Son of a Kitten! So Much Fun!
I'm really starting to like Image's directions toward comic book ideas. Not only are they proving that comic books don't have to sell with superheroes, but they are also proving that comics can sell with women leading. Rat Queens is a perfect example of this too. The main reason I wanted to read this comic was for the fact it was as the first time in a long time I saw an all-female team in comics that didn't look like a bunch of crime fighting supermodels. That last time I can think of anything similar is with the Powerpuff Girls and the Rat Queens are almost like the grown up versions in a fantasy way.
One of the biggest pros in this comic are the cast of main characters. I really like them all. I wasn't expecting much with some of them, but I really do like them all. Hannah is my favorite so far cause she the bad mouth free speaker type. Dee I would love to know more about because that party scene at the end is so me. Violet seems to me the most likely to be the leader of the group with a hipster quality. And Betty is just the most loveable character you'll ever read, she funny and spunky all rolled into one unicorn-doo. One trait these ladies share is they all can kick some serious ass. My idea of some drinking buddies.
Besides the new best-assembled team I now love, the plot and the art were great too. Not sure how many people watch Steven Universe on Cartoon Network, but it remind me a lot of that show as well. It take the idea of fantasy, but ages it up for people like me who want a little maturity in there reading. Like I like fantasy, but I tend to stay away from D&D or WoW stuff cause it's too over the top for my liking, but this calms it down a bit, adds some beautiful vulgar language, doesn't follow cliché plots, and actually lets women take the center stage.
The art is great as well. I love how he draws close ups of his characters. He makes the background all blurry like a photograph. I just like the character designs as well. No character has the same outfit and they are all colorfully drawn to show how different they are in personality. Dare I say this person can draw blood well too? Yes, this comic is super violet, like Luther Strode, but makes the comic worth reading.
There's a number of readers I'd recommend this too, but the biggest ones are people like me who want to see women in comic be more than the pretty face or the sexy bad guy. I'm very interested to see how far this will go and hope it one hell of a great ride. I think I need a Betty Special now.