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Savage by B. Clay Moore
4.0

Holy balls this was WAY better than I expected.

SO I love Dinosaurs. Ever since I was a kid I thought they were the coolest thing ever. However, let's be honest, there's only a few series of books, comics, and movies with badass dinos (Looking at you Jurassic Park). So when I picked up Savage my expectations were extremely low. It's about a boy who is stranded on a island. How did he get there you ask? Well through very well done flashbacks we see how his father and mother crash landed on the island with him as a baby. Now, his whole life is based on survival, but not JUST against Dinos. Something else is on the island too!

Good: Love the two art styles. From the flashbacks to the modern art styles they are different but don't clash at all. In fact they enhance the read. The dialog is pretty tightly done, never boring, and the pacing is extremely well done keeping it always entertaining. The fights are vicious, but worthy to view. Also the ending is great and can't wait to see the next arc.

Bad: Some of it goes by TOO quick. Another issue would have helped flushed out the younger days but I have a feeling we'll get more of that once we're in modern time in the next book. Also, 4 issues? TOO SHORT!!!

Overall this was a blast. I read it quickly because I was glued to it, wanting to find out what was next. It also helped the art was wonderful. A easy 4 out of 5.