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, March 27, 2020

Rat Queens Vol 5: The Colossal Magic Nothing by Kurtis J. Wiebe (Writer), Owen Gieni (Artist, Colorist), Ryan Ferrier (Letterer)


In the previous comic, 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.  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 joins the Rat Queens.

Dave has told no one his secret: that he has a son. That when his dad joined the tree as was the custom, a baby was born in the river that was his to raise for twenty years until it became his turn to join the tree.  But when he joined the cult he misplaced the baby.  He finally tells Vi and she agrees to get the Rat Queens to help him.

But first, the Queens must save Betty's friend Jason from a psychedelic toad that he has gotten trapped in. And things have gotten weird Betty has noticed. People are being erased but only Betty seems to remember them.  Then whoever is behind this goes after the Rat Queens to erase them and in the process does some seriously potentially bad damage to the world. 

This comic was really good with a real twist at the end that you never see coming as to who is behind it.  It's interesting to see what each Rat Queen regrets and the life they think they should have led instead of the one they currently are leading.  It has an interesting ending.  Kudos to Giehi for the artwork which is amazing and the cover art for one of the issues is done by Fiona Staples who does the Saga comics.  This was a great comic and I give it five out of five stars. 

Listed on Amazon:   https://www.amazon.com/Rat-Queens-Colossal-Magic-Nothing/dp/1534306773/ref=sr_1_1?crid=145RZQUP99MNX&keywords=rat+queens+vol+5&qid=1585330242&s=books&sprefix=rat+queens+vol+5%2Cstripbooks%2C185&sr=1-1


No comments:

Post a Comment