Mythology is full of stories of the children of the Gods. Often these individuals have superhuman abilities and can face horrors that normal people have little chance against. In some ways, these mythical characters are the precursors of the superheros of today’s American print comic industry. Thunderstruck is a modern mythical tale of two teenaged sisters with the blood of a god beating in their veins. And much like the ancient heroes of old, they have been drawn from their mundane world into a strange world where the old myths are true, after a fashion… and much like history these myths are written by the victors of ancient wars among the Gods.

The comic has come a long ways from the dark and stormy night where Sharon recovered from her paralysis. While the beginning of the strip has Sharon narrating what happened even as we were shown these events, the comic soon moves away from that style of narration and the comic moves into a more traditional form of storytelling. And in doing so, the comic has slowly moved deeper and deeper into the world of the supernatural (which is rather amusing, considering that Sharon is an atheist who didn’t believe in the world of the supernatural; for that matter, her sister Gail was (and still is, somewhat) quietly Christian… but has been learning that her beliefs aren’t completely founded in the truth).

Now that Sharon and Gail have made it to New Orleans, things have shifted into overdrive. Factions arrayed against each other have noticed the sisters and have plans to utilize them in their conflict to achieve dominance. But there are no good guys in this. The angels (and I literally mean angels) have no compulsion against killing to forward their goals. The powerful witch opposing these angels likewise sees the sisters as tools to use in forwarding her goal. And each side has claimed one sister, dividing them from each other and feeding them snippets of the truth while concealing the full story. Fortunately, both girls are smart enough to know they are being used, and are biding their time in the hopes of getting the opportunity to be reunited… and then with what each has learned, piece together the truth.