Chip Zdarsky & Kagan McLeod “Kaptara volume 1: Fear Not,
Tiny Alien” (Image, 2016)
The first thing to say is that this is a Chip Zdarsky
book. So if you have a low tolerance for
dirty silly sex jokes, THIS IS NOT THE BOOK FOR YOU. That’s just what you can expect from one of
Zdarksy’s books.
Kaptara is about an astronaut (Keith Kanga) who crashes on a
strange dangerous planet. He meets the
inhabitants of that planet who are clearly piss takes on He Man & the
Masters of the Universe. In spite of
Keith’s cowardly nature, he finds himself working with “He Man” in order to
stop “Skeletor”.
And yes, this is just as silly as it sounds.
Kagan McLeod’s art is a perfect complement for Zdarsky’s
story. It’s fluid, bordering on
flooby. It’s a rather silly style that
makes everything seem even more absurd.
This is probably just one of those licorice books. But I thought its silly absurdist tone was
hilarious. I’m glad that Image can put
out crazy books like this.
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