I do not think that there can ever be enough books about anything and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates.The more knowledge the better seems like a solid rule of thumb, even though I have watched enough science fiction films to accept that humanity’s unchecked pursuit of learning will end with robots taking over the world.-Sarah Vowell

Friday, November 15, 2019

Rat Queens Vol 4: High Fantasies by Kurtis J. Wiebe (Writer), Owen Gieni (Artist, Colorist), Ryan Ferrier (Letterer)


In the previous comic, Hannah's dad has gone before the Council and attacked them for not being what they should be.  It turns out that the last time years ago when Hannah was a child her dad took down the evil Council for its practices and installed those who were involved in the revolt as the new Council.  Hannah and the gang are heading to her hometown to visit her father because she hasn't heard from him in a while and is worried about him.  Dee wants to end her religion by killing their god.  But she needs help and luckily her brother happens to be there attending his fifth anniversary at the Mage University.  Her atheist brother is shocked to find out that there is a god in the first place.  But he has information on Hannah. Things she hasn't told her friends.  She entered a pact with a demon to help her with her school work and was sent before the Council and banished from the University.  While there she attacked the Council.  But it wasn't really her it was the demon working through her who did so.  Hannah's other secret is that she is half-demon herself.  Dee's brother helps her get rid of their squid god, but unfortunately, it goes to the Rat Queen's home base of Palisades.

The Rat Queens go adventuring when they run into Vi's twin brother and his group of fellows he calls the Cat Kings which include an old mage, a fungus druid, and a walking mushroom.  He intends to follow her and help her out whether she needs it or not and hopefully knock some sense into her and get her to come home.  When they go up against a dragon, the Rat Queens take it down in hilarious fashion while her brother stabs it in the eye once it's down.

They meet The Chorus, a group of four creatures who hunt down religious cults but don't seem to do anything about them.  They were headed toward Palisades to look into the Squid problem.   The next day the Rat Queens and The Cat Kings head out and do something they vow never to do again: Loot a temple.

This book is hilarious in true Rat Queen's fashion.  Vi is a bit heartsick because Dave is under the Squid cult's spell and Hannah is embarrassed about her father staying with them and the things he does.  Braga the Orc is looking for a new group to hang with.  And Dee and Betty are having a blast.  This was a great book that I really loved.  I give it five out of five stars.

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