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Y'all need to read this comic
12 years ago
If only so you'll recognize the fanart I'll do of it eventually.
MONSTER PULSE
Seriously, it's a very interesting and well-written take on the "kids with pet battle monsters" genre. It's about a group of kids who, due to science-fiction-ness, each have a body part transformed into a battle monster. The body parts become autonomous and permanently separate from the host, but are still linked and perform necessary functions; for example, the main character's monster is her heart, but even though her heart is outside her body in the form of a giant beast, her blood still gets circulated around inside her and she can still feel her pulse. The kids are in danger because of the (apparently underfunded and somewhat inept) shadowy organization that created the monster energy that transformed them, and the kids decided to fight to protect other kids from being transformed, or at least help them adapt if it happens.
So why do I love this comic? Well, for one, all of the characters are so well-written and likable it's kind of nuts, and what's more, all the child characters are written very much like children (using child logic and thinking even when they're faced with horrible circumstances), not like little adults. There's not a single one of the main cast I don't like, and even the "bad guys" are portrayed well and don't come off as shallow "villains". Also, the comic is funny and charming as hell, but still manages to be a little creepy and disturbing; not, despite the premise, in a gory sense, but rather in a "holy shit those kids just saw something really shocking and terrible" sense.
Another thing I like about it is that I've been reading a lot of manga lately, and Monster Pulse is just really refreshing after seeing SO MANY derivative, market-driven cliched manga. Especially that all the kids look like actual goofy kids, not like fakes baby super-models as they would be in a manga. It's like watching a hundred blockbuster movies, then watching an indie film and being shocked to see normal-looking people on-screen.
So yeah, anyway it's a good comic so fucking read it!
MONSTER PULSE
Seriously, it's a very interesting and well-written take on the "kids with pet battle monsters" genre. It's about a group of kids who, due to science-fiction-ness, each have a body part transformed into a battle monster. The body parts become autonomous and permanently separate from the host, but are still linked and perform necessary functions; for example, the main character's monster is her heart, but even though her heart is outside her body in the form of a giant beast, her blood still gets circulated around inside her and she can still feel her pulse. The kids are in danger because of the (apparently underfunded and somewhat inept) shadowy organization that created the monster energy that transformed them, and the kids decided to fight to protect other kids from being transformed, or at least help them adapt if it happens.
So why do I love this comic? Well, for one, all of the characters are so well-written and likable it's kind of nuts, and what's more, all the child characters are written very much like children (using child logic and thinking even when they're faced with horrible circumstances), not like little adults. There's not a single one of the main cast I don't like, and even the "bad guys" are portrayed well and don't come off as shallow "villains". Also, the comic is funny and charming as hell, but still manages to be a little creepy and disturbing; not, despite the premise, in a gory sense, but rather in a "holy shit those kids just saw something really shocking and terrible" sense.
Another thing I like about it is that I've been reading a lot of manga lately, and Monster Pulse is just really refreshing after seeing SO MANY derivative, market-driven cliched manga. Especially that all the kids look like actual goofy kids, not like fakes baby super-models as they would be in a manga. It's like watching a hundred blockbuster movies, then watching an indie film and being shocked to see normal-looking people on-screen.
So yeah, anyway it's a good comic so fucking read it!
it's so good!