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geekwayne's review
3.0
'Kaijumax, Season Two: The Seamy Underbelly' by Zander Cannon continues the story from the first graphic novel.
Now that the giant Kaiju are out of prison, we find out what happens to them. Some want to go straight but get pulled back in to their former lives. Some go home to find things have been broken in their absence. Things aren't easy for the enforcement officers either. They face treachery and their own fears.
The story feels like it has ties to real life incarceration. Sure, it's giant monsters who want to squish people, and crush cities, but they are written with humor and emotion. After I finished the first one, I wasn't completely sure how I felt about the series, but having time to reflect on it, then read this one has left me liking this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Now that the giant Kaiju are out of prison, we find out what happens to them. Some want to go straight but get pulled back in to their former lives. Some go home to find things have been broken in their absence. Things aren't easy for the enforcement officers either. They face treachery and their own fears.
The story feels like it has ties to real life incarceration. Sure, it's giant monsters who want to squish people, and crush cities, but they are written with humor and emotion. After I finished the first one, I wasn't completely sure how I felt about the series, but having time to reflect on it, then read this one has left me liking this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
oilbobble's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
I bought volume three of this series before I got around to reading this, and I am worried that I'm also not going to enjoy that.
While Season One focused on escaping the prison for Kaiju, Season Two is a story about Kaiju on the run after a prison break.
I didn't find myself caring about the characters. The satire didn't engage me. Even the art, which I enjoyed during the first volume, felt flat and uninspired.
I'll give volume three a shot, since I've already purchased it. I might not have, had I read this first.
While Season One focused on escaping the prison for Kaiju, Season Two is a story about Kaiju on the run after a prison break.
I didn't find myself caring about the characters. The satire didn't engage me. Even the art, which I enjoyed during the first volume, felt flat and uninspired.
I'll give volume three a shot, since I've already purchased it. I might not have, had I read this first.
ania's review
5.0
This series is amazing: so preposterous and out there and at the same time so emotionally pure. Those monsters' struggles are just incredibly moving. Every single Mechazon POV panel makes me choke up, and I had to disengage from Electrogor's storyline a bit because it was just too damn sad and dark.
At the same time, this is some of the funniest stuff I've ever read. It self-consciously plays with tropes while maintaining a cast of probably the most multi-dimensional villains since The Wire.
At the same time, this is some of the funniest stuff I've ever read. It self-consciously plays with tropes while maintaining a cast of probably the most multi-dimensional villains since The Wire.
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