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Apocalypse Girl
Battling creatures made from science gone wrong and culled from the psyches of madmen, Anna's journey claws its way through a future world of violence, depravity, monsters and perhaps...occasionally, even a hero or two.
From the carcass of a burned out city she has known as home, to a small town torn between the factions of the enigmatic Mama Shotgun, madame of the town brothel, and Pastoer Jacob, preacher to the tent city "flock" on the outskirts, Apocalypse Girl follows the journey of Anna, from the loss of her papa, to her search for his friend, Abraham, plunging her in to both the conflicts of the town and pitting her against the tyrannical warlord known as General Cleaver and his chief lieutenant, "The Handler."
From the carcass of a burned out city she has known as home, to a small town torn between the factions of the enigmatic Mama Shotgun, madame of the town brothel, and Pastoer Jacob, preacher to the tent city "flock" on the outskirts, Apocalypse Girl follows the journey of Anna, from the loss of her papa, to her search for his friend, Abraham, plunging her in to both the conflicts of the town and pitting her against the tyrannical warlord known as General Cleaver and his chief lieutenant, "The Handler."
170 pages, Paperback
Published December 23, 2020
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March 28, 2026
"Apocalypse Girl" is a post-apocalyptic/genetic mutation horror that collects a six-issue comic series into a graphic novel trade paperback of 170 pages. This ambitious creator-owned project is completely done by Les Garner - the story, art, inks, colors, and letters - which is pretty impressive, though he could have used a good editor (as other reviewers have noted).
I have a signed copy from the author whom I met at a local comic con here in Knoxville, which is pretty cool. The artwork is action-packed and emotive - the cover being a good example of Garner's style. I liked the illos overall; there were only a few panels per issue that seemed a bit overly frenetic, imo. It's violent and gritty, but nothing beyond a mild-sided R rating, which I appreciate.
The story is tried-and-true genre dependent - explosive and raw with some Mad Max-like villains that you want to see put down - but it worked well and I was engaged throughout. (You can read the book summary for what to expect plot-wise.) As mentioned, the writing needed a heavy-handed editor to cut the repetition and bloat. I would say to improve the pacing, 40% of the narrative could be cut. The art speaks for itself in many places, but got cluttered up with exposition.
At any rate, 3.5 stars for the project. And since Garner is local, I'll likely track him down at another comic con and buy another of his graphic novels.
I have a signed copy from the author whom I met at a local comic con here in Knoxville, which is pretty cool. The artwork is action-packed and emotive - the cover being a good example of Garner's style. I liked the illos overall; there were only a few panels per issue that seemed a bit overly frenetic, imo. It's violent and gritty, but nothing beyond a mild-sided R rating, which I appreciate.
The story is tried-and-true genre dependent - explosive and raw with some Mad Max-like villains that you want to see put down - but it worked well and I was engaged throughout. (You can read the book summary for what to expect plot-wise.) As mentioned, the writing needed a heavy-handed editor to cut the repetition and bloat. I would say to improve the pacing, 40% of the narrative could be cut. The art speaks for itself in many places, but got cluttered up with exposition.
At any rate, 3.5 stars for the project. And since Garner is local, I'll likely track him down at another comic con and buy another of his graphic novels.
January 25, 2022
I am highly impressed that one person wrote, penciled, inked, and colored this book. It does not look like an amateur's work. It has an interesting premise with art that fits the depressing apocalyptic landscape. However, it could use an editor who is not afraid to use a big fat red marker.
The story is way to wordy and the main character Anna's inner thoughts become redundant to the point of boredom early on. As the book progresses the story gets more intriguing with a military sci-fi twist, however even this part goes on and on over explaining it. By this time I was ready to be finished with the story. Again, better editing would have saved this book with keeping it moving at a swift pace. This is a case when the writer should have let his art work tell more of the story.
The art adds much atmosphere to the story. The drab backgrounds mix well with the pops of rich color of the characters giving it a nice contrast. The art can get mudded down at times, but this a supposed to a depressing and violent post-apocalyptic world.
The story is way to wordy and the main character Anna's inner thoughts become redundant to the point of boredom early on. As the book progresses the story gets more intriguing with a military sci-fi twist, however even this part goes on and on over explaining it. By this time I was ready to be finished with the story. Again, better editing would have saved this book with keeping it moving at a swift pace. This is a case when the writer should have let his art work tell more of the story.
The art adds much atmosphere to the story. The drab backgrounds mix well with the pops of rich color of the characters giving it a nice contrast. The art can get mudded down at times, but this a supposed to a depressing and violent post-apocalyptic world.
March 3, 2022
Art was good but there were many confusing elements to the story.
June 27, 2021
Interesting premise, but it took a while to get there.
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