great art, mediocre story
so my local comic store was having a sale on tpbs because they needed to make some room and i saw this book for 1/2 off. the cover immediately caught my eye and im always down for a good indie book. then i was informed that the writer was also the creator of the famous (and absolutely ridiculous) 90s video game character, earth worm jim. i know earth worm jim is really ridiculous and has some really immature humor, but after flipping through this book i decided to get it. after all, sometimes ridiculous ideas, like a story about kids getting trapped in a zoo when all the animals turn into strange hideous creatures, can be a lot of fun.
let me say first off i was very impressed with this book on some levels. the entire thing was done by tennapel and that always appeals to me with comics. i mean, even the lettering and stuff. not only that, but the art was great. it fit the story perfectly and it was some of the best cartoon style ive seen. brush work was on point too.
the actual writing was just okay. i was a bit mislead by the cover. when i saw the book on the stand, i was expecting a story that was dark with some hacknslash appeal. its not. in fact, this book is actually marked "all ages" on the back. yeah, its like written for your kiddies (kind of). now that didnt ruin the story, but it did make way for some fart jokes and other humor that i wasnt too fond of. also, there was some plugs about the military which seemed out of place. but the story itself was fun, and it definitely was no where near so bad that didnt want to finish the book. it was a good time but nothing that i would highly recommend to anyone.
all in all, it was alright. but again, nothing i would point out to any of my friends as a must read. if your into serious comics and superheroes and all that, this probably isnt for you. but if you love comics like calvin and hobbes and want some more continuity as well as bit more of a serious appeal than your sunday paper strips, you might just enjoy this. 3 out of 5.