"And the meek shall inherit
the Earth." The tagline for a 4 issue mini-series called
"Squarriors". As the pun filled title would suggest this is a comic
based off of the ideas of Squirrel Warriors. This comic is a bit gory but it is
used well. It was a great first issue bringing us in during a major plight for
this tribe of squirrels but also setting up mysteries for us to discover over
this 4 issue run.
The first
mystery we are presented is brought to us by humans! Yes they seem to exist in
this world but some kind of apocalyptic tragedy has struck, what it is we don't
know yet but it is probably tied to the enhanced human like quality the animals
have now. The other mystery I'm sure we will know more about by issue #2 is
about all the strife between the squirrel tribes and the other human like
animals.
Overall it
was an enjoyable first issue that could be easily overlooked just because of
the pun title or the realistic and gory art but it seems to have a cool story
to tell and tells it through other means besides the humans. Hopefully by the
end of the 4 issue run we will get some good answers but maybe we can get more
SQUARRIORS!
Gender bent sci-fi Odyssey in space
is the best description for Matt Fraction’s newest book ODY-C. This comic
immediately pulls you in the first page with a huge 8 page layout! The art is
fantastic and well done never a quiet moment on the page.
Image always does a great job of
letting creators explore new ways to tell great stories and this seems like a
great take on a classic story. This comic came out just a couple weeks ago and
is sure to be a book with a great run and tons of different stories and new
ways to tell them.
The mortal and world and the women
invading and battling ships was a fun time and how the Gods are changed is fun
and new I especially like the take on Athena and his pet owl. Odyessia is a very strong and powerful leader they all
seem to have the same great distinctions just different genders. This is one of
the few books that I would highly recommend checking out, a timeless story told
in a great new way.
----Matt Dempsey
Game On! Comics
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