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iffer's review
3.0
I thought I'd give this a chance, because I was wary of my ability to read a series written completely by Chip Zdarsky, didn't pick up Howard Duck when it came out, read Howard Duck and thought, "Huh, entertaining."
I had very much the same feeling while reading issue one of "Kaptara" as when I read issue one of "Howard Duck": not the best, but entertaining. Zdarsky gives us a mash-up of sci-fi and He-Man with a gay protagonist of color that's attempting to be funny. Considering what a disaster that could've been, I have to say, give credit and say, "Not bad, not bad at all." The art is fine, and I find the coloring entertaining, although for those people who don't like psychedelic colors, this might not be the series for you. Although the color palettes aren't as crazy, or the art-coloring combinations as busy, as Zdarsky's Sex Crim's buddy Matt Fraction's ODY-C, they're still pretty flamboyant. It seems characteristic of Chip Zdarsky humor to have a gay main character and a purple, fuschia, teal, baby blue color palette. Dude, even the monster was called a "Fuschiabeast."
I had very much the same feeling while reading issue one of "Kaptara" as when I read issue one of "Howard Duck": not the best, but entertaining. Zdarsky gives us a mash-up of sci-fi and He-Man with a gay protagonist of color that's attempting to be funny. Considering what a disaster that could've been, I have to say, give credit and say, "Not bad, not bad at all." The art is fine, and I find the coloring entertaining, although for those people who don't like psychedelic colors, this might not be the series for you. Although the color palettes aren't as crazy, or the art-coloring combinations as busy, as Zdarsky's Sex Crim's buddy Matt Fraction's ODY-C, they're still pretty flamboyant. It seems characteristic of Chip Zdarsky humor to have a gay main character and a purple, fuschia, teal, baby blue color palette. Dude, even the monster was called a "Fuschiabeast."
catlandia91's review
4.0
The comic starts off quickly and I'm quite interested to see where it goes-- I'm very interested in the rest of the series. I'm also digging the art!
speculativebecky's review
4.0
Kaptara is an exciting page turner and also quite funny. The pacing feels really on point and I'm immediately invested in our protagonist.
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