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Savage #v2
Savage: The Wild
From the mad minds of international superstar Max Bemis and powerhouse artist Nathan Stockman comes the craziest action book of 2021.
Teenage heartthrob. Feral social icon. Dinosaur hunter? Born and raised on an uncharted island full of prehistoric dangers, Kevin Sauvage has a taste of home when a mutant dino threat invades England!
Teenage heartthrob. Feral social icon. Dinosaur hunter? Born and raised on an uncharted island full of prehistoric dangers, Kevin Sauvage has a taste of home when a mutant dino threat invades England!
112 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2021
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May 8, 2021
4.5💎
this was such a funny & adventurous graphic novel! i absolutely loved the story and the characters and the artwork ugh 😍 i decided to pick this up bc dinosaurs and Tarzan looking guy??? are u kidding me?? COUNT ME TF IN. also the matey named Savage is kinda modern day Tarzan fighting dinosaurs for hobby and ofc survival so it's even funnier lmaoo. i definitely recommend reading this!
this was such a funny & adventurous graphic novel! i absolutely loved the story and the characters and the artwork ugh 😍 i decided to pick this up bc dinosaurs and Tarzan looking guy??? are u kidding me?? COUNT ME TF IN. also the matey named Savage is kinda modern day Tarzan fighting dinosaurs for hobby and ofc survival so it's even funnier lmaoo. i definitely recommend reading this!
May 29, 2021
God, this was horrible. I'd rather sit through a root canal than be forced to read this again. Savage is a Tarzan ripoff for Generation Z. He hates being a celebrity and wishes he could go back to the dimension he was lost in and fight dinosaurs again. It's a good thing some terrible science villain has a plan to overrun our world with mutant dinosaurs so he can somehow take over the world. Nothing about this comic makes a whole lot of sense. You can barely see Stockman's art in some of these panels due to Bemis's verbose dialogue that ultimately says nothing. This is trying real hard to be part of Valiant's comedic portion of their universe. As far as I know, it's still trying and failing. Blarg, this was bad.
Received a review copy from Valiant and Edelweiss.
Received a review copy from Valiant and Edelweiss.
July 31, 2021
Attempted to be an action packed satire of modern fame, but mostly fell flat. There were too many characters introduced too fast to be anything but one dimensional. The plot whiplashed from predictable twist through predicable twist, and the themes felt superficially addressed. The art was great and there is a lot of potential with this setup (alternate dimensions! monsters! survival! trauma!) but this story just felt like a cut rate tik tok tarzan.
**Thanks to the artist, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
**Thanks to the artist, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
May 28, 2021
So yeah, I’ve always been a fan of Tarzan probably because I like ripping off my shirt and yelling “AAAAHHHHHUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH”. Always a hit at house parties but I won’t be doing that one at mimosa brunch again. Last time I tried to swing off this lattice arch and knocked over a table with like 30 champagne flutes. Doused my aunt Susan in OJ and now she avoids me at Christmas. Whatever Susan, not like I wanted to hear about your cats. Anyways, I’m always up for a story of a savage human reintroduced into the civilized world. Especially one with mother fucking kaiju!
So Savage is a lost boy who has somehow returned from the Faraway Dimension where he was trapped for his youth. He had to learn how to survive in a jungle world that was full of kaiju. Details of his return to our universe are a little MIA but bro is back and he’s a social media sensation. Then these bad hombres are opening the portal between the two worlds for most dubious means. Which means that Savage has to go all savage and fuck up a bunch of monsters.
My personal highlight was when a kaiju ripped out the Big Ben clock tower to use as a baseball bat and smoked a home run with a fuel truck. I guess since it’s in jolly ol’ England, it would be a cricket bat and crushing a crumpet with a petrol lorry or whatever. England invents the language and then just goes and makes a bloody mess of it. Anyways, the point is that it was rad.
Savage doesn’t really like the way our world is and has some family issues with his bro, but yeah, don’t go into this one expecting a lot of depth. The art is solid but the story is about as deep as the wading pool I lounge in and crush beers on scorching hot days. It’s awkward at times and does try to poke fun at itself. Which is aight and I guess exactly like me in the wading pool!
At the end of the day, it’s a teenage Tarzan fucking up kaiju. Take it for what it is and you’ll enjoy it.
Anyways, that’s about all I got. Adios amigos!
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So Savage is a lost boy who has somehow returned from the Faraway Dimension where he was trapped for his youth. He had to learn how to survive in a jungle world that was full of kaiju. Details of his return to our universe are a little MIA but bro is back and he’s a social media sensation. Then these bad hombres are opening the portal between the two worlds for most dubious means. Which means that Savage has to go all savage and fuck up a bunch of monsters.
My personal highlight was when a kaiju ripped out the Big Ben clock tower to use as a baseball bat and smoked a home run with a fuel truck. I guess since it’s in jolly ol’ England, it would be a cricket bat and crushing a crumpet with a petrol lorry or whatever. England invents the language and then just goes and makes a bloody mess of it. Anyways, the point is that it was rad.
Savage doesn’t really like the way our world is and has some family issues with his bro, but yeah, don’t go into this one expecting a lot of depth. The art is solid but the story is about as deep as the wading pool I lounge in and crush beers on scorching hot days. It’s awkward at times and does try to poke fun at itself. Which is aight and I guess exactly like me in the wading pool!
At the end of the day, it’s a teenage Tarzan fucking up kaiju. Take it for what it is and you’ll enjoy it.
Anyways, that’s about all I got. Adios amigos!
Oh wait, check out my rad site for more content like this: The SciFi Book Guy
May 11, 2021
Last time round (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...), Valiant had something of quality on their hands, and a rarity of a book where I asked for more to come. Years later, we get this instead. This is an England of brash, unlikeable people, headed up by Savage, the primaeval brat currently big on social media. Wanting his old life back, where all he had to do was slaughter every monster that wanted to slaughter him, he gets his wish when some dinosaurs come along to demolish some of London's "known landmarks" (to quote a film about as high up the intelligence scale as this bilge). This, however is just a test, as some mad ugly people want to do some mad ugly thing to/with him, and beyond that I really didn't give a monkey's what was going on. The best low-brow at least pretends to have involved an effort; the only effort here is in the reading. The theory was that a go-slow in publishing for a year of lockdowns would mean the first books to come afterwards would show the benefit of a year's revision time. That's that theory killed off in one, then.
May 16, 2021
2.5 stars
Teenage heartthrob. Feral social icon. Dinosaur hunter. Born and raised on an uncharted island full of prehistoric dangers, Kevin Sauvage has a taste of home when a mutant dino threat invades England!
This collection of the Savage comics #1-#4 was a really fun experience. We see Kevin Sauvage as a dynamic protagonist who has to balance his old life with his new celebrity status. I particularly enjoyed the art in this series. It was full of color and detail. There was tons of action and it was drawn beautifully.
However, the story and writing felt somewhat all over the place. There often seemed to be so much dialogue to read in proportion to the images, which distracted me from the full imagery impact. It felt like more work to read this than I wanted it to be.
I still think it's a decent read, and I'd recommend it to graphic novel enthusiasts to try out.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
TL;DR
5.0 —One of the best I've ever read. Will be burned into my brain. Couldn't care less about weaknesses (if any). Would recommend to everyone and their mother.
4.5 —Loved this read. Will remember it fondly. Few weaknesses. Would recommend to anyone.
4.0 —Enjoyed this read. Will remember it fondly. Minor weaknesses. Would recommend to fans of the genre.
3.5 —Somewhat enjoyed this read. Might be memorable. Notable weaknesses. Would recommend to fans of the genre.
3.0 —Somewhat enjoyed this read. Not very memorable. Notable weaknesses. Would recommend to people who like similar books.
▌2.5 —Neutral or Underwhelming read. Not very memorable. Significant weaknesses. Would recommend to people who like similar books.
2.0 —Underwhelming or unenjoyable read. Not very memorable or memorable for the wrong reasons. Significant weaknesses. Might recommend to people who like similar books.
1.5 —Unenjoyable read. Not very memorable or memorable for bad reasons. Major weaknesses. Probably wouldn't recommend.
1.0 —Awful read. Memorable for bad reasons. No significantly redeeming qualities. Would never recommend.
0.5 —I wish I never wasted minutes of my life on this trash. I would go out of my way to convince others not to read it.
Teenage heartthrob. Feral social icon. Dinosaur hunter. Born and raised on an uncharted island full of prehistoric dangers, Kevin Sauvage has a taste of home when a mutant dino threat invades England!
This collection of the Savage comics #1-#4 was a really fun experience. We see Kevin Sauvage as a dynamic protagonist who has to balance his old life with his new celebrity status. I particularly enjoyed the art in this series. It was full of color and detail. There was tons of action and it was drawn beautifully.
However, the story and writing felt somewhat all over the place. There often seemed to be so much dialogue to read in proportion to the images, which distracted me from the full imagery impact. It felt like more work to read this than I wanted it to be.
I still think it's a decent read, and I'd recommend it to graphic novel enthusiasts to try out.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
TL;DR
5.0 —One of the best I've ever read. Will be burned into my brain. Couldn't care less about weaknesses (if any). Would recommend to everyone and their mother.
4.5 —Loved this read. Will remember it fondly. Few weaknesses. Would recommend to anyone.
4.0 —Enjoyed this read. Will remember it fondly. Minor weaknesses. Would recommend to fans of the genre.
3.5 —Somewhat enjoyed this read. Might be memorable. Notable weaknesses. Would recommend to fans of the genre.
3.0 —Somewhat enjoyed this read. Not very memorable. Notable weaknesses. Would recommend to people who like similar books.
▌2.5 —Neutral or Underwhelming read. Not very memorable. Significant weaknesses. Would recommend to people who like similar books.
2.0 —Underwhelming or unenjoyable read. Not very memorable or memorable for the wrong reasons. Significant weaknesses. Might recommend to people who like similar books.
1.5 —Unenjoyable read. Not very memorable or memorable for bad reasons. Major weaknesses. Probably wouldn't recommend.
1.0 —Awful read. Memorable for bad reasons. No significantly redeeming qualities. Would never recommend.
0.5 —I wish I never wasted minutes of my life on this trash. I would go out of my way to convince others not to read it.
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May 13, 2021I was kicking myself for grabbing the ARC of this from Edelweiss, because when would I remember that however much I may like a writer's other stuff, I never get on with non-comedy Valiant comics? Turns out I needn't have worried – this is very much at the daft romp end of things, along with all their other good books (Archer & Armstrong, Quantum & Woody being the obvious two). Kevin Sauvage is a blatant Tarzan knock-off, right down to being called Kevin just like Marvel's equivalent, Ka-Zar. But he also runs against the archetype's fetishising of primal man as superior to us urban ponces for being more driven by instinct: 'Idiots like to claim you've got to lose yourself to get things done. Zen and all that. Load of bollocks. I grew up in another world – the Faraway. Fighting giant lizards to survive. Clearing your mind don't do @#%. I don't stop thinking because I can't afford to. So, up there, my mind is alive. Always.' Now, though, he's back on Earth, where his oleaginous brother is trying to make a celebrity out of him. Read in the 2020s, the scenes of smiling faces and unthinking proximity on streets where none of the shops or bars are shuttered were for me the most alien and poignant thing here, but soon enough devastation comes for Savage's London too, with some of those giant lizards from the Faraway turning up to trash Westminster. Worse, they not only uproot Big Ben but appear to be playing baseball with it – the indignity! If there's one thing worse than sport, it's American sport. Turns out there's a mad scientist trying to pierce the barrier between the Faraway and Earth, and if the scheme seems a bit '2. ??? 3. Profit', well, he is mad, as shown by some of his previous projects: 'This, our initial experiment in creating a bioweapon for the C.I.A. This was the '80s, before bioweapons were cool. It would have deployed a temporary colorblind effect throughout an urban area, causing drivers to confuse traffic lights and crash into one another, sowing citywide chaos. The President implied that it was "just kind of stupid"'. Bemis and Stockman play the whole thing in a manner reminiscent of a Grant Morrison/Philip Bond comic, action-comedy with plenty of winks to the camera, and if they're not quite operating on that level, it's close enough that I was entertained. If I have two incredibly footling complaints: there is one page where Surrey looks a bit more like Yorkshire; and an otherwise excellent piss-take of armchair conspiracy prats is unduly optimistic in having the prat in question admit defeat simply because the expert on TV turns out to be 'Head of Literally All Science at Harvard University'.
August 23, 2021
Probably more of a 3.5, but we're rounding up today.
Savage, having returned from The Faraway at the end of his last mini-series, finds himself a social media sensation, and he hates it. All he wants is to be left alone to fight dinosaurs - is that too much to ask? But when he gets what he wants, courtesy of the aptly named Project Bizarre, will he realise that maybe he wants something else after all, or will he leave the world to burn at the hands of a dinosaur invasion?
Most of this is pretty daft, to be honest. The plot's baffling, the characters are fairly clichéd, and the villain's a total nutcase. But it's infused with such insane energy and zany dialogue that I couldn't help but enjoy myself. The main character's an unlikable little git, but he somehow managed to win over both his love interest (who turns out not to be his love interest after all with not one but two epic lines of dialogue) and me, in the space of four issues.
Nathan Stockman's artwork is a great compliment for the crazy plot too. He seems to thrive drawing monstrous dinosaurs and then coming with new and more horrifying ways for Savage to rip them to pieces. It's gloriously gory, but it's mostly played for laughs. It's a strange dichotomy, but it works.
Savage's second outing is a big departure from his first, but it's more successful as a result. The tone's all over the shop, and the plot's like something out of a bad sci-fi movie, but it revels in its own insanity to the point that you just have to get onboard.
Savage, having returned from The Faraway at the end of his last mini-series, finds himself a social media sensation, and he hates it. All he wants is to be left alone to fight dinosaurs - is that too much to ask? But when he gets what he wants, courtesy of the aptly named Project Bizarre, will he realise that maybe he wants something else after all, or will he leave the world to burn at the hands of a dinosaur invasion?
Most of this is pretty daft, to be honest. The plot's baffling, the characters are fairly clichéd, and the villain's a total nutcase. But it's infused with such insane energy and zany dialogue that I couldn't help but enjoy myself. The main character's an unlikable little git, but he somehow managed to win over both his love interest (who turns out not to be his love interest after all with not one but two epic lines of dialogue) and me, in the space of four issues.
Nathan Stockman's artwork is a great compliment for the crazy plot too. He seems to thrive drawing monstrous dinosaurs and then coming with new and more horrifying ways for Savage to rip them to pieces. It's gloriously gory, but it's mostly played for laughs. It's a strange dichotomy, but it works.
Savage's second outing is a big departure from his first, but it's more successful as a result. The tone's all over the shop, and the plot's like something out of a bad sci-fi movie, but it revels in its own insanity to the point that you just have to get onboard.
July 27, 2021
I unironically enjoy “jungle hero” stories, like Tarzan, Ka-Zar, Mowgli, Turok, etc., while acknowledging their racist undertones (sometimes overtones) due to being from an earlier era, but I’m down for most versions of the wild child. (Including Marvel’s mutant Wild Child.)
At first I was bit uncertain about this version, which is a distillation of the Tarzan/Turok archetypes (“raised by wolves/apes/monsters” meets “dinosaur fighter”) and is decidedly on the silly snarky side. It’s hard to get humor right and few things are up there with Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne. But after a bit I quite enjoyed the wackiness of Kevin Sauvage’s adventures.
It helps that it’s a meta-send-up of comic book tropes in general as well as social commentary, but most importantly that it is genuinely well-paced, with story beats happening at regular, reliable intervals, and the art ably lends to the storytelling. Plenty of fun without needing to know about the rest of the Valiant universe to keep up.
At first I was bit uncertain about this version, which is a distillation of the Tarzan/Turok archetypes (“raised by wolves/apes/monsters” meets “dinosaur fighter”) and is decidedly on the silly snarky side. It’s hard to get humor right and few things are up there with Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne. But after a bit I quite enjoyed the wackiness of Kevin Sauvage’s adventures.
It helps that it’s a meta-send-up of comic book tropes in general as well as social commentary, but most importantly that it is genuinely well-paced, with story beats happening at regular, reliable intervals, and the art ably lends to the storytelling. Plenty of fun without needing to know about the rest of the Valiant universe to keep up.
June 8, 2021
The story surprised me in all positive ways. I was holding back a little when I started reading this one because it was initially a story, based on the premise, out of my comfort zone. I did enjoy it in the end. It was such a cool experience from the characters, to the art style and the plot.
There was room for improvement on the prose aspect but it didn't affect massively my impression of the book. I highly recommend this to my friends out there who like to read a fast-paced graphic novel with a great set of characters.
There was room for improvement on the prose aspect but it didn't affect massively my impression of the book. I highly recommend this to my friends out there who like to read a fast-paced graphic novel with a great set of characters.
August 11, 2021
NetGalley ARC.
Didn't really like the artwork, the humans were drawn kind of strangely but admittedly the monsters were really cool, didn't really like the the storyline. Kevin 'Savage' Sauvage is just not my thing.
Didn't really like the artwork, the humans were drawn kind of strangely but admittedly the monsters were really cool, didn't really like the the storyline. Kevin 'Savage' Sauvage is just not my thing.
July 12, 2021
**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Savage: The Wild by Max Bemis through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.
Savage: The Wild is a sci-fi fantasy young adult graphic novel about a young man who got trapped in an alternate dimension and then returned to our world and made into a celebrity. It is set to be published on July 13th, 2021. I rated it three stars on Goodreads.
Here's the summary from Goodreads:
Teenage heartthrob. Feral social icon. Dinosaur hunter.
Born and raised on an uncharted island full of prehistoric dangers,
Kevin Sauvage has a taste of home when a mutant dino threat invades England!
From the mad minds of international superstar Max Bemis (Moon Knight) and powerhouse artist Nathan Stockman (Spidey) comes the craziest action book of 2020.
Collecting SAVAGE (2020) #1–4.
The premise of this graphic novel was quite interesting. I was intrigued by the plot of it. However, I didn't love the execution of this.
The art was really well done and it was really interesting. I liked the details included to differentiate the different characters. They each were super readable and had really interesting design aspects. I loved the monster/dinosaur designs and really liked how they were introduced.
Overall, the story line was interesting. I liked a lot of the different aspects of the story. However, I just wanted a bit more development of certain characters and certain aspects of the story. They didn't really explain the alternate dimension part very well and I wanted more information there.
I enjoyed the twists that were included. They were surprising for sure.
Overall, if you're interested, I definitely recommend that you check this book out.
Savage: The Wild is a sci-fi fantasy young adult graphic novel about a young man who got trapped in an alternate dimension and then returned to our world and made into a celebrity. It is set to be published on July 13th, 2021. I rated it three stars on Goodreads.
Here's the summary from Goodreads:
Teenage heartthrob. Feral social icon. Dinosaur hunter.
Born and raised on an uncharted island full of prehistoric dangers,
Kevin Sauvage has a taste of home when a mutant dino threat invades England!
From the mad minds of international superstar Max Bemis (Moon Knight) and powerhouse artist Nathan Stockman (Spidey) comes the craziest action book of 2020.
Collecting SAVAGE (2020) #1–4.
The premise of this graphic novel was quite interesting. I was intrigued by the plot of it. However, I didn't love the execution of this.
The art was really well done and it was really interesting. I liked the details included to differentiate the different characters. They each were super readable and had really interesting design aspects. I loved the monster/dinosaur designs and really liked how they were introduced.
Overall, the story line was interesting. I liked a lot of the different aspects of the story. However, I just wanted a bit more development of certain characters and certain aspects of the story. They didn't really explain the alternate dimension part very well and I wanted more information there.
I enjoyed the twists that were included. They were surprising for sure.
Overall, if you're interested, I definitely recommend that you check this book out.
July 30, 2025
The beginning of the story actually makes sense. What would a savage do in our world? Quickly gain popularity on social media thanks to his quirkiness, then be swept up and made into a megastar. And, of course, he misses the simpler past. Then, the dinosaurs come... Ah, it feels like home again for our boy Kevin 'Savage' Sauvage. Then the geek squad Project Bizarre show up and capture Kev... They sent the dinosaurs as a test. Well, what did I really expect? Something smart? This writer wouldn't know humor if it bit him in the @ss.
May 31, 2021
This was super fun! Soooooo many cliches, so much poking fun at the genre, so much cheesy goodness, while still having a good story and great art (especially the action scenes! *chef's kiss*). I had a rollicking good time reading this. I laughed out loud even. I honestly can't think of anything I disliked about this. It was so delightfully over the top- a Tarzanish hero, back from growing up in an alternate dimension where all he did was fight dino-mutants and becoming stupid good at it, becomes a teen then young adult idol, beloved by millions of fans, managed by his older brother, who was not sucked into the aforementioned alternate dimension. Just as our hero is missing his old world, where life was simple, enter a mad scientist and his crew, who have discovered how to open the portal between these worlds, and releasing a bunch of dino-mutants in London. Our hero defeats the monsters, but gets captured by the evil scientist and taken back to his secret laboratory to be experimented on for nefarious purposes. Throw in a gorgeous young ward who is a genius (and super hot in the sexy librarian fetishy way), stir everything up, and you've got a whole mess o' fun! The scientist is deliciously evil, but also has a penchant for making ridiculous weapons that are hilariously awful ideas. And Al? We were cool, bro, but you disappointed me. I do hope you're okay, though.
May 13, 2021
A very entertaining addition to the Valiant universe and also a stand alone volume which is a great way for new readers to start exploring the different characters in the Valiant universe.
Kevin Sauvage is a popular teenage icon. Ever since he managed to return from an alternate dimension, his popularity has sky rocketed. Everyone likes the idea of a young, rugged hero but Kevin has had enough of all the hangers on and of his brother who is also his publicity agent.
Kevin decides to relocate to a private island but just as he does, dinosaurs and monsters invade the earth. They have come from the alternate dimension where Kevin was stranded as a child and if anyone knows how to deal with them, it is Kevin and so the battle begins.
As Kevin battles against the dinosaur invaders, he also finds himself battling against the enemies who managed to let the dinosaurs cross to earth. Kevin eventually finds out that sometimes enemies lie close to home.
The artwork is good and the story is entertaining with a good mix of action and humour. The graphic novels from the Valiant universe are always great to read and this is another good volume to add to the collection.
Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
Kevin Sauvage is a popular teenage icon. Ever since he managed to return from an alternate dimension, his popularity has sky rocketed. Everyone likes the idea of a young, rugged hero but Kevin has had enough of all the hangers on and of his brother who is also his publicity agent.
Kevin decides to relocate to a private island but just as he does, dinosaurs and monsters invade the earth. They have come from the alternate dimension where Kevin was stranded as a child and if anyone knows how to deal with them, it is Kevin and so the battle begins.
As Kevin battles against the dinosaur invaders, he also finds himself battling against the enemies who managed to let the dinosaurs cross to earth. Kevin eventually finds out that sometimes enemies lie close to home.
The artwork is good and the story is entertaining with a good mix of action and humour. The graphic novels from the Valiant universe are always great to read and this is another good volume to add to the collection.
Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
August 26, 2021
'Savage: The Wild' by Max Bemis with art by Nathan Stockman is a graphic novel about a feral boy who is trending on social media.
Kevin Sauvage was born and raised on a prehistoric island where he learned to kill all manner of monsters. Now he is back in England and is trending on the internet and people are crazy about him. The only problem is that he misses his island. The other problem is that someone is out to kill him and Savage doesn't know it.
This was a fun overindulgent story making fun of media and fame. The characters feel a bit one-dimensional, but that doesn't take away from the fun. Perhaps I was in the mood for some brainless fun. I liked the art and all the cover variants that were added.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Kevin Sauvage was born and raised on a prehistoric island where he learned to kill all manner of monsters. Now he is back in England and is trending on the internet and people are crazy about him. The only problem is that he misses his island. The other problem is that someone is out to kill him and Savage doesn't know it.
This was a fun overindulgent story making fun of media and fame. The characters feel a bit one-dimensional, but that doesn't take away from the fun. Perhaps I was in the mood for some brainless fun. I liked the art and all the cover variants that were added.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
May 24, 2021
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
2.5 stars
Well, it was wild. A Tarzan like Kevin Savage, who was living/lost in a parallel world where he used to hunt dinosaurs for fun, now, after getting back to the real world through a portal, he finds it difficult to accept his status as a celebrity. His wish to get back to hunting and living in the wild might be fulfilled when a crazy scientist made his appearance suddenly with a bunch of mutant dinosaurs wanting to rule the world.
I loved the art work mainly but the dialogues were too much with sometimes nonsense at all, the story was average funny if not boring.
2.5 stars
Well, it was wild. A Tarzan like Kevin Savage, who was living/lost in a parallel world where he used to hunt dinosaurs for fun, now, after getting back to the real world through a portal, he finds it difficult to accept his status as a celebrity. His wish to get back to hunting and living in the wild might be fulfilled when a crazy scientist made his appearance suddenly with a bunch of mutant dinosaurs wanting to rule the world.
I loved the art work mainly but the dialogues were too much with sometimes nonsense at all, the story was average funny if not boring.
January 8, 2022
A little bit of a hot mess.
Archer and Armstrong reference. Maybe I need to walk off Valiant if I don’t get the boys back soon.
There’s concepts here I like. The issue is to en blunt the plot is a bit of a mess including leading a lesson followed by immediately pretty much tossing it out. So while the Satire on celebrity is interesting…it doesn’t really work for me overall.
Archer and Armstrong reference. Maybe I need to walk off Valiant if I don’t get the boys back soon.
There’s concepts here I like. The issue is to en blunt the plot is a bit of a mess including leading a lesson followed by immediately pretty much tossing it out. So while the Satire on celebrity is interesting…it doesn’t really work for me overall.
April 1, 2023
DNF! This was so incredibly stupid and beneath the decent first volume. Max Bemis is capable of much better. This book makes no sense as the teen who was raised on a dinosaur infested island away from everything is now all about pop culture references. It was so frustrating. The art by Nathan Stockman, was fine but he hard a laughable bad script to work with. Overall, an utter wreck.
May 24, 2021
3.5 Stars.
Review submitted to Diamond Bookshelf for possible professional publication.
Review submitted to Diamond Bookshelf for possible professional publication.
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July 2, 2021DNF at 45% // However, it seems this is not my cup of tea. The plot is just ridiculous. The main character is annoying.
~ Thank you to NetGalley and Valiant for the review copy. ~
~ Thank you to NetGalley and Valiant for the review copy. ~
September 20, 2021
Lowbrow frenetic fun. Feels like a successor to Quantum and Woody more than a sequel to the previous run of the character
December 31, 2023
Pourquoi changer le ton de la première mini série Savage? L'ensemble est grotesque, c'est très décevant
July 2, 2021
Collecting issues 1-4 from Savage The Wild. The book started out strong. I loved the panels that show how popular Savage is. The panel where he was on a version of Masked Singer was my favorite. When we saw the dinosaurs it was so brutal that you almost feel bad for the dinosaurs. The art and colors are bright and fun. It gives off a great fantasy vibe.
I also loved the small details that the artist put into the background. It doesn't take away focus from the main story, but there is so many fun things to see in the background. For example there is one panel after Savage fought the dinosaurs where a person is kicking an already dead one.
The dialogue does get cheesy but it is what you would expect from a prehistoric character. The book does get really wordy and some pages have so many dialogue boxes that the art has to be small.
Creative Team:
Writer: Max Bemis
Artist: Nathan Stockman
Colorist: Triona Farrell
Letterer: Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou
I also loved the small details that the artist put into the background. It doesn't take away focus from the main story, but there is so many fun things to see in the background. For example there is one panel after Savage fought the dinosaurs where a person is kicking an already dead one.
The dialogue does get cheesy but it is what you would expect from a prehistoric character. The book does get really wordy and some pages have so many dialogue boxes that the art has to be small.
Creative Team:
Writer: Max Bemis
Artist: Nathan Stockman
Colorist: Triona Farrell
Letterer: Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou
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