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Monsters 101: Monsters & Monarchy
A surprising reveal for Pugroff in this segment when he and Tanglewood Middle School’s Principal Smith discover each others’ secret identities. It turns out that Smith is retired former crime fighter Fist of Justice, who gives the monster some sound advice on some issues that have been plaguing him. Meanwhile Azoratain the trickster dragon is both surprised and delighted that the three monsters’ quest for the legendary faerie battle axe Dragon’s Fang was successful, and he comes to steal it for himself! Proving to be easier said than done when such a weapon is wielded by the ferocious Pugroff, the wily worm enlists the aid of the former bully’s oldest foe, Cliff the Hall Monitor, who is resurrected from the grave and given enough power to enable their momentous battle to continue where it left off… with Cliff beating the heck out of Pugroff! Graphic Novel 6.14" x 9.21" perfect binding 152 pages, b&w interiors
Next: Monsters 101, Book Six: "Pieces of the Puzzle"
Next: Monsters 101, Book Six: "Pieces of the Puzzle"
152 pages, Paperback
First published February 6, 2012
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About the author
Muhammad Rasheed
26 books17 followersM. Rasheed is a cartoonist, socio-political analyst and ‘artivist’ dedicating his editorial graphics work to the uplift of the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS - https://ados101.com) political unification movement.
His research interests include the anti-racism and pro-Reparations struggles of the Black American former slave class, its ties to antitrust law and the rise of the Second Gilded Age, with its lineage-based, systemic racism effects.
M. Rasheed’s recent artivism effort is Weapon of the People: DECODED, a Gag-A-Day political cartoon venture launched on 09 Apr 2018. In addition to the backlist of previous works, illustrated short essay social observations and genre sequential art tales, his website features philosophical dialogues with ideological opponents from which the artist is inspired to create his cartoons.
M. Rasheed’s other projects include: “Monsters 101: The Adventures of Pugroff & Mort (books 1-10)” and “Tales of Sinanju: The Destroyer (based on characters created by Warren Murphy & Richard Sapir – books 1-10).”
His research interests include the anti-racism and pro-Reparations struggles of the Black American former slave class, its ties to antitrust law and the rise of the Second Gilded Age, with its lineage-based, systemic racism effects.
M. Rasheed’s recent artivism effort is Weapon of the People: DECODED, a Gag-A-Day political cartoon venture launched on 09 Apr 2018. In addition to the backlist of previous works, illustrated short essay social observations and genre sequential art tales, his website features philosophical dialogues with ideological opponents from which the artist is inspired to create his cartoons.
M. Rasheed’s other projects include: “Monsters 101: The Adventures of Pugroff & Mort (books 1-10)” and “Tales of Sinanju: The Destroyer (based on characters created by Warren Murphy & Richard Sapir – books 1-10).”
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April 20, 2016Review from Richard Caldwell, Self-Publish! Magazine
Big-time revelations in this issue, starting with Mort and Pugroff's old principal in the first chapter. With bully turned monster turned hero Pugroff now in possession of something everybody else seems to desperately want for themselves, fellow monsters Maescus, Lodeth, Porgram, Benkom and Heddark have all joined up with our young heroes. Which is good, as the dark dragon Azoratain resurrects Pugroff's old hall monitor nemesis Cliff for a rough powerplay. And then the tenth level monster king Ulam lines himself up to take on Pugroff once and for all...with the victor getting the throne to the realm of monsters. Monsters 101 is to be a ten book series mind you, with each ish roughly 150 pages. Reading this marks the halfway point. The ground covered thus far has been a fun ride, and Rasheed's ability to tie every single aspect together continuously is part of the fun. He forgets nothing. One small complaint with the story here though, is that as soon as Ulam and Pugroff agree to battle, Mort disappears to go play shaman. I suppose focusing on advancing his own interests is realistic for most people, especially where regards the selfishness of youth in general; but Pugroff had just saved Mort's life from Ulam. Sure their friendship has been a rocky road, but neither one really has anyone else to share all of the craziness they have been experiencing. Another possibility is Mort's desire to increase his effectiveness, as in fights thus far he's proven to be as useful as, well, a kid. But it really didn't come off that way. The art gets better and better, incorporating very illustrative approaches to the scenes, even in the many violent bits. Such fantastical beings are shown to exhibit their abilities quite well, without it ever coming off as too cartoony. While the covers are brightly colored, the interiors continue to be black and white, which I think actually adds a little more depth to the more surreal aspects in many of the images and setups. Actually, the covers may be false advertising, as the contents tend to address subject matters far, far darker. Pugroff turning bully-killer is classic, for those who've read along in the series. He really has evolved about face. And it does kinda make sense that a badass bully would become an extra special monster of monsters. And the monster part is never downplayed. Pugroff killed back when he was still human, young as he is- something that is acknowledged finally with this issue's story. Compelling narrative and human characters- even the monsters- make for damn good funny book, especially when you throw in well-enlivened humor and shades of spirituality. Anybody not reading Monsters 101 is completely missing out on something truly special.
Big-time revelations in this issue, starting with Mort and Pugroff's old principal in the first chapter. With bully turned monster turned hero Pugroff now in possession of something everybody else seems to desperately want for themselves, fellow monsters Maescus, Lodeth, Porgram, Benkom and Heddark have all joined up with our young heroes. Which is good, as the dark dragon Azoratain resurrects Pugroff's old hall monitor nemesis Cliff for a rough powerplay. And then the tenth level monster king Ulam lines himself up to take on Pugroff once and for all...with the victor getting the throne to the realm of monsters. Monsters 101 is to be a ten book series mind you, with each ish roughly 150 pages. Reading this marks the halfway point. The ground covered thus far has been a fun ride, and Rasheed's ability to tie every single aspect together continuously is part of the fun. He forgets nothing. One small complaint with the story here though, is that as soon as Ulam and Pugroff agree to battle, Mort disappears to go play shaman. I suppose focusing on advancing his own interests is realistic for most people, especially where regards the selfishness of youth in general; but Pugroff had just saved Mort's life from Ulam. Sure their friendship has been a rocky road, but neither one really has anyone else to share all of the craziness they have been experiencing. Another possibility is Mort's desire to increase his effectiveness, as in fights thus far he's proven to be as useful as, well, a kid. But it really didn't come off that way. The art gets better and better, incorporating very illustrative approaches to the scenes, even in the many violent bits. Such fantastical beings are shown to exhibit their abilities quite well, without it ever coming off as too cartoony. While the covers are brightly colored, the interiors continue to be black and white, which I think actually adds a little more depth to the more surreal aspects in many of the images and setups. Actually, the covers may be false advertising, as the contents tend to address subject matters far, far darker. Pugroff turning bully-killer is classic, for those who've read along in the series. He really has evolved about face. And it does kinda make sense that a badass bully would become an extra special monster of monsters. And the monster part is never downplayed. Pugroff killed back when he was still human, young as he is- something that is acknowledged finally with this issue's story. Compelling narrative and human characters- even the monsters- make for damn good funny book, especially when you throw in well-enlivened humor and shades of spirituality. Anybody not reading Monsters 101 is completely missing out on something truly special.
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