Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Synopsis:

Collects RAT QUEENS #1-5
Who are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they're in the business of killing all god's creatures for profit. It's also a darkly comedic sass-and-sorcery series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric and Betty the Hippy Smidgen Thief. This modern spin on an old school genre is a violent monster-killing epic that is like Buffy meets Tank Girl in a Lord of the Rings world on crack!

Rating: ★★★★★

Review:

Ladies and gentlemen can we say band wagon?? I surprisingly loved this!!! I feared that this was going to fall victim to "the hype" but instead it actually lived up to it. I was shocked but pleased to find out that this was an adult/mature content graphic novel, instead of teenager content.

I loved the short but self explanatory introductions of each member of the Rat Queens. Also, I liked how we got little glimpses into their past lives before they were a group throughout the book. In my opinion it makes you feel closer and more sympathetic towards the characters this way. (P.S. Sawyer was pretty fine for a fictional character😍😍💦)

 The graphics blew me away from the beginning and the conversations between the characters took me to a completely new level. I had laughs, awe moments, wtf moments, and omg moments so it goes without saying that I recommend this. I leave you for the night with one final phrase, "Shut the fuck up Gary!" 😂 (If you don't pick this up you'll never know what I'm talking about.)