Review: Creatures Vol. 1 The City That Never Sleeps by Stephan Betbeder & Djief

Before I say anything, I just need to talk about the art for this book, because it’s just so adorable and somehow fits so well with the dark story that the plot holds, I wish I had it on my walls. It’s unlike anything I’ve read lately, and I really just can’t get enough about it. Following a group of young people in a zombie apocalypse, this one’s a little different, seeing as the zombies are attracted to sugar and food instead of human flesh. That’s not going to stop the last living people though, some have turned to cannibalism. This was a book I thoroughly enjoyed reading.

5/5 Stars 80 pages
Published January 20th 2021 by Europe Comics

A family, and a group of kids with their back up against the wall, fighting for every day. That’s what this book is about. Just trying to survive. And that’s what makes a great zombie book. It’s also about a boy with powers, and a girl who’s trying to keep her family together. The worst part is yet to come though, because when an eerie green storm takes over their city, that’s when the creatures come out. Trapped out in the storm surrounded by monsters, the small group of children are forced to fight their way back to their base, and make it to safety.

This book was everything I wanted it to be and more! With the art and the unique story, I was sucked in from the very beginning, and I loved how detailed everything was. I didn’t feel like I was missing anything at all, and I would love to have a copy for my bookshelf and comic collection. I really liked that all the characters were so different and had their own struggles and still their stories tied together really nicely. I can’t wait to check out the next volume!

If you’d like to grab a copy, you can here.

Thanks for reading! Hope you’re doing well and staying safe from zombies, and monsters, and scary green storms!

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Moon Lake by Various Creators (Named Below) Review

5/5 Stars 107 pages
Published September 22nd 2020 by Heavy Metal

I had no idea what I was getting myself into with this book, but that didn’t stop me.  Full of hilarious adult humour, nudity, gore, and scifi goodness, Once I picked it up I couldn’t put it down, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. If you’re looking for any of that, then you’ll want to grab a copy for yourself.

Beginning with an eccentric intro about how Moon Lake came to being, The Earth being a lonely single mother to her bastard son, The Moon, and his undoing because of being used as a blast shield for years and years from space rocks. How he eventually took his anger out on the planet itself, casting down a chunk of himself and creating what is known today as Moon Lake, an irradiated graveyard of a lake where really weird stuff happens. And that’s just the beginning.

Photo by Christopher Farrugia on Pexels.com

From a sex camp full of people who turn into monkeys, to epic space battles on the moon against aliens, even to a cheerleader that loses her mind after the worst day possible and goes on a killing spree. This book has it all. And it does it all and still is able to stay really funny in the process. Though, it does go up and down. The stories have their own art styles that fit perfectly, and make each story beautifully horrific in their own special ways. I couldn’t ask for anything more from this book, and I’m glad that I got the chance to check it out.

If you’d like to grab a copy for yourself, you can do so here.

Here are all the creators that came together to make this book happen. Sorry I couldn’t fit them all in the title, or track down all of their Twitter accounts.

Brooke Allen, Tommy Castillo, Dan Fogler, James Daly III, Josh Finney, Alex Eckman-Lawn, Brian Holguin, Stefan Hutchinson, Mark Englert, Lizzy John, Dave Lanphear, Blake Leibel, Tim Seeley, Scott Newman, R.H. Stavis, Troy Peteri, Zoey Stevens, and Nick Apalansky.

Thanks so much for reading! Would you check this book out? Lets chat about it! Hope you’re staying safe and doing well.

Alien Bounty Hunter: Volume 1 by Adrian F. Wassel, David M. Booher, F.J. DeSanto, Stephen Levinson, Damian A. Wassel, & Nick Robles Review

Alien Bounty Hunter: Volume 1 by Adrian F. Wassel, David M. Booher, F.J. DeSanto, Stephen Levinson, Damian A. Wassel, & Nick Robles 5/5 Stars 160 pages
Published January 8th 2019 by Vault Comics

“Alien Bounty Hunter” is a new and exciting comic featuring a man they call Madsen, an extremely good bounty hunter. Although it begins with a base in Alaska being compromised by an alien specimen who’s used it’s own bacteria to create a bioweapon inside it’s own arm, and is clearly dangerous. They need someone to come in and capture it before anything happens, and that person is Madsen, after he learns he will not be getting paid for his work with human bounty hunting anymore. The alien, however, is not what anyone expects.

 

The art in this book is just amazing, as you can see from the cover, and even though a lot of the characters speak different languages, Madsen has a translator that easily tells you what they’re saying, most of the time. This story is exciting, and I didn’t want to put it down for a second in case I missed something.

 

My absolute favourite part is when one of the characters tells a story about a little girl who is starving and dying of thirst with her family, tells herself that she’s a tree, she can’t feel either of those things. One day she wakes up and can’t move, and can’t speak, because she’s literally turned into a tree, and her siblings come and chop her down to build a house. The lesson was, and here’s a direct quote, “spoken enough times the girl became her lie, but the lie did not serve her.” I just thought that was really interesting, and although it wasn’t a necessary part of the story, it really stood out for me.

 

I loved this book and would love to buy a copy for my bookshelf, it’s one of those one’s I’d love to read again when I have some spare time. If you like exciting stories about aliens and humans together, you’re going to love this book, and you should definitely check it out if you get a chance.

 

Here’s a link to the book on Amazon, and some other links to the creator’s Twitter accounts.

 

https://twitter.com/afwassel?lang=en

https://twitter.com/davidbooher?lang=en

https://twitter.com/stephenlevinson?lang=en

https://twitter.com/damianwassel?lang=en

https://twitter.com/ArtofNickRobles 

 

Thanks for reading!