Yen Press
Release Date: May 27th, 2014
MSRP: $13.00
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