Skullkickers Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body by Jim Zub

Skullkickers Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body by Jim Zub
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Two nameless mercenaries are mashing monsters and making a name for themselves. Image's new hit fantasy action-comedy series has gone through multiple printings of each issue released so far and is getting rave reviews from readers and critics alike. Pick up the first collection and find out what all the excitement is about.

My Review:

I wanted to love this, I really did. There was so much potential, blood, grit, sarcasm, and skull kicking, but it just fell flat. I blame it on the artwork. Don't get me wrong, I thought the graphics were great, but the two anti-heroes, "Baldy" and "Shorty" were too comical. I know, I know, this was supposed to be a witty, action-packed, drama, but it was too cartoon-ish.

I was expecting this . . .

(these were from the original short stories 2 Copper Pieces and Gotcha)

What we got was this . . .


Although the storyline was decent, I kept imagining these two as Mulan's sidekicks, Chien-Po and Yao.


Sadly, I probably won't continue on in this series. I needed a little more raunch!

Read from February 18 to 23, 2016

Top 5 Genres*: Sequential Art/Comics, Sequential Art/Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Humor, Graphic Novel Comics
*According to Goodreads
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★★★★★ - I absolutely loved it
★★★★ - Good book and would recommend
★★★ - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
★★ - Not good, but was able to finish it
★ - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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