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Cry Havoc Volume 1: Mything in Action by Simon Spurrier, Simon Spurrier
2.0

So this is a story about werewolfs...I guess? Like it's more about people with glowing werewolf naruto looking creatures verses real world problems. This is a odd series that tries to combine three different stories into one. The start, the middle, and the end. It's telling them all at the same time while filling in the blanks as it goes. So we go from a girl in a city dealing with her relationship, to her being with special ops in Iraq (or something similar) to her dealing with some psycho women hellbent on destroying the world (I think) and it's...well yeah...it's weird.

Good: Some of the art was just wonderful. Also I enjoyed the relationship with the two main characters because it felt real. The intriguing premises also got me to read this.

Bad: The pacing was wacky and off. The storytelling device was interesting but ultimately failed. The ending was pretty horrible and the confusing storytelling did not help at all. Also the character design could have been better, sometimes didn't know who was who.

Overall this was a interesting idea but it failed to live up to the IDEA of it. So for that I'll have to go with a 2 out of 5.