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Rat Queens #9
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Writer: Kurtis J. Wiebe
Art/Colors: Stjepan Sejic

We last were with the Rat Queens way back in October when the city of Palisade was under attack by not just one Abyssal Shibagu, but three colossal tentacle demons. These massive monsters have the ability to feed off the energies of reality and create delusions as a distraction. It has been a few months since we got to enjoy the foul mouthed spitfire team of the Rat Queens, and they continue that theme right away, with some graphic scenes that just feel right.

I have always loved the art and story that the creative team behind Rat Queens has been pumping out since the start. The script feels like a great transcript taken from any weekend tabletop game where the topics get out of hand quickly. The pacing in this fantasy realm is spectacular as we get some go back story to flesh out some one of our characters. Kurtis J. Wiebe handles this pacing in such a way that it makes you think he really cares about these characters and really thought about where the story is going. The coloring and art style gives a real sense of the end of days through the destructions, blood soaked streets and the daunting odds that the Rat Queens, the Daves and several other warrior are facing.

The story is fast on its feet as we quickly shift from the past where we see young Hannah learning a really tough life lesson and to the present where some of her more ‘romantically’ involved thoughts are used against her to distract her from the world ending tentacle behemoths. The story and plot have been explained, the twists have shifted the course of actions and all that’s left to this encounter is the boss fight. All that stands between them and saving the world are an army and one vengeance seeking villain.

By Cory Anderson

Born in Boston MA, raised in NH. Fully functioning adult who happens to read any and every comic under the (yellow)sun. Of course there are the favorite comics I must read when they're released, but any comic is fair game in my eyes. Of course my love for pop culture doesn't end with comics, but branches out to movies, toys, video games and most importantly Dungeons and Dragons (which I withheld this last hobby from my Fiancée until she said "Yes"). Point of Origin for my nerdy condition may have been in '93 when I got slimed at Nickelodeon(now closed), and a teenage accident or two(collapsed lungs) landing me in the hospital around the same time the Tobey Maguire Spiderman movies started coming out. When my dad stopped at the local comic store and brought me the essential comics for Spiderman and the X-Men, I stood no chance. (Which also created a secret aspiration to start a fundraiser of sorts to bring comic books to kids in hospitals to keep their spirits up(nothing has come of this to date)) Add in a heavy dose of trip to Disney World, upcoming Disney themed wedding and a career aspiration to become a Disney Imagineer, I think it's safe to say I never want to grow up. Xbox Live Gamertag: AllusiveReaper7 (If you notice my xbox achievement score, you might assume I game a bit) Twitter: @AllusiveReaper7 Recent comic addictions(Non "Big Two"): Saga, Crossed, Coffin Hill, Rat Queens, Pathfinder and Rover Red Charlie Collects: Old Comics (Green Lama), Miniatures (D&D, Heroclix, Star Wars), Action Figures preferably 90s and older, and comic book themed hats Systems Owned: NES (though it was my sister's), Game Boy(The gray brick), Sega Genesis, N64, Dreamcast, PS2, Game Boy Advanced, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Xbox360, Wii, Xbox One, Junk PC

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