The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of RAT QUEENS #1 from Image Comics. Kurtis J. Wiebe writes and Roc Upchurch draws.
The lovely city of Palisade
has its problems, as all cities do. Its most annoying, though, is too many
adventurers. They party hard, loud and rough, especially the Rat Queens, and
the city has to do something about it. So they send all of them off to deal
with some of the smaller problems (quests, if you will). But it appears that
there may be more to these quests than anyone knew.
RPG fantasy with a harsh sense of humor; I’m not sure that’s
an official genre, but it should be. And these girls are a riot. Their repartee
is sharp, their teamwork is solid; put simply, they’re a great team. And the
book gets to the action quickly without leaving story behind. Honestly, in
terms of visual storytelling, this is one of the better books I’ve read this
year. The art is expressive and deep, and this issue has enough story in it for
two full issues.
Beautiful art, exciting and fun story, and a team of heroes
you have to meet to believe. This is a very enjoyable first issue and I’m
really looking forward to seeing more.
RAT QUEENS #1 is available now at your LCS and online at imagecomics.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
