During a prison-wide lockdown, Leader of the Nation of Mecha Mechazon writes an impassioned letter to convince his police officer sister that she's working for an oppressive system, while the tension between the Humongo Brothers reaches the boiling point. Also: Gangland slayings! Rap battles! A hole in the head! And... Moon bunnies?
A large part of what makes this series is Cannon's wonderful art, which balances both the pathos and cartoonish elements perfectly, able to nimbly go from silly to heartbreaking to unsettling in a matter of panels, not pages. Admittedly it is packed with lots of really esoteric references, lots of which undoubtedly went over my head, but that doesn't detract from the sheer enjoyment to be had in this wonderful series. Read Full Review
If you've never read this series, then you really should check it out. I know that's like the thing to say for every comic book ever, especially ones that people like, but there's nothing like this in comics. NOTHING! I mean a serious look at prison/parole life told through the perspective of Kaiju that still manages to stay true to and use all of the Kaiju genre's tropes and, AND, use prison tropes as well!?! Its fucking brilliant is what it is, so check it out. Read Full Review
The world of Kaijumax is still utterly fascinating, but that world only works when we care about the characters and the story. Cannon achieves that in the first volume, but I'm just not feeling it with the new focus this time around. Read Full Review
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