The mysterious death of her mother is a familiar premise but the configuration of the stylized illustration and characters’ personalities create a connection with the reader. Aurora has a classic origin story as the loss of her mother and the connection of her parents’ involvement with monsters resulting in her mother’s death drive her ambition to continue the family business. Aurora’s own story does just as much as it expands on her motivation and determination. Although her appearance was brief (so far) in Battling Boy, Aurora was established as a pinnacle player in the developing storyline and its future. The Rise of Aurora West (a prequel to the events of Battling Boy) builds upon the history of the West family. Aurora has been trained her entire life for the inevitability that she will be fighting monsters. Influenced heavily by their fathers, both are introduced to this objective in very different ways. The resolution is to find or become heroes that have the ability to eradiate these villainous broods. Their two worlds (unbeknownst to each other) work in tandem to find a solution. They share an environment overrun by monsters. A branch of the graphic novel Battling Boy by writer and artist Paul Pope, Aurora and Battling Boy (Boy is sent to Acropolis for the traditional right of passage of waging war on monsters) are counterparts of each other. The Rise of Aurora West is a collaboration between writers Paul Pope and JT Petty and artist David Rubín.
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