Reviews
Kaptara, Vol. 1: Fear Not, Tiny Alien by Drew Gill, Chip Zdarsky, Becka Kinzie, Kagan McLeod
egraham's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
tin_squid's review
3.0
Art was fabulous, characters were great, plot was okay.
Favorite part was the pun and word play filled rogues gallery at the end.
Favorite part was the pun and word play filled rogues gallery at the end.
lyrafay12's review
4.0
Oh Chip Zdarsky you sly devil! He basically created a gay version of Masters of the Universe which is fully of witty and over the top humour that it leaves you both breathless and thrilled by the whole thing! Also Kagan McLeod's art is wonderfully colourful and full of endless character moments that its awesome ride!
hdbblog's review
4.0
Do you enjoy Science Fiction? Do you feed off of the completely absurd? Well, I have good news for you. Zaptara is a comic series that you're going to love. I should have known that if Chip Zdarsky was involved, this was going to be a surreal read. Experiencing this is one big WTF moment, with ample amounts of random laughter interspersed. The highest compliment I can offer up is that this reminded me a lot of Venture Bros. and I love that show to the ends of the Earth. I think this comic and I are going to get along just fine.
Volume 1 kicks things off by introducing us a ragtag group of space explorers. My favorite thing about this opening was how different the characters all were, and how obviously it was laid out. You've got the brilliant and sarcastic Keith Kanga, who ends up being our main character, surrounded by a whole cadre of personalities that conflict with his. Zdarsky set up Keith as a man who, while definitely intelligent, doesn't exactly have the best survival skills. He picks fights, and tends to charge into situations. Which, of course, comes back to haunt him when his ship crash lands on a mysterious planet. A planet that, as you'd expect, wants to murder him.
Poor Keith, good thing he has someone to protect him. Or does he?
What follows is one of the most absurd and rollicking stories I've read in a long time. It's a ton of fun to read! The planet Kaptara is full of ridiculous characters and equally random encounters. While it took me a few panels to settle in to the illustrations, Kagan McLeod's art soon became the focal point of this whole experience. He brought Kaptara to life. This zany world, brimming with all manner of violent possibilities for death, was generated in vivid color. It was perfection.
Be warned that this comic is highly irreverent about nearly everything. There is vulgar language, there are violent deaths, and occasionally there are very thinly veiled sexual jokes. This is Science Fiction in the loosest of terms, since I've yet to see any actual science involved. The fiction portion, however, abounds!
As it stands, I'm hooked! This will be a series that I'll be eager to keep following.
Volume 1 kicks things off by introducing us a ragtag group of space explorers. My favorite thing about this opening was how different the characters all were, and how obviously it was laid out. You've got the brilliant and sarcastic Keith Kanga, who ends up being our main character, surrounded by a whole cadre of personalities that conflict with his. Zdarsky set up Keith as a man who, while definitely intelligent, doesn't exactly have the best survival skills. He picks fights, and tends to charge into situations. Which, of course, comes back to haunt him when his ship crash lands on a mysterious planet. A planet that, as you'd expect, wants to murder him.
Poor Keith, good thing he has someone to protect him. Or does he?
What follows is one of the most absurd and rollicking stories I've read in a long time. It's a ton of fun to read! The planet Kaptara is full of ridiculous characters and equally random encounters. While it took me a few panels to settle in to the illustrations, Kagan McLeod's art soon became the focal point of this whole experience. He brought Kaptara to life. This zany world, brimming with all manner of violent possibilities for death, was generated in vivid color. It was perfection.
Be warned that this comic is highly irreverent about nearly everything. There is vulgar language, there are violent deaths, and occasionally there are very thinly veiled sexual jokes. This is Science Fiction in the loosest of terms, since I've yet to see any actual science involved. The fiction portion, however, abounds!
As it stands, I'm hooked! This will be a series that I'll be eager to keep following.
bengriffin's review
3.0
This was okay but fairly forgettable. It's got good vibrant art and goes for an 80s action cartoon vibe but lacks enough substance to be memorable. Also, the humour missed the mark for me feeling more forced and less effective than his Howard the Duck or Sex Criminals stuff. No regrets reading it but I won't be picking any more up in a hurry.
otherashley's review
3.0
*Received a copy from Netgalley in exchange for honest review
Ok. I was really looking forward to reading this, and I think my high expectations may have caused me to be a little let down. I love the potential for this series, and the art is absolutely beautiful and vibrant but the characters are really lacking depth. I'm hoping this will improve as it goes on.
Ok. I was really looking forward to reading this, and I think my high expectations may have caused me to be a little let down. I love the potential for this series, and the art is absolutely beautiful and vibrant but the characters are really lacking depth. I'm hoping this will improve as it goes on.
elna17a9a's review
2.0
The art is definitely vibrant and wild, but the pin-up style was very distracting. It's nice that the men were not immune from the skin-tight uniforms and loving booty shots, but it got tiring very quickly.
While Keith was annoying (and your stereotypical "witty gay"), I did like that he didn't want to return to Earth because he had nothing left for him there. And I did like the fake-out of.
Otherwise, it's not very funny and not very interesting.
While Keith was annoying (and your stereotypical "witty gay"), I did like that he didn't want to return to Earth because he had nothing left for him there. And I did like the fake-out of
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including the alternate cover of Keith and Lance fighting the fusciamonster even though Lance is killed immediatelyOtherwise, it's not very funny and not very interesting.
missingchapter8's review
3.0
I liked it but I'm not dying for the next one. It was very funny though!
annaonthepage's review
5.0
I LOVED this! It was so much fun; hilarious and endearing. Can't wait for the next volume.