Sinfest

Sinfest (Museworks) #1

by Tatsuya Ishida

The very first collection of Sinfest strips.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Webcomic, Humor, Comic Strips, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best comic around. Great commentary of modern culture, religion, and politics

[Isabell Hell · Rating 2 out of 5]

It used to be good..Now it's horrible. Anti LGBTQ+, anti mask and anti vaccin. To many storylines getting added and then forgotten about.

What happen to the witches and the art guy? The dead guy who just want to hear stories? Lil Devils mother? Yeah..No. The author is more interested in pushing his agenda and bash men. At this point it's more like a fail version of South Park

[fluttershy (real) · Rating 1 out of 5]

is tatsuya ishida even a real person or a fabricated entity made of the souls of lost webcomic authors who were mildly popular in the 2000s and eventually became known and widely mocked for being shitheads. basically tim buckley if he became a radfem who became a nazi

[Dexter · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's so weird. Very different from most of the comics I read, and that's why I like it.

[Gabriella Pillay · Rating 1 out of 5]

Please reconsider the decline of quality and the forced agenda of the author in the newer comics.

[Mark Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love this comic. Ishida's artwork is great and his characters (even God and the Devil) are all unique, funny, and easily relatable. It's definitely not for everyone (the humor is pretty out there most of the time), and some people will probably be offended by the depictions of religious figures (such as God using hand puppets to mock the other characters), but Ishida uses them to address ethical and philosophical questions in an amusing and insightful manner. I particularlly loved when one of the characters asked God why he created a world full of pain and suffering, to which the Almighty responds "Because it wasn't THERE."

As a webcomic, there isn't really a central story, it's more like the comics you will find in the average newspaper (though I doubt any paper would have the balls to print something as risque' as this), but there are several groups of characters that we follow around. The "main" story focusing on the misadventures of Slick, Monique, and their friends is usually very adult in tone, but is frequently interrupted with more family-friendly strips dealing with (what I believe to be) the cartoonist's cat and dog attempting to amuse themselves, calligraphy lessons, Mad Libs, and other random bits. This can be somewhat annoying for people who would prefer to follow Slick & Co. around (and are wondering if he and Monique will ever get together), but I think these somewhat experimental strips allow the cartoonist to take a break, relax, and decide what to do next. And as far as I'm concerned, as long as Ishida continues to churn out these little gems, he can do whataver he wants.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this in early college years and enjoyed it, with its challenges of societal norms and authority. I looked back at it now, over 10 years later, and it's not that interesting. Some are clever, but it's just over the top. My favorite parts are the dog/cat strips, and God's hand plays. Look it up online.

[Kisholi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ishida is god, but I already knew that from the webcomic.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely commentary on life and religion.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This down-right hilarious, politically-incorrect, collection of comic strips by Tatsuya Ishida is so wrong.....that it's soooooo right.