Sometimes I truly am a magpie - I see a book with a shiny title, so I pick it up.

The shiniest thing about this really is the title. This graphic novel is several shades of fine. There's nothing wrong with it, per se, but there's nothing special that's caught my interest. I'm not invested in the characters (yes, not even the Cool Tough Monster Hunter Girl Erica Slaughter), the victims, the useless cops... I read issues 1-6 (one past this volume) and still didn't really exit trope-land, so I don't really see myself engaging further with the series.

All that said, there's nothing overtly wrong with this. It's exactly what it says on the tin and has decent pacing and decent art. The page layout is occasionally confusing, but that might also be because I'm a casual graphic novel fan rather than an aficionado.

Recommended if you like Monsters and Monster Hunters (TM) and are ok with stories that don't really subvert your expectations in that genre. 1.5 stars rounded up for decent pacing/art.