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Contronatura #1
Противоестествено Vol. 1: Пробуждането
В свят, населен с антропоморфни животни, Законът допуска свързването само на индивиди от един и същи вид. Нарушителите се наказват. Санкционират се и се затварят. Обвиняват ги, че извършват нещо... ПРОТИВОЕСТЕСТВЕНО.
Лесли е обикновено прасе, което обича суши и музика. Принудена е да върши работа, която мрази, за да оцелее. Скоро ще навърши 25 години и живее с Триш, най-добрата си приятелка, сънувайки за един различен живот. Но сънищата могат да бъдат опасни – те са обитавани от обезпокоителен вълк. На всичкото отгоре след като се събуди, Лесли започва да се чувства наблюдавана.
Лесли е обикновено прасе, което обича суши и музика. Принудена е да върши работа, която мрази, за да оцелее. Скоро ще навърши 25 години и живее с Триш, най-добрата си приятелка, сънувайки за един различен живот. Но сънищата могат да бъдат опасни – те са обитавани от обезпокоителен вълк. На всичкото отгоре след като се събуди, Лесли започва да се чувства наблюдавана.
96 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2016
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About the author
Mirka Andolfo
572 books258 followersNeapolitan artist and writer, she is one of the most complete and eclectic Italian creators in the international field. Her upcoming
Mercy
is going to be published almos simultaneously in Italy (November 2019, Panini Comics), France (January 2020, Éditions Glénat) and United States (March 2020, Image Comics).
Her ControNatura (Panini Comics) is one of the most successful Italian series of the last few years. Published in the USA by Image Comics under the title Unnatural/b> , it’s a best seller hit with several reprints already.
There are also Spanish, French, German, Polish, Mexican and (upcoming) Brazilian, Czech and Bulgarian editions.
Andolfo has been collaborating with DC Comics since 2015, having lent her pencil for titles such as Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Bombshells, Teen Titans, Green Arrow, R.W.B.Y. and Hex Wives (published under the cult-imprint Vertigo). Together with the writer Sylvain Runberg, she is creator of The Under York Chronicles (Éditions Glénat).
She also wrote stories for BOOM! Studios ( The Amazing World of Gumball ) and illustrated two issues of the award-winning Ms. Marvel series by Marvel Comics.
In 2012 she created Sacro/Profano (Edizioni Dentiblù), a huge bestseller published in United States, France, Netherlands, Germany, Serbia, Spain.
As an artist she’s drawn comics for Dynamite and Aspen, as well as some short stories for Vertigo and DC’s Young Animal, and she’s actually working on covers for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant, BOOM! Studios, Aspen, Zenescope.
As a colorist, she worked on covers and comics books of important franchises such as Geronimo Stilton, Adventure Time, Ice Age, Peanuts and other series and volumes published all over the world.
During her collaboration with Topolino magazine (Disney’s Mickey Mouse), she has colored numerous covers (including the cover of the historical issue 3000) and stories, working with artists like Giorgio Cavazzano, Corrado Mastantuono and Fabio Celoni.
When she is not working, she loves good food, reading comics and… sharing photos of cats and wolves on Facebook.
Her ControNatura (Panini Comics) is one of the most successful Italian series of the last few years. Published in the USA by Image Comics under the title Unnatural/b> , it’s a best seller hit with several reprints already.
There are also Spanish, French, German, Polish, Mexican and (upcoming) Brazilian, Czech and Bulgarian editions.
Andolfo has been collaborating with DC Comics since 2015, having lent her pencil for titles such as Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Bombshells, Teen Titans, Green Arrow, R.W.B.Y. and Hex Wives (published under the cult-imprint Vertigo). Together with the writer Sylvain Runberg, she is creator of The Under York Chronicles (Éditions Glénat).
She also wrote stories for BOOM! Studios ( The Amazing World of Gumball ) and illustrated two issues of the award-winning Ms. Marvel series by Marvel Comics.
In 2012 she created Sacro/Profano (Edizioni Dentiblù), a huge bestseller published in United States, France, Netherlands, Germany, Serbia, Spain.
As an artist she’s drawn comics for Dynamite and Aspen, as well as some short stories for Vertigo and DC’s Young Animal, and she’s actually working on covers for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant, BOOM! Studios, Aspen, Zenescope.
As a colorist, she worked on covers and comics books of important franchises such as Geronimo Stilton, Adventure Time, Ice Age, Peanuts and other series and volumes published all over the world.
During her collaboration with Topolino magazine (Disney’s Mickey Mouse), she has colored numerous covers (including the cover of the historical issue 3000) and stories, working with artists like Giorgio Cavazzano, Corrado Mastantuono and Fabio Celoni.
When she is not working, she loves good food, reading comics and… sharing photos of cats and wolves on Facebook.
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June 11, 2019
Stumbled upon this randomly while looking up new graphic novels on Hoopla and WOW I LIKED THIS A LOT. Cannot wait to carry on and read the next volume tonight!
March 5, 2022
I honestly didn't know what I was getting into with Unnatural but I've seen the cover around and was kind of curious. I just never wanted to use one of my loans on it. However, since it was offered up as a free Hoopla bonus borrw this month, I pulled the trigger.
Admittedly, I didn't really read the blurb.
Apparently, it's a romancy-erotica comic that mirrors racial and/or LGBTQ issues. The animal people who live in this world are required by law to mate with the opposite sex & same species. The little pig-girl has these recurring dreams about having a wolf as a lover, which is a big no-no that in her real life could land her in jail. Or executed.
Also if you haven't found someone by 25, the government will help youfind someone appropriate to marry.
Plus, there's a deadly conspiracy mixed up with some sort of mystic reincarnation thing happening. <--I don't know all the details, stop pressuring me!
Ok. It was kind of weird but not awful. And pig erotica* is not my jam. But considering this story wraps up in 3 volumes, I'm tempted to see how it all turns out.
*is it erotica? I keep seeing it called that, but there wasn't a lot of sex. It was just drawn "sexy" - if you can even call animal-people sexy? I know nothing about any of this and I'm scared to go down the rabbit hole if I Google it.
Admittedly, I didn't really read the blurb.
Apparently, it's a romancy-erotica comic that mirrors racial and/or LGBTQ issues. The animal people who live in this world are required by law to mate with the opposite sex & same species. The little pig-girl has these recurring dreams about having a wolf as a lover, which is a big no-no that in her real life could land her in jail. Or executed.
Also if you haven't found someone by 25, the government will help youfind someone appropriate to marry.
Plus, there's a deadly conspiracy mixed up with some sort of mystic reincarnation thing happening. <--I don't know all the details, stop pressuring me!
Ok. It was kind of weird but not awful. And pig erotica* is not my jam. But considering this story wraps up in 3 volumes, I'm tempted to see how it all turns out.
*is it erotica? I keep seeing it called that, but there wasn't a lot of sex. It was just drawn "sexy" - if you can even call animal-people sexy? I know nothing about any of this and I'm scared to go down the rabbit hole if I Google it.
September 20, 2019
Vol. 1 ★★★★★
Vol. 2 ★★★★★
Wow, this graphic novel is so gorgeous! I love this pastel goth vibe and Leslie's such a sweet, likable protagonist. I was a little confused early on as to who I was supposed to be rooting for as far as the other characters go, and there were some little twists I definitely didn't see coming. The plot is a little bit terrifying, as it kind of reminds you of some sort of twisted dystopia, only with anthro animals instead of regular humans. I was really just fascinated by the character designs and the storyline as a whole, and I definitely am interested in seeing what happens next!
April 30, 2020
This is an adult version of Zootopia with Orwellian overtones. Leslie is a pig girl having erotic dreams with a wolf she's never met. She's turning 25 at which point the authoritarian government forces you to marry or pay heavy fines. Interspecies and same-sex marriage are outlawed. There's this whole conspiracy / past lives thing introduced in latter issues that felt out of place, like Andolfo couldn't decide what she wanted the book to be about. This book was translated from Italian so the dialogue can be clunky at times as well.
Mirka Andolfo's art is gorgeous. She does it all soup to nuts, including making anthropomorphic characters look human and real.
Mirka Andolfo's art is gorgeous. She does it all soup to nuts, including making anthropomorphic characters look human and real.
December 23, 2018
Unnatural echoes sentiments of Black Mirror with elements of real-world totalitarian plausibility exemplified through birth and mating control, as well as overtaxing those few who dare to be different, stretching the populace into poverty.
While this all consuming and thought provoking story draws comparison to current day events and spotlights the strength of diversity, it's a fun and wholly entertaining light erotica with fantastical elements which steadily build each chapter into an epic crescendo of violence and the other-worldly.
The protagonist, Leslie Blair, is a pig girl, who dreams of a wolf-man lover; something forbidden in this animalistic world where its citizens are made to procreate with 'their kind', if not on their own accord, then at the hands of a Government controlled match-making service called Real Love, a subsidiary of the Reproduction Program Office.
Unsure as to why she's constantly at the mercy of these 'unnatural' dreams, Leslie confines in her roommate, Trish for support, seeking method to the madness.
What follows neither of the young women sees coming - and certainty not this reader.
My rating: 5/5 stars. Unnatural is a great read complimented by some stunning art. Over the course of the 4-issue volume, the graphic novel establishes a new world, concept, characters, and a heartbreaking backstory while setting up the next installment. I can't wait to read volume 2.
While this all consuming and thought provoking story draws comparison to current day events and spotlights the strength of diversity, it's a fun and wholly entertaining light erotica with fantastical elements which steadily build each chapter into an epic crescendo of violence and the other-worldly.
The protagonist, Leslie Blair, is a pig girl, who dreams of a wolf-man lover; something forbidden in this animalistic world where its citizens are made to procreate with 'their kind', if not on their own accord, then at the hands of a Government controlled match-making service called Real Love, a subsidiary of the Reproduction Program Office.
Unsure as to why she's constantly at the mercy of these 'unnatural' dreams, Leslie confines in her roommate, Trish for support, seeking method to the madness.
What follows neither of the young women sees coming - and certainty not this reader.
My rating: 5/5 stars. Unnatural is a great read complimented by some stunning art. Over the course of the 4-issue volume, the graphic novel establishes a new world, concept, characters, and a heartbreaking backstory while setting up the next installment. I can't wait to read volume 2.
September 7, 2025
Рисунките са добри, но историята е много зле…
Очаквах много повече, комиксите с антропоморфни същества винаги сравнявам със серията за Блексед, котаракът детектив и летвата е вдигната много високо!
Ще дочета и другите две книжки, но не тръпна в очакване за нещо значително…
Очаквах много повече, комиксите с антропоморфни същества винаги сравнявам със серията за Блексед, котаракът детектив и летвата е вдигната много високо!
Ще дочета и другите две книжки, но не тръпна в очакване за нещо значително…
May 2, 2021
Супер много ми хареса. Малко трилър, малко магия, малко взаимоотношения между различни раси, малко екшън, малко любов и една голяма загадка ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 7, 2017
Wow!
È stato un colpo di scena dietro l'altro e la storia si è rivelata essere completamente diversa da ciò che pensavo. La graphic novel, sin dall'inizio, sembra voler essere una denuncia alla società moderna, tutti gli animali devono infatti procreare solo con esseri della stessa specie, devono sposarsi entro i 25 anni e il loro unico scopo deve essere quello di mandare avanti la specie. Tutte le relazioni tra specie diverse e, peggio ancora, tra lo stesso sesso sono definite contro natura e quindi severamente punite. Leslie, la nostra protagonista, sogna ormai da mesi, di avere una relazione contro natura con questo affascinante lupo bianco, senza capirne il vero significato. Le cose si complicano quando al compimento dei 25 anni viene iscritta dal governo al "programma di riproduzione" utilizzato per incontrare un possibile partner. Durante l'incontro però le cose si complicano terribilmente, mentre dall'altra parte della città, la migliore amica di Leslie, Trish, scoprirà qualcosa di sconcertante.
Mi è piaciuta un botto e io voglio il secondo volume!
È stato un colpo di scena dietro l'altro e la storia si è rivelata essere completamente diversa da ciò che pensavo. La graphic novel, sin dall'inizio, sembra voler essere una denuncia alla società moderna, tutti gli animali devono infatti procreare solo con esseri della stessa specie, devono sposarsi entro i 25 anni e il loro unico scopo deve essere quello di mandare avanti la specie. Tutte le relazioni tra specie diverse e, peggio ancora, tra lo stesso sesso sono definite contro natura e quindi severamente punite. Leslie, la nostra protagonista, sogna ormai da mesi, di avere una relazione contro natura con questo affascinante lupo bianco, senza capirne il vero significato. Le cose si complicano quando al compimento dei 25 anni viene iscritta dal governo al "programma di riproduzione" utilizzato per incontrare un possibile partner. Durante l'incontro però le cose si complicano terribilmente, mentre dall'altra parte della città, la migliore amica di Leslie, Trish, scoprirà qualcosa di sconcertante.
Mi è piaciuta un botto e io voglio il secondo volume!
August 6, 2019
Unnatural V1
Warning: This review contains a lot of sexual discussion due to the nature of this comic (which is very NSFW). If sexual content makes you uncomfortable, you probably shouldn’t read this book or my review for it.
What’s it about?
Leslie is a pig-girl who keeps having erotic dreams about a wolf. The thing is that isn’t good as sexual relationships with animals of a different species are illegal in this book’s world of anthropomorphic creatures, so is homosexuality. So now with her friend Trish teasing her about these dreams, her gator-man boss being a douchebag and her gay friend who’s in a relationship with a guy who’s a different species, she has a lot of crazy shit going on. It gets even crazier on her 25th birthday when a government run dating app asks her to date and reproduce with a guy chosen for her or pay very high taxes.
Pros:
The story is interesting. Putting serious issues of social commentary and sex in this cartoony world is kinda interesting. I think it’s because of the duality of child-like and adult, sorta similar to what makes Skottie Young’s gore-filled and snarky, colorful cartoon comic I Hate Fairyland appealing to so many (though I personally prefer IHF).
The art is very well done and eye-catching. It also suits the book’s bleak but also cartoony tone.
While mostly serious there are a few good comic relief moments.
The social commentary is very interesting. The story approaches subjects like homophobia, racism (I think the government thinking different species in a sexual relationship being wrong is meant to be similar to racists who think interracial relationships are wrong), how society expects people to marry and have kids (something that males sadly deal with as well as women, I know as a guy who dislikes the idea of kids) and even police brutality. However, all this is well written and not forced as it’s part of the plot so it’s actually good and interesting.
Les and Trish have a cute pet dragon that sorta acts like a small dog.
Cons:
The characters are not very interesting. Leslie- didn’t really care, just sorta went “eh, good luck Miss Piggy”. Derek- nope, still don’t care, this dude’s actually a kind of bland plot device. Trish- Okay so she is surprisingly hot but other than that...
(I mean I’m no furry but damn, that is quite the cute mouse!)
This comic is kinda lacking in action. Maybe I wasn’t meant to expect something particularly exciting but I did but well... let’s just say there’s only one sort of “action” that we frequently see in this book (and despite all the sexual content, not even one NSFW panel of the character I think is hot, go figure) so yeah.
The plot is pretty predictable. Like yeah, there’s a twist here and there but for the most part very typical.
I actually wasn’t really into the romance and sex despite those 2 things being such a big part of the book.
Interesting story or furry hentai?
There are some who seem to consider this an interesting story for mature readers... but others seem to consider this furry porn (as in when I was looking for images for this review I surprisingly decided not to use some due to the source being “read porn comics”/“hentai online” sorts of websites, sorta unusual for a mainstream comic from a publisher like Image). I wouldn’t consider this porn. Make no mistake, the themes of the story are very sexual and there are quite a few scenes that include graphic sexual content but in a context that makes sense, is necessary to the story and isn’t just mindless excuses for sex and nudity. So while it isn’t for readers who worry about graphic sexual content and frequent nudity I would say it’s far from being porn: hell if you’re fine with some other NSFW Image comics like Saga (which I honestly thought tries too hard to be edgy sex comic, at least in volume one), Kill or Be Killed and Sex Criminals, this is no worse (in fact, maybe milder). Anyway, I would tell people it’s a story for mature readers, not a weird sex comic.
Overall:
This book is weird. Yeah the story has potential and I certainly like the well written political element of the book, not to mention beautiful art and adorable dragon-dog! However the lack of interesting characters, the uninteresting romantic element and predictability are there so I can’t say I’m particularly into it.
That being said it has potential so I’ll eventually read volume 2 (and probably add the Artgerm variant of issue 2 to my collection because as most Artgerm variants, it’s cool and in this case very cute and colorful) but it’s not a high priority on the ol’ reading list.
(Above: Unnatural #2 Artgerm variant)
3/5
(Post review song parody: read in the tune of Natural by Imagine Dragons)
Will you hold the line?
When every one of them is giving up or giving in, tell me
In these dreams inside
Nothing ever comes without a consequence or cost, tell me
Giving in this time?
Will someone step in? Will they save you from this? Will they?
'Cause these dreams of yours aren’t wrong
That's the price you pay
Dreaming of your desire today
Thinking of the wolf all night and day
Cause he is not the same species, okay?
And they’re saying it is evil, fucked up, and all
Unnatural
Your beating heart it moans
Why are their laws so cold
They tell you in this world
That it’s unnatural
This place don’t have much hope
Their laws are oh so cold
Saying “unnatural”
Will somebody
Let me see the love against the dark society and
What's happenin'?
Lookin' through the app find the love within their plan knowin'
It ain’t the truth
Fuck the policies, inside the world saying we must be mating
It ain’t for you, for you
That's the price you pay
Dreaming of your desire today
Thinking of the wolf all night and day
Cause he is not the same species, okay?
And they’re saying it is evil, fucked up, and all
Unnatural
Your beating heart it moans
Why are their laws so cold
They tell you in this world
That it’s unnatural
This place don’t have much hope
Their laws are oh so cold
Saying “unnatural”
Deep inside ye, it’s all coming back, it’s crazy
Had a dream of the tale of your wolf, you can’t take it
I can taste it, the end is upon us, I swear
They’re all full of shit
You’ll show it all is
Natural
Your beating heart it moans
Why are their laws so cold
They tell you in this world
That it’s unnatural
This place don’t have much hope
Their laws are oh so cold
Saying “unnatural”
Natural
It’s not unnatural
Warning: This review contains a lot of sexual discussion due to the nature of this comic (which is very NSFW). If sexual content makes you uncomfortable, you probably shouldn’t read this book or my review for it.
What’s it about?
Leslie is a pig-girl who keeps having erotic dreams about a wolf. The thing is that isn’t good as sexual relationships with animals of a different species are illegal in this book’s world of anthropomorphic creatures, so is homosexuality. So now with her friend Trish teasing her about these dreams, her gator-man boss being a douchebag and her gay friend who’s in a relationship with a guy who’s a different species, she has a lot of crazy shit going on. It gets even crazier on her 25th birthday when a government run dating app asks her to date and reproduce with a guy chosen for her or pay very high taxes.
Pros:
The story is interesting. Putting serious issues of social commentary and sex in this cartoony world is kinda interesting. I think it’s because of the duality of child-like and adult, sorta similar to what makes Skottie Young’s gore-filled and snarky, colorful cartoon comic I Hate Fairyland appealing to so many (though I personally prefer IHF).
The art is very well done and eye-catching. It also suits the book’s bleak but also cartoony tone.
While mostly serious there are a few good comic relief moments.
The social commentary is very interesting. The story approaches subjects like homophobia, racism (I think the government thinking different species in a sexual relationship being wrong is meant to be similar to racists who think interracial relationships are wrong), how society expects people to marry and have kids (something that males sadly deal with as well as women, I know as a guy who dislikes the idea of kids) and even police brutality. However, all this is well written and not forced as it’s part of the plot so it’s actually good and interesting.
Les and Trish have a cute pet dragon that sorta acts like a small dog.
Cons:
The characters are not very interesting. Leslie- didn’t really care, just sorta went “eh, good luck Miss Piggy”. Derek- nope, still don’t care, this dude’s actually a kind of bland plot device. Trish- Okay so she is surprisingly hot but other than that...
(I mean I’m no furry but damn, that is quite the cute mouse!)
This comic is kinda lacking in action. Maybe I wasn’t meant to expect something particularly exciting but I did but well... let’s just say there’s only one sort of “action” that we frequently see in this book (and despite all the sexual content, not even one NSFW panel of the character I think is hot, go figure) so yeah.
The plot is pretty predictable. Like yeah, there’s a twist here and there but for the most part very typical.
I actually wasn’t really into the romance and sex despite those 2 things being such a big part of the book.
Interesting story or furry hentai?
There are some who seem to consider this an interesting story for mature readers... but others seem to consider this furry porn (as in when I was looking for images for this review I surprisingly decided not to use some due to the source being “read porn comics”/“hentai online” sorts of websites, sorta unusual for a mainstream comic from a publisher like Image). I wouldn’t consider this porn. Make no mistake, the themes of the story are very sexual and there are quite a few scenes that include graphic sexual content but in a context that makes sense, is necessary to the story and isn’t just mindless excuses for sex and nudity. So while it isn’t for readers who worry about graphic sexual content and frequent nudity I would say it’s far from being porn: hell if you’re fine with some other NSFW Image comics like Saga (which I honestly thought tries too hard to be edgy sex comic, at least in volume one), Kill or Be Killed and Sex Criminals, this is no worse (in fact, maybe milder). Anyway, I would tell people it’s a story for mature readers, not a weird sex comic.
Overall:
This book is weird. Yeah the story has potential and I certainly like the well written political element of the book, not to mention beautiful art and adorable dragon-dog! However the lack of interesting characters, the uninteresting romantic element and predictability are there so I can’t say I’m particularly into it.
That being said it has potential so I’ll eventually read volume 2 (and probably add the Artgerm variant of issue 2 to my collection because as most Artgerm variants, it’s cool and in this case very cute and colorful) but it’s not a high priority on the ol’ reading list.
(Above: Unnatural #2 Artgerm variant)
3/5
(Post review song parody: read in the tune of Natural by Imagine Dragons)
Will you hold the line?
When every one of them is giving up or giving in, tell me
In these dreams inside
Nothing ever comes without a consequence or cost, tell me
Giving in this time?
Will someone step in? Will they save you from this? Will they?
'Cause these dreams of yours aren’t wrong
That's the price you pay
Dreaming of your desire today
Thinking of the wolf all night and day
Cause he is not the same species, okay?
And they’re saying it is evil, fucked up, and all
Unnatural
Your beating heart it moans
Why are their laws so cold
They tell you in this world
That it’s unnatural
This place don’t have much hope
Their laws are oh so cold
Saying “unnatural”
Will somebody
Let me see the love against the dark society and
What's happenin'?
Lookin' through the app find the love within their plan knowin'
It ain’t the truth
Fuck the policies, inside the world saying we must be mating
It ain’t for you, for you
That's the price you pay
Dreaming of your desire today
Thinking of the wolf all night and day
Cause he is not the same species, okay?
And they’re saying it is evil, fucked up, and all
Unnatural
Your beating heart it moans
Why are their laws so cold
They tell you in this world
That it’s unnatural
This place don’t have much hope
Their laws are oh so cold
Saying “unnatural”
Deep inside ye, it’s all coming back, it’s crazy
Had a dream of the tale of your wolf, you can’t take it
I can taste it, the end is upon us, I swear
They’re all full of shit
You’ll show it all is
Natural
Your beating heart it moans
Why are their laws so cold
They tell you in this world
That it’s unnatural
This place don’t have much hope
Their laws are oh so cold
Saying “unnatural”
Natural
It’s not unnatural
January 5, 2024
Първият ми прочетен комикс в живота. И останах доста доволна от прочетеното. Историята е интересна, а илюстрациите са доста яки.
Ама тъй като имам проблем с концентрацията и ме заболява главата да следя картинките и текста в балончетата.🤣
И отделно, че Лесли ми е малко странна. Не ми стана любимка, със сигурност. Обаче ще видя как ще се разгърне персонажа й в следващите части.
ПП: Има бая нецензурни картинки, не е препоръчително да се чете от по-малки.😆
Ама тъй като имам проблем с концентрацията и ме заболява главата да следя картинките и текста в балончетата.🤣
И отделно, че Лесли ми е малко странна. Не ми стана любимка, със сигурност. Обаче ще видя как ще се разгърне персонажа й в следващите части.
ПП: Има бая нецензурни картинки, не е препоръчително да се чете от по-малки.😆
May 12, 2021
Брях! Признавам без бой, че тази графична новела я поръчах на сляпо, като странична добавка в озон-кошницата, без въобще да прочета за какво иде на реч, а когато пристигна и прегледах анотацията за кратък миг реших, че може и да не се спогодим... Но опасенията ми не се оправдаха - историята доста ми хареса. Антропоморфизираната животинска вселена дава възможност на авторката (художник и сценарист) Мирка Андолфо да засегне доста щекотливи теми - дискриминацията по расов и полов принцип, подигравките, на които често са подложени момичетата с наднормено тегло и пр. Сетингът е като излязъл изпод перото на Джордж Оруел - в антиутопичния свят на главната героиня - прасето Лесли - любовта остава на заден план пред дълга да продължиш потомството с избран от властите представител на твоя вид. Имаше и дозирана еротика, и криминална нишка, и мистерия, и зловеща конспирация, а финалът загатна за едно любопитно продължение.
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December 17, 2019Dla mnie fantastyczna fabuła i jeszcze lepsza kreska, ale jest to na tyle specyficzne połączenie państwa totalitarnego (gdzie panuje zakaz mieszania się ras i osób tej samej płci) i elementów fantastycznych, że wiem, że nie każdemu się spodoba. Ja nie mogę doczekać się kolejnych tomów!
September 3, 2022
4/5✨
The artstyle is top tier!! It’s like a retelling of Romeo and Juliet but Zootopia edition. And erotica
The artstyle is top tier!! It’s like a retelling of Romeo and Juliet but Zootopia edition. And erotica
December 2, 2018
My review was first posted on Northern Plunder, you can read more of my reviews there too.
Why did I pick up Unnatural? CUTE GOTH PIG GIRL.
I didn’t even read the synopsis but I ended up being surprised by the route this graphic novel took and I really enjoyed it.
Surprised because the opening pages were uh, a nsfw sex scene! Which actually turned out to be Leslie – main characters – reocurring fantasy dream.
Wait, please don’t cut away because you’re like Lauren please? Stop with the NSFW graphic novels, I just need to acknowledge this fantasy she has as it plays into the main story later on. Just give me a chance.
So the start threw me off a bit but then as Leslie is walking to work I notice a few things in the background that caught my eye and made me question what was the setting like of her world, and a news show which give these “adverts” more context.
In short, the government don’t want same-sex or different-specied beings to be in relationships or recreate. Its very heavily policed; as well as there being propgoanda about it on the streets, theres children shows to “educate” them, and court cases are broadcast to remind people who they’ll be put into programmes to fix them or killed if its the second infraction.
Which means Leslie’s dreams are against the law.
Additionally married partners will get a much lower tax to further help encourage the society to stick to these rules.
But wait? Theres more.
When anyone hits 25 they’re automatically entered into a dating programme if they’ve yet to find a same species partner to encourage them to find the “perfect person” but with Leslies’ past dating attempts ending badly and leaving her unwanting to be forced into a relationship she does have doubts.
Oh and her dreams are getting more intense; more like memories than anything make believe.
So whilst she heads out onto her arranged date, her flatmate (Trish) decideds to do some reasearch into what he dreams could possibly be.
Trish is another character who’s design I really liked, and we get to see how the two become friends in a flashback so I have a lot of respect for her. She’s very caring, smart, and her humour is very uplifting in this oppressed world.
Leslie got a little overwhelmed at her date though. Initially because he was HOT. (Her facial expression killed me)
Then later because she didn’t pick up on a few things the reader did.
I was particularly fond of the fact that even when drunk she took a step back and realised she needed to think about this situation properly, does it go against her own morals, is this too good to be true?
Is this too good to be true?
And then BAAM the main plot starts.
AND THIS IS WHY I NEED TO RECOMMEND IT, WHY I NEED TO KEEP READING IT.
A secret society needs Leslie so they can perform a ritual and they’ve infiltrated her life in ways she couldn’t consider. Her dreams are memories and theres a mysterious stranger who looks suspiciously familiar trying to keep her safe.
Damn.
The plot goes hard and her life really is in danger.
At this point I really don’t know what more I can say as it does become very plot driven for the last part of the graphic novel and I think its important to not spoil it too much, so I’m going to end on a very sweet scene and some images where we can admire Leslie’s design and aesthetics!
Why did I pick up Unnatural? CUTE GOTH PIG GIRL.
I didn’t even read the synopsis but I ended up being surprised by the route this graphic novel took and I really enjoyed it.
Surprised because the opening pages were uh, a nsfw sex scene! Which actually turned out to be Leslie – main characters – reocurring fantasy dream.
Wait, please don’t cut away because you’re like Lauren please? Stop with the NSFW graphic novels, I just need to acknowledge this fantasy she has as it plays into the main story later on. Just give me a chance.
So the start threw me off a bit but then as Leslie is walking to work I notice a few things in the background that caught my eye and made me question what was the setting like of her world, and a news show which give these “adverts” more context.
In short, the government don’t want same-sex or different-specied beings to be in relationships or recreate. Its very heavily policed; as well as there being propgoanda about it on the streets, theres children shows to “educate” them, and court cases are broadcast to remind people who they’ll be put into programmes to fix them or killed if its the second infraction.
Which means Leslie’s dreams are against the law.
Additionally married partners will get a much lower tax to further help encourage the society to stick to these rules.
But wait? Theres more.
When anyone hits 25 they’re automatically entered into a dating programme if they’ve yet to find a same species partner to encourage them to find the “perfect person” but with Leslies’ past dating attempts ending badly and leaving her unwanting to be forced into a relationship she does have doubts.
Oh and her dreams are getting more intense; more like memories than anything make believe.
So whilst she heads out onto her arranged date, her flatmate (Trish) decideds to do some reasearch into what he dreams could possibly be.
Trish is another character who’s design I really liked, and we get to see how the two become friends in a flashback so I have a lot of respect for her. She’s very caring, smart, and her humour is very uplifting in this oppressed world.
Leslie got a little overwhelmed at her date though. Initially because he was HOT. (Her facial expression killed me)
Then later because she didn’t pick up on a few things the reader did.
I was particularly fond of the fact that even when drunk she took a step back and realised she needed to think about this situation properly, does it go against her own morals, is this too good to be true?
Is this too good to be true?
And then BAAM the main plot starts.
AND THIS IS WHY I NEED TO RECOMMEND IT, WHY I NEED TO KEEP READING IT.
A secret society needs Leslie so they can perform a ritual and they’ve infiltrated her life in ways she couldn’t consider. Her dreams are memories and theres a mysterious stranger who looks suspiciously familiar trying to keep her safe.
Damn.
The plot goes hard and her life really is in danger.
At this point I really don’t know what more I can say as it does become very plot driven for the last part of the graphic novel and I think its important to not spoil it too much, so I’m going to end on a very sweet scene and some images where we can admire Leslie’s design and aesthetics!
October 12, 2020
3.5/5
Buscando un comic con tapa azul llegue a este comic que por más de la portada no es precisamente erótico, sino que es una suerte de distopia con personajes de animales antropomorfos que viven bajo un gobierno que insiste en leyes contra lo "antinatural", vale decir como se dice "cada oveja con su pareja" o cada especie solamente puede casarse/tener sexo/tener hijos solamente con los de su misma especie. La pena es de cárcel y ... eso no es nada, como vemos después. Personalmente me gusta más como lo dice en el original "Contra natura". Ah, y cuando cumplen 26 años y no se han casado todavia, el gobierno elige un compañero adecuado para tener hijos; los solteros que fallan en esto pagan altisimos impuestos. Y como hablamos de reproduccion tambien ser homosexual es 'antinatural'.
La protagonista es una cerdita llamada Leslie Blair , quien tiene un trabajo de mesera y comparte depa con su mejor amiga Trish. Leslie tiene sueños eroticos 'prohibidos' porque se ve con un lobo.
El problema es cuando llega su cumpleaños 26 y le llega orden de presentarse para asignarle un compañero. Alli es cuando se le viene todo abajo, y la historia pasa a ser un thriller con muertos, persecuciones, y cosas paranormales que.
La historia es mucho más complciada de lo que parece, profecias y utopias incluidas, y Leslie peliazul esta en medio de todo esto.
Buscando un comic con tapa azul llegue a este comic que por más de la portada no es precisamente erótico, sino que es una suerte de distopia con personajes de animales antropomorfos que viven bajo un gobierno que insiste en leyes contra lo "antinatural", vale decir como se dice "cada oveja con su pareja" o cada especie solamente puede casarse/tener sexo/tener hijos solamente con los de su misma especie. La pena es de cárcel y ... eso no es nada, como vemos después. Personalmente me gusta más como lo dice en el original "Contra natura". Ah, y cuando cumplen 26 años y no se han casado todavia, el gobierno elige un compañero adecuado para tener hijos; los solteros que fallan en esto pagan altisimos impuestos. Y como hablamos de reproduccion tambien ser homosexual es 'antinatural'.
La protagonista es una cerdita llamada Leslie Blair , quien tiene un trabajo de mesera y comparte depa con su mejor amiga Trish. Leslie tiene sueños eroticos 'prohibidos' porque se ve con un lobo.
El problema es cuando llega su cumpleaños 26 y le llega orden de presentarse para asignarle un compañero. Alli es cuando se le viene todo abajo, y la historia pasa a ser un thriller con muertos, persecuciones, y cosas paranormales que.
La historia es mucho más complciada de lo que parece, profecias y utopias incluidas, y Leslie peliazul esta en medio de todo esto.
June 23, 2017
Diese Graphic Novel hat mich positiv überrascht! Auf Empfehlung einer Freundin habe ich sie mir ausgeliehen und empfehle sie hiermit weiter.
Wir finden uns in einer Welt wieder, wo jeder ein Tier ist. Das Gesetz verlangt, dass man sich nur innerhalb einer Rasse fortpflanzen darf und die Regierung hat sogar ein Programm entwickelt, mit dem Singles ab 25 ihren perfekten Partner gematcht bekommen, um die Reproduktionsrate hoch zu halten.
In dieser Graphic Novel folgen wir der jungen Schweinedame Leslie, die jede Nacht von einer verbotenen Beziehung zu einem weißen Wolf träumt. Sie fühlt sich aus vielerlei Gründen nicht wohl in ihrem Leben und als sie an ihrem 25. Geburtstag direkt mit ihrem Partner verabredet wird, nimmt die Geschichte noch einmal eine unerwartete Wendung ins thriller- und sagenhafte.
Zusätzlich zur Geschichte, die einem abseits der offensichtlichen Beziehungsebene (Freizügigkeit sollte man aushalten können) viel zum Grübeln gibt, haben mir die klaren Zeichnungen mit den kräftigen Farben unglaublich gut gefallen. Es ist ein sehr prägnanter und ausdrucksstarker Zeichenstil und ich bin schon sehr gespannt, wie die Geschichte um Leslie weitergehen wird!
Wir finden uns in einer Welt wieder, wo jeder ein Tier ist. Das Gesetz verlangt, dass man sich nur innerhalb einer Rasse fortpflanzen darf und die Regierung hat sogar ein Programm entwickelt, mit dem Singles ab 25 ihren perfekten Partner gematcht bekommen, um die Reproduktionsrate hoch zu halten.
In dieser Graphic Novel folgen wir der jungen Schweinedame Leslie, die jede Nacht von einer verbotenen Beziehung zu einem weißen Wolf träumt. Sie fühlt sich aus vielerlei Gründen nicht wohl in ihrem Leben und als sie an ihrem 25. Geburtstag direkt mit ihrem Partner verabredet wird, nimmt die Geschichte noch einmal eine unerwartete Wendung ins thriller- und sagenhafte.
Zusätzlich zur Geschichte, die einem abseits der offensichtlichen Beziehungsebene (Freizügigkeit sollte man aushalten können) viel zum Grübeln gibt, haben mir die klaren Zeichnungen mit den kräftigen Farben unglaublich gut gefallen. Es ist ein sehr prägnanter und ausdrucksstarker Zeichenstil und ich bin schon sehr gespannt, wie die Geschichte um Leslie weitergehen wird!
May 20, 2019
This gorgeous book with interesting world building and a decent story. This was a nice surprise!
It's basically about our main character, Leslie, trying to find love. Well, more in the mood for a werewolf to fuck her hard. Yes. That is the main plot point at the start. See in this world everyone is an animal. Leslie is a pig girl and she is a horny one. Every night she has dreams of a werewolf fucking her brains out. Every day she wakes up disappointed. However, In this world animals are not allowed to get with other animals. The must stick with their own. So it starts as a love story almost but by the end killings start happening and the story takes a dark turn.
Enjoyable dialogue with fun characters, great art, and some good turns. Felt a tad bit rushed at points and sometimes a little sex fan service but for most part I was enjoying alot of it. A 4 out of 5.
It's basically about our main character, Leslie, trying to find love. Well, more in the mood for a werewolf to fuck her hard. Yes. That is the main plot point at the start. See in this world everyone is an animal. Leslie is a pig girl and she is a horny one. Every night she has dreams of a werewolf fucking her brains out. Every day she wakes up disappointed. However, In this world animals are not allowed to get with other animals. The must stick with their own. So it starts as a love story almost but by the end killings start happening and the story takes a dark turn.
Enjoyable dialogue with fun characters, great art, and some good turns. Felt a tad bit rushed at points and sometimes a little sex fan service but for most part I was enjoying alot of it. A 4 out of 5.
February 14, 2019
Not really sure about the plot and where it's going. The art is fantastic though.
January 19, 2020
Update: finished all 3 volumes. It stays pretty good but remains totally un-subtle. It wasn't until volume 3 that I noticed the intentional references to both Animal Farm and 1984. (The pigs, lead by Napoleon, think they are "more equal" than other animals. The sympathetic rule-breaker is named Winston.)
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Read with a book club. In the story, the "people" are all partly animals, like pigs, mice, wolves, etc. The government penalizes any sexual relationships between different species, or between same-sex couples. The allegory seems too on-the-nose for me. Too obvious a parallel to discrimination based on race and sexual orientation. But, after a while, an additional level of the story opens up with some mysterious feuding groups and mythic creatures. So, I'll keep reading.
Plenty of "sexy" pictures, which might be disturbing if and when you realize you are finding a pig's breasts or a wolf's butt sexy. Also expect bloody violence.
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Read with a book club. In the story, the "people" are all partly animals, like pigs, mice, wolves, etc. The government penalizes any sexual relationships between different species, or between same-sex couples. The allegory seems too on-the-nose for me. Too obvious a parallel to discrimination based on race and sexual orientation. But, after a while, an additional level of the story opens up with some mysterious feuding groups and mythic creatures. So, I'll keep reading.
Plenty of "sexy" pictures, which might be disturbing if and when you realize you are finding a pig's breasts or a wolf's butt sexy. Also expect bloody violence.
July 3, 2021
I'm not a huge comic book reader, but my brother-in-law (super talented artist and comic book nerd) and I have this thing where we gift each other complete comic books, graphic novels and manga series for our birthdays and Christmas.
It's a cute habit that randomly started years ago and left me with a discrete pile of graphic novel series that I still need to read and that I've finally decided to blindly dive into.
I'm gonna start with this, because, I'm in love with the concept and art.
Like I said, I'm no expert, so I'm just gonna review the entire trilogy together by commenting on how I liked it as a comic book sporadic reader and how it made me feel in the end.
(full review to come)
It's a cute habit that randomly started years ago and left me with a discrete pile of graphic novel series that I still need to read and that I've finally decided to blindly dive into.
I'm gonna start with this, because, I'm in love with the concept and art.
Like I said, I'm no expert, so I'm just gonna review the entire trilogy together by commenting on how I liked it as a comic book sporadic reader and how it made me feel in the end.
(full review to come)
October 10, 2018
ok look hear me out
the set-up isn't exactly original -- the message is good, but it's one we've all heard before, and it's wrapped up in Black Mirror vibes, but with...you know, furries
but hey, the closer towards the end of the first volume i got, the crazier the story got, plus, the artwork's 11/10
also i'm a sucker for all the horny pig-girl covers they've been doing for the individual issues, so what wanna fight about it
the set-up isn't exactly original -- the message is good, but it's one we've all heard before, and it's wrapped up in Black Mirror vibes, but with...you know, furries
but hey, the closer towards the end of the first volume i got, the crazier the story got, plus, the artwork's 11/10
also i'm a sucker for all the horny pig-girl covers they've been doing for the individual issues, so what wanna fight about it
June 10, 2021
Обещаващо начало на комикс с антропоморфизирани животни. Хареса ми връзката с Оруел ("Всички животни са равни") и завръзката. Рисунките са екстра, има някои дразнещи про-ЛГБТ момента, но няма драма...
December 2, 2018
Interesting story and really nice art.
Curious to see how the story continues to unfold.
Curious to see how the story continues to unfold.
March 17, 2019
Originally posted at Women Write About Comics:
I’ve just discovered that the Hoopla library app has a whole bunch of fairly recent comics on it, including some on my book club reading list. In perusing what they had to offer, I stumbled on Unnatural Volume 1: Awakening, which was featured on the app. I absolutely borrowed it based on the cover alone — checking that category off of my WWAC Reading Challenge — because Mirka Andolfo’s art is a gorgeous, seductive array of colour and imagery.
The book is about Leslie J. Blair, a hardworking pig girl who just wants to find love before she’s forced into a government-sanctioned same-species relationship when she comes of age. But steamy dreams involving a sexy wolf keep edging her toward breaking the law. This initially seemed like it could easily be described as erotic Zootopia, but there’s something far deeper and more insidious going on with those dreams…
I’ve just discovered that the Hoopla library app has a whole bunch of fairly recent comics on it, including some on my book club reading list. In perusing what they had to offer, I stumbled on Unnatural Volume 1: Awakening, which was featured on the app. I absolutely borrowed it based on the cover alone — checking that category off of my WWAC Reading Challenge — because Mirka Andolfo’s art is a gorgeous, seductive array of colour and imagery.
The book is about Leslie J. Blair, a hardworking pig girl who just wants to find love before she’s forced into a government-sanctioned same-species relationship when she comes of age. But steamy dreams involving a sexy wolf keep edging her toward breaking the law. This initially seemed like it could easily be described as erotic Zootopia, but there’s something far deeper and more insidious going on with those dreams…
September 13, 2021
3,5 🌟
Не знам защо, но ме губеше на моменти. А и цялата каша - или еротичните моменти, не съм сигурна - ми дойде малко в повече към края. Засягат се и някои от табу темите на съвременния свят и започнах да си мисля, че в антиутопичния свят е по-важно ти да си с противоположния пол от същия вид за да оставиш поколение, вместо да си щастлив с този, когото обичаш или дори да си сам. Ако не спазваш закона, плащаш солено. И ако това е живот... Стана интересно, така че преминавам към следващата част.
П.П. Разбирам защо комиксът е 16+ (аз ги имам lol).
~We all need to own our choices~
Не знам защо, но ме губеше на моменти. А и цялата каша - или еротичните моменти, не съм сигурна - ми дойде малко в повече към края. Засягат се и някои от табу темите на съвременния свят и започнах да си мисля, че в антиутопичния свят е по-важно ти да си с противоположния пол от същия вид за да оставиш поколение, вместо да си щастлив с този, когото обичаш или дори да си сам. Ако не спазваш закона, плащаш солено. И ако това е живот... Стана интересно, така че преминавам към следващата част.
П.П. Разбирам защо комиксът е 16+ (аз ги имам lol).
~We all need to own our choices~
April 4, 2021
Mi sono molto piaciute le tavole, anche la storia carina e, come scrive l'autrice alla fine, affronta un tema serio.
Ho dato 3 perché nonostante tutto non mi ha preso, probabilmente per gusto personale, quindi non credo lo continuerò.
Ho dato 3 perché nonostante tutto non mi ha preso, probabilmente per gusto personale, quindi non credo lo continuerò.
July 20, 2019
How has it taken me over a month to review this title?!
Seriously, I loved it. I read both volumes in one sitting and have checked maybe 2 or 3 times on when the third one will potentially be released in English. I. Need. More.
I went into this one thinking it would be insta-love between an aggressive werewolf and a more submissive pig -- I WAS WRONG.
Wow, this isn't just a romance, in fact there is barely any romance or sexy times outside her dreams. Although, that being said, the sex dreams can be pretty explicit - so heads up!
This series is about a super controlling government that is involved with their public's love lives. No gay marriages, no inter-species *cough* interracial *cough* relationships and lots we must keep our species going rhetoric. This wasn't the story I signed up for, but I'm 100% here for it.
It is deadly (seriously, my heart broke over one death), there is rebellion, and a mythical past. I'm in LOVE with this series even though there were some confusing moments.
Seriously, I loved it. I read both volumes in one sitting and have checked maybe 2 or 3 times on when the third one will potentially be released in English. I. Need. More.
I went into this one thinking it would be insta-love between an aggressive werewolf and a more submissive pig -- I WAS WRONG.
Wow, this isn't just a romance, in fact there is barely any romance or sexy times outside her dreams. Although, that being said, the sex dreams can be pretty explicit - so heads up!
This series is about a super controlling government that is involved with their public's love lives. No gay marriages, no inter-species *cough* interracial *cough* relationships and lots we must keep our species going rhetoric. This wasn't the story I signed up for, but I'm 100% here for it.
It is deadly (seriously, my heart broke over one death), there is rebellion, and a mythical past. I'm in LOVE with this series even though there were some confusing moments.
January 23, 2020
The art work in this is seriously gorgeous. I love Leslie and how beautifully thick she is! While this is erotic, it really isn't outside of some female nudity, you see more graphic sex in things like Saga, honestly, so if you can handle that, you can handle this. And while I loved the premise and how closely it aligns with current issues our world faces on love being love no matter who it's between, I did find the story lacking at times. Things tended to jump and move too quickly so when certain characters came and went, I wasn't left feeling much of anything for their loss, or was confused as to what actually just happened. This is also the case for the prophecy that Leslie finds herself wrapped up in.
Ultimately, while the art work is amazing and the concept is so, so good, it needed more of the story to truly bring it together. But if you are asking "are you going to read the next one?" the answer is: Absolutely yes! I am intrigued and love looking at Leslie far too much to give my pig girl up yet!
Ultimately, while the art work is amazing and the concept is so, so good, it needed more of the story to truly bring it together. But if you are asking "are you going to read the next one?" the answer is: Absolutely yes! I am intrigued and love looking at Leslie far too much to give my pig girl up yet!
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