This magic kills fascists! Meet The Witches of World War II

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What is magic? A genuine supernatural force that people can manipulate to achieve their goals, or 'merely' weaponized human psychology? Could it be, in fact, be both

These are some of the questions explored in The Witches of World War II, a new graphic novel from TKO Studios. Written by Paul Cornell and drawn by Valeria Burzo, with colors by Jordie Bellaire, the historical thriller mixes fact and fiction to thrilling effect.

Beginning in 1941, the book follows the lives of five occultists who are gathered in secret by the British government to come up with a plan that may help turn the tide of the war. Together, they must use all of their skills to lure Hitler's second-in-command, Rudolf Hess, into a trap. 

Mixing the supernatural with the Second World War is a well-worn comics trope, of course, but one of the things that sets Witches apart is its purposefully ambivalent attitude to the occult. The five core characters all have very different and often contradictory attitudes to what exactly magic is, and the book playfully explores that without ever settling on a definitive answer. It's a heady and highly entertaining read. 

We spoke to Paul Cornell to find out about the real life characters that make up his imagined coven, the ongoing relationship between comic books and the occult, and to find out exactly how much of this story is true...

Let's start with the characters - who are all based on real people. The book follows these five fascinating, but very different, figures. Could you tell us a little bit about each of them?

Doreen Dominy/Doreen Valiente: She'd always had magic in her life, but she makes a great journey from skepticism to finding a form of magic she can believe in, when she concludes that