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Redman: The Kaiju Hunter
Redman: The Kaiju Hunter Volume 3
Still trapped in an endless nightmarish realm full of violence and killing, Redman discovers that his attempts to break out have allowed others to break in! The stakes have never been more "real" as the Red Fight struggles with new enemies and monsters unlike any that our hero has ever challenged before. Will he find the truth of his prison and regain his freedom? Or will the mysterious and mischievous "MIDI" continue to exploit the kaiju hunts for its audience's entertainment?
Written and illustrated by Matt Frank with colors by Goncalo Lopes and additional inks by Christian Gonzales, Redman: The Kaiju Hunter Volume 3 brings a magnificent crescendo to the tale so far.
Written and illustrated by Matt Frank with colors by Goncalo Lopes and additional inks by Christian Gonzales, Redman: The Kaiju Hunter Volume 3 brings a magnificent crescendo to the tale so far.
120 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2020
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July 10, 2020
Most of my complaints about the second volume are well satisfied (and then some) with this one. The story is back to full on weird/meta, the fight scenes are well-plotted and drawn, and the monster designs are a nice update that is still well-recognizable from the source.
A major highlight is Matt Frank's inclusion of a new kaiju, Bemdora, an updated original Bemular design from back when Ultraman was going to be a giant, pterodactyl-esque alien in the pre-show planning stage. Having Bemdora be the anti-Redman—not as a villain, but as a heroic monster protecting the weaker monsters that are Redman-fodder*—was a nice touch. This fight, combined with Gigakron—another new Kaiju that is suped up Darkron**—make a great conclusion to a comic about a show that, in the fiction, is itself the show but also the concept of the show and [in this volume] starts bleeding over into the "real world".
Funnily enough, my image of the character is so tied into the ultra-low budget [ha, pun!] original that I sort of forgot he's supposed to be a big'un. A few scenes in this graphic novel well establish his ultra-size and it caught me off guard.
It's a good conclusion and helps to elevate the whole series to a 5-star total for me (even with the middle one being a tad lower in my eyes). Frank says, in the end, that he has more ideas and it sounds like he wants to tie it more into the larger Ultraman universe [interestingly, to me, Ultraman Z, the latest Ultraman series, has a form that seems to be in tribute to Redman]. I look forward to those volumes when/if they show up.
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* Bemdora helps to ground the series in the fandom's popular dark-humor memes of Redman being a serial killer of innocent monsters. Making this volume ultimately by a fan for the fans.
** Darkron, from the Mirrorman series, was the first kaiju fought by Redman, back in his first episode (aka, "Battle 001-Redman vs Darkron"). Note, this episode does little to establish Redman as any sort of hero: he wrecks some trees, gets attacked for being an ecological villain, beats up the monster...stabs some dirt (?)...and then "roman salutes" the sky.
A major highlight is Matt Frank's inclusion of a new kaiju, Bemdora, an updated original Bemular design from back when Ultraman was going to be a giant, pterodactyl-esque alien in the pre-show planning stage. Having Bemdora be the anti-Redman—not as a villain, but as a heroic monster protecting the weaker monsters that are Redman-fodder*—was a nice touch. This fight, combined with Gigakron—another new Kaiju that is suped up Darkron**—make a great conclusion to a comic about a show that, in the fiction, is itself the show but also the concept of the show and [in this volume] starts bleeding over into the "real world".
Funnily enough, my image of the character is so tied into the ultra-low budget [ha, pun!] original that I sort of forgot he's supposed to be a big'un. A few scenes in this graphic novel well establish his ultra-size and it caught me off guard.
It's a good conclusion and helps to elevate the whole series to a 5-star total for me (even with the middle one being a tad lower in my eyes). Frank says, in the end, that he has more ideas and it sounds like he wants to tie it more into the larger Ultraman universe [interestingly, to me, Ultraman Z, the latest Ultraman series, has a form that seems to be in tribute to Redman]. I look forward to those volumes when/if they show up.
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* Bemdora helps to ground the series in the fandom's popular dark-humor memes of Redman being a serial killer of innocent monsters. Making this volume ultimately by a fan for the fans.
** Darkron, from the Mirrorman series, was the first kaiju fought by Redman, back in his first episode (aka, "Battle 001-Redman vs Darkron"). Note, this episode does little to establish Redman as any sort of hero: he wrecks some trees, gets attacked for being an ecological villain, beats up the monster...stabs some dirt (?)...and then "roman salutes" the sky.
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