Published by Mad Cave Studios and available August 19, 2025, The Architect's Epiphany is a manhua (Chinese-language comic) by a team of brothers. I don't have a lot of experience with manhua so I'm working on expanding my horizons. This has gorgeous art, especially in its designs for ancient monuments and the guardian beast, and I was immediately entranced. I have to admit that reading-wise I was really confused and thought maybe the translation was poor, until about a hundred pages in I realized that I was reading the speech bubbles backwards. I had forgotten that Traditional Chinese, used in Hong Kong, is read right-to-left, rather than left-to-right like Simplified Chinese, used in mainland China. Whoops. Once I went back and started reading in the correct direction, I was impressed with the story. A shaman from a destroyed city sets out to find the City Builder, who can reclaim their lost home. This story will appeal to fans of Chinese fantasy, like The Untamed/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, and the Western animation Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The Architect's Epiphany is a story that enjoys outstanding artistic quality, unfortunately the execution of the narrative feels unfocused and forgettable.
Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for this advanced reader's copy.

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