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Sword, Fists, Blood.
Yes, two Virgin posts in a row.
Virgin, please. Your solicit promised beheadings. I see none, I tell you, none!
But, other than that: Shadow Hunter is still awesome. For example, it has now brought us what I would like to declare as officially the world's most kick-ass pantyshot:
(click for full size)
And in case you're wondering: That is the only ass shot in the entire issue, and one of only two instances in which you can see Jezzerie's panties. (But you get to see a tiny portion of her bra in many panels, due to her dress being torn.)
Note to the Ed Benes of the world: If you're going to do an ass shot, this is how you do it. There's a fantastic sense of dynamic movement on those pages. That's not a passive ass put on display for the purpose of titillating readers; that is an ass that happens to belong to a heroine who is about to kick some serious ass.
Please shoot me if I write the word "ass" one more time in this entry.
Moving on.
Other items of note: Jezzerie's sword gets a totally wicked upgrade.
(click for full size)
The artwork in this series is still incredible. This issue in particular did a lot of really cool things with page layouts and panel arrangements; plus, there were some really breathtaking otherworldly landscapes to gawk at. Oh, and the adorable little cherubs returned! Plus the monsters continue to be really imaginative and fantastically rendered.
Now, unfortunately, pretty much all of the dialogue is pure cheese. And the story, well, it's okay. It's rapidly sliding into Angel Sanctuary territory with its increasingly complicated mythos, but that's kind of cool in a way. There is a most excellent twist at the end of this issue that makes my little feminist heart squeal with glee, but I don't want to give it away here.
Now, it's my understanding that starting with the next issue, our heroine basically gives up wearing pants. So we'll see if this streak of pure awesome can continue without heading into "shameless exploitation" territory. We'll see.
In this issue, Devi punches a guy's face off.
No, seriously.
And it is really really really really graphically rendered and really really really really gruesome. I mean, she punches a guy's face off. She punches his face until there is nothing left but smashed skull and red pulp. It's really GROSS, you guys.
But he's an invincible rakshasa so, you know, he bounces right back.
Meanwhile, Sandy and Rahul continue to compete for a coveted slot among the Tuxedo Kamen All-Stars. Sandy does his part by being unconscious the entire issue, therefore in constant need of saving; Rahul does his part by trying a few times to be heroic, ending up having to be saved by Devi, and then settling for playing the role of her emotional support and moral grounding instead.
Also, we find out what happened to Tara's parents. Considering that Devi is a heroine inspired by Batman, you can pretty much already figure out that whole backstory. Only this particular tale of gruesome demise involves a rakshasa, some throwing knives, and some dynamite thrown in for good measure.
Question: Why would a rakshasa need to bother with dynamite? Didn't Iyam do a good enough job blowing things up with his mind in the first ten issues? Why does God need a spaceship?
Shadow Hunter #2
Virgin, please. Your solicit promised beheadings. I see none, I tell you, none!
But, other than that: Shadow Hunter is still awesome. For example, it has now brought us what I would like to declare as officially the world's most kick-ass pantyshot:
(click for full size)
And in case you're wondering: That is the only ass shot in the entire issue, and one of only two instances in which you can see Jezzerie's panties. (But you get to see a tiny portion of her bra in many panels, due to her dress being torn.)
Note to the Ed Benes of the world: If you're going to do an ass shot, this is how you do it. There's a fantastic sense of dynamic movement on those pages. That's not a passive ass put on display for the purpose of titillating readers; that is an ass that happens to belong to a heroine who is about to kick some serious ass.
Please shoot me if I write the word "ass" one more time in this entry.
Moving on.
Other items of note: Jezzerie's sword gets a totally wicked upgrade.
(click for full size)
The artwork in this series is still incredible. This issue in particular did a lot of really cool things with page layouts and panel arrangements; plus, there were some really breathtaking otherworldly landscapes to gawk at. Oh, and the adorable little cherubs returned! Plus the monsters continue to be really imaginative and fantastically rendered.
Now, unfortunately, pretty much all of the dialogue is pure cheese. And the story, well, it's okay. It's rapidly sliding into Angel Sanctuary territory with its increasingly complicated mythos, but that's kind of cool in a way. There is a most excellent twist at the end of this issue that makes my little feminist heart squeal with glee, but I don't want to give it away here.
Now, it's my understanding that starting with the next issue, our heroine basically gives up wearing pants. So we'll see if this streak of pure awesome can continue without heading into "shameless exploitation" territory. We'll see.
Devi #18
In this issue, Devi punches a guy's face off.
No, seriously.
And it is really really really really graphically rendered and really really really really gruesome. I mean, she punches a guy's face off. She punches his face until there is nothing left but smashed skull and red pulp. It's really GROSS, you guys.
But he's an invincible rakshasa so, you know, he bounces right back.
Meanwhile, Sandy and Rahul continue to compete for a coveted slot among the Tuxedo Kamen All-Stars. Sandy does his part by being unconscious the entire issue, therefore in constant need of saving; Rahul does his part by trying a few times to be heroic, ending up having to be saved by Devi, and then settling for playing the role of her emotional support and moral grounding instead.
Also, we find out what happened to Tara's parents. Considering that Devi is a heroine inspired by Batman, you can pretty much already figure out that whole backstory. Only this particular tale of gruesome demise involves a rakshasa, some throwing knives, and some dynamite thrown in for good measure.
Question: Why would a rakshasa need to bother with dynamite? Didn't Iyam do a good enough job blowing things up with his mind in the first ten issues? Why does God need a spaceship?
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Now, it's my understanding that starting with the next issue, our heroine basically gives up wearing pants.
They do get in the way of awesome ass kickings :DDD
Her sword is like something out of my fantasies :O It is so awesome... *-*
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Hulking, brooding, sidekick-y Iyam. He's like the goth version of Lakshmana, if Bala is the evil version of Rama... and since when did any version of Lakshmana need dynamite?
The lesser invincible rakshasas need dynamite, and God needs a spaceship because, well, everything's better with a spaceship and dynamite... it just is. It's like Vyasa randomly throwing in an exploding head.
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Hmmm, suddenly I am reminded of my favorite Terry Pratchett quote:
It is said that whosoever the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whosoever the gods wish to destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It's more interesting, and doesn't take so long.
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I love that Terry Pratchett quote. That sounds like something a very Krishna-like god would do.
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True, true. ;)