Summary

Mystix is a supernatural, cyberpunk-adjacent love letter to Midwestern cities that have seen some things. Having lived in Chicago and now in the Detroit metro area, this world is built from cracked sidewalks, industrial ghosts, and neighborhoods that somehow manage to be both magical and aggressively practical. You will also find traces of my Flint roots in the stubborn resilience of the city and its people, along with softer, slightly nerdier moments inspired by fond memories of Ann Arbor. Yes, that means bookstores, coffee, and the quiet belief that knowledge might actually save us. Or at least help.

This is a world where magic never vanished. It just adapted, downsized, and learned not to draw attention to itself. Ancient powers exist quietly alongside hackers, couriers, underground fixers, and people who would really prefer not to discover that the weird thing they bought at a pawn shop is cursed. Runes show up as graffiti. Ritual artifacts pass through comic shops. Mythological beings walk the streets pretending they totally understand smartphones. They do not.

Visually, Mystix leans into a painterly comic book aesthetic inspired by Arcane. Characters are expressive and cinematic, lighting is moody and intentional, and the cyberpunk influence is restrained. Less glowing chrome future fantasy, more worn leather, analog tech, and neon signs that flicker because replacing them costs money and nobody has that right now.

The story unfolds in episodic, web-friendly chapters that focus on small, very human moments inside a much larger mythological mess. Over time, those moments connect into a broader narrative about identity, power, and who gets to control ancient forces in a modern city that absolutely did not ask for magic but is now stuck dealing with it. Much like most Mondays.

At its core, Mystix is about atmosphere, character, and the strange beauty of cities that refuse to be one thing. It invites readers to explore, linger, and realize they might already live somewhere just like this. They just have not noticed the runes yet.