From legendary writer Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) and superstar artist Jacen Burrows (Crossed, The Punisher): Meet Babs, a barbarian thief with an itchy metal wardrobe and the world's worst enchanted sword (named Barry). Together they travel a fantastic landscape of wizards, dragons, demons, castles-and a band of very angry, very white knights. Babs wasn't looking for a fight, but she's never found a bad situation she couldn't make 100 times worse! Featuring variant covers by Chris Burnham (Batman Inc.) and Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn).
Babs is a hell of a lot of fun, especially for someone who grew up loving Conan the Barbarian. There's an edginess you don't often see in comics made for adults you won't want to miss. This is a smart comedy disguised as filthy while also completely insane. Read Full Review
Babs is like if The Legend of Vox Machina had a love child with Big Mouth. This book will make you laugh. But also makes you care about Babs and leaves enough mystery to hook you. This is going to be a slam dunk addition to my pull list. Read Full Review
There are a lot of adjectives that come to mind when thinking of comics created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Jacen Burrows, but readers are unlikely to put "fun" anywhere in that list. Whether it's in viscerally upsetting horror series like Crossed and The Ribbon Queen or nihilistic war comics like Punisher: Soviet and Get Fury, the collaborators are known for delivering mature takes on genres largely devoid of colorful superhero trappings. That makes Babsa new fantasy series at Ahoy Comics featuring a sword-wielding heroine facing a world filled with dragons, orcs, and other monstersa pleasant surprise. The new series showcases their range as creators, embracing the fantasy genre with a sense of humor and delivering a debut issue unlike anything they've crafted before or on the stands today. Read Full Review
'Babs' is a departure for Ennis and Burrows offering up something fun, mischievous, snarky, but still adult. It's a delightful romp made for laughs with some commentary thrown in. It's just a good time. Read Full Review
Undoubtedly Babs will attract the attention of fantasy genre enthusiasts and fans of Ennis' shocking humor. Both will be deeply disappointed. It's possible the sizzle is saved for later in this six-issue series. Unfortunately, there is little in this first issue beyond excellent art to keep readers invested or interested. Read Full Review
This book was a lot of fun, classic Ennis work. The art was surprisingly good. My only criticism is the politics were a little heavy handed, I prefer a little more subtlety, but it didn't stop me from really enjoying it. Went right onto my pull list after finishing the issue.
Tries way too hard with the writing and is heavy handed with what the references are too. I thought it would be a similar series as to Red Sonja of Conan. Not even close.
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