Rush: Special Debut Issue

Rush Anthology

by T Anderson, Lara Yokoshima, Laura 'Zel' Carboni

This first issue of the RUSH anthology features:

Meet Adder, a charismatic male escort who s comfortable lifestyle is thrown in a war against... otaku!? Will he prevail turning a geek into a social butterfly or will he lose and be forced to work Night and Day?

Taxi's 19 and finally moving out of his mom's apartment... though not willingly. He thinks his new roommate Luce is going to be trouble, but that's before he stays out after dark, in a city where late nights can be deadly.

As Sho returns home from the St. Thomas medical school in London, he bumps into Kohaku, his annoying Japanese friend. Sho can t wait to get home though... because his unusual pet is impatiently waiting for him.

Mob accountant Riley Leary just got caught stealing from his boss, now he's being blackmailed...with enough on his plate already, he's then forced to deal with a sexy hit man known as Anton Colletti.

Genres: Manga

140 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2006

Reviews

[Kelsey · Rating 2 out of 5]

So...I'll start with positives; the art in each of the stories is nice, and there is potential for the stories to be more substantial in the next volume. But, the stories are very short, and in many instances they just don't make sense. I have the next volume in the series, so we'll see how it turns out, but I'm setting the bar low. I'm not too upset considering I purchased this heavily discounted and it helped get me to free shipping on Right Stuf...

[TT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely collection of yaoi stories, some very cool story telling, interesting art. Wish my copy was in better shape but this is a hard to find volume!

[Mosley · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yeah Im gonna go with no for this. The only story I kind of liked was the first one and it went nowhere.

[Sparrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think the first two stories were weak - in the first, nothing really happened and the art was okay. The second had terrible art and a story that was never even developed.

I'm pretty sure I bought this manga for the last two stories - I used to love Laura Yokoshima's art and I loved that she didn't censor her sex scenes. Although her story didn't make a lick of sense! Also, I am surprised to find that I still do love Laura Zell's art - her men are gorgeous! I love the detail and the clothing. Even the story was pretty neat.

So if it weren't for the first two stories, I'd give this collection 4 stars.

[J'aime · Rating 4 out of 5]

A teaser issue for the upcoming yaoi magazine from DramaQueen. The magazine will feature several artists/writers that will have serialized stories in graphic novel format. A lot of potential here, and I look forward to more issues.