Some manhwa that I read a while ago and did a complete start over with this one due to hazy memories. Overall the do over was well worth it because this one is another good specimen of Manhwa. Gnostic themes are not exactly the most popular genres to work on and return of Archmage is the few specimens that did well on this subset of fantasy genre. Archmage returns after 4000 year is a story of humanity struggle in regaining their freedom from Demigods in conflicts spanning over few thousand years.
The story follows Lucas Trowman, an Archmage and leader of humanity’s resistance, who mysteriously returns to the material world after being imprisoned in the Abyss for 4,000 years—trapped by the deceit of a powerful Demigod. Upon his return, Lucas wastes no time reclaiming his strength and rallying allies for a decisive rematch against the Demigod and his dark army.
Return of Archmage selling points lies in giving a glimpse on what sort of confrontation between Humanity and Demigod would look like. The main antagonist in the series is essentially Manhwa depiction of Gnostic Demiurge. I have read my share of Manga and I would say Korean and Chinese do make better use of Gnostic themes in their work compared to Japan for some reason.
While return of Archmage are not exactly on par with Solo Levelling due to some obvious plotholes, likely due to deadlines, it is overall solid Manhwa if you are fantasy fan. The main storyline is essentially completed by chapter 200 with the manhwa continue as side story where Lucas Trowman save another world in order to return to his true love.
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