But Enoby Potter Way or whatever her name was is way more likeable and entertaining than this elven monstrosity. However, it’s less ‘Rat Queens- the kickass group’ and more Hannah Does Something Really Awesome Whilst Her Wee Pals Do Um…Stuff? This may sound extremely cruel, but I felt like I was reading self-insertion fan-fiction. Lord knows there are enough male-only high fantasy comics and books out there. It’s a decent concept, and it should be entertaining. This could be a wonderful female ensemble comic. I’ve never wanted to reach into a comic and bitch-slap a character so much. Either way, my point is that I despise the character so much, it completely eclipses everything else in the book. AKA the one who does everyone and everything AMAZINGLY.

In reality, it’s over three months since I read this and I’m still overcome with hatred for Hannah, who for the uninitiated, is the rockabilly caster elf clad in pink. Fantasy setting, butt-kicking female cast and swear words-sounds pretty cool, right? It’s getting 4 brownies based on my level of enjoyment.I have nothing nice to say about this book. It’s funny, it’s different and it contains scantily clad feminists. But yes, all in all, I can highly recommend this novel. One thing I noticed, though, is that the cover is cool and all but has nothing to do with this particular story, so that’s a bit odd. The illustrations are gorgeously colourful, just the way I like it. “Shut the fuck up Gary! +5 on attack rolls against dudes named Gary” I love the little D&D references at the end of most chapters. The world building is the kind you find in a typical role-playing fantasy world. It felt a bit like Sex and the City, but with less shoes and more swords. There’s a lot of swearing going on so if you are a person with a profanity filter-preference, by all means, don’t buy this book! Even though there aren’t any explicit sex scenes in it (a couple of kisses here and there is all), you can tell these girls are very open when it comes to their sexuality. Each of the girls has her own distinct personality and skill but they all have one thing in common: they can kick some motherfucking butt! This is one crazy, sexy and cool graphic novel! Four bad-ass women who are fighting monsters, crime and idiots within the boundaries of the city of Palisade by using a mixture of magic and amazing physical combat skills. This modern spin on an old-school genre is a violent monster-killing epic that is like Buffy meets Tank Girl in a Lord of the Rings world on crack!” It’s also a darkly comedic sass-and-sorcery series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric and Betty the Hippy Smidgen Thief. A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they’re in the business of killing all god’s creatures for profit.

Rat Queens, Vol. 1 by Kurtis J. Wiebe