Once upon a time, monster attacks were rare. A forest witch might murder a few hikers, a killer clown might eat a few children, or a malevolent ghost might drive a young couple insane just for the hell of it. But these events were scarce, easily covered up, and soon faded into campfire stories good for a laugh.
But no one’s laughing now. Over the past 90 days, cryptozoological attacks have increased a hundredfold, and the arcane has become everyday. Monsters of every shape and size strike at will, and the good, taxpaying folks of the US of A have had enough of this nonsense.
Enter: THE MONSTER KILL SQUAD. A Government Unit of the most dangerous motherfuckers on the planet, the deadliest folks alive are here to put a bullet in the brain of everything that walks, crawls, flies, or hides in shadows. And if it doesn’t have a brain, all the better — we’ve got a gun for that, too.
Witches and wraiths. Demons and deadites. Goblins and ghosts. There have always been monsters. Now there are monster killers, and the MKS will kill it, and kill it good.
This was just like The Lot in the sense I was absolutely invested for the first 3 issues, but then a 4th issue comes and kills all the momentum and fun that made the story work in the first place. Honestly this was even dragging it’s heels by the 3rd issue, but the 4th promises an epic climax that it just does not deliver on. Gage has proven to be very capable in the past as well so this was especially disappointing.
The Backups genuinely saved this book, with 4 awesome ones that give this book an extra star. The first 3 are all connected to this superhero universe that Matt Kindt has set up, and it ends on a cliffhanger I’m still waiting to be resolved. (damn you Bad Idea)
Backups (rated out of 5)
1. Deep Fake - 3 1/2 2. Saver - 5 3. Save Now - 5 4. Spark - 4 1/2
This was fun in a b-movie kind of way. It’s non-stop action with some great monster designs. It does get pretty cringe at the end with the super cheesy ending and resolution to the conflict but overall it’s big, stupid, fun and it looks pretty.