Praise for Artema:
“Artema is a true creation of love.” — The Valkyries
“Cholst and Boyle…do a lot of nice character work with Artema. She’s an iconoclast who’s quick to anger. She finds it hard to accept her people’s law that they can never strike first or fight in anger. She beats up a guy who says women are inferior warriors. Boyle gives her great backgrounds to work against: craggy mountains, gloomy caves, and vast deserts. … [She has a nice sense of the dramatic when it comes time to the battle scenes, with several striking poses that set the tone for what was at stake.” — Rob Clough, High-Low Comics (For Issue #1)
“It’s an intriguing start, that’s for sure. Rachel has a great grasp of pacing and leaving breadcrumbs to be uncovered later (who is that painted warrior?), and Angela does some solid work letting the faces tell the story in some otherwise silent panels. … Get that second issue out quick!” — Kevin Bramer, Optical Sloth
“The art in this book made the world feel large and the territories vast, which really made the Chengoll feel like an all encompassing force to think they could claim it. As the book goes on we see Artema violently battle with enemy troops but we also see some really cool environmental visuals. It’s clear that Boyle has an understanding of emotions. Cholst’s dialogue for Artema is brash and leads to visceral reactions and Boyle illustrates in pace with that. I also thought that throughout the non linear timeline Boyle was able to make the different ages feel as varied yet connected as Cholst wrote them to be.” — Drew, For the Love of Indie
“[Boyle’s art] was like a mix between Doug and The Dark Crystal. Each character and/or race had a defining feature such as their nose, skin tone, or hairstyle. …The story is really what sold Artema to me. The lore just builds with each installment. I can’t wait until issue 3.” — Allen Lyons, Soda and Telepaths
“There is obviously a lot of skill and love going into this series by Cholst and Boyle; I congratulate them on their fantastic efforts. They’ve created a series that explores trauma, found families, and self-acceptance, and they’ve done it respectfully, creatively, and intuitively. Everyone should read Artema, and explore their own levels of self-acceptance through this wonderful piece of work.” — Lauren Boisvert, Word of the Nerd