Comics Review: Penultimate Quest
Let’s start with the element that surprised me the most: Penultimate Quest is absolutely not a comedy. Going in clean, with no more information than what’s on the front and back covers, I was expecting much more of a genre parody than actually appears. I could make a case for the book as satirical, but it’s not the ha-ha kind of satirical; while there’s genre deconstruction taking place, its expression is far more tragic than comic. This is not a “Mornin’ Ralph” “Mornin’ Sam” send-up of adventuring as a grind.
Comics Review: Kiva Volume 1
“The tsunami wrecks the town and Kiva barely escapes. Lost, far from home, and not understanding the magnitude of events, Kiva sets out on an arduous journey to find his beloved Toru.”
COMICS REVIEW: Wine Ghost Goes To Hell
That’s why I was thinking about theology, about examples of Hell as a state of mind. I even read C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce in the hopes that it would better inform this review… only to find that I had kind of the wrong impression about the reality and meaning of Hell in The Great Divorce, and by that time it was too late to read any Sartre or binge The Good Place.
Okay, the princess rescued herself. Now What?!
Welcome to my new comics review feature here at Skiffy & Fanty. Every month, I’m going to use this space to shine a spotlight on SF&F comics (including print comics, graphic novels, and webcomics) that I believe deserve more attention from SF&F readers. Because Saga and Squirrel Girl are freaking amazing, but there’s so much more out there to love! This month, I’m kicking things off by asking you to turn your attention to the graphic novel Another Castle: Grimoire. (This review contains spoilers.)
