Thanks so much to NetGalley, Letter Better Publishing Services, and Iron Circus Comics for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I've been following the Lackadaisy comic for a few years now, so you can imagine my excitement that within a year we not only get a fabulous pilot for an animated adaptation, but a reprint of the first volume with more on the way. 

Whether you're a long time fan or just happening to discover the series for the first time, it doesn't take long for you to get sucked into this alternate Earth of bootlegging cats. Butler's style is immaculate, there's really no other way of defining it. There is such an attention to detail that brings so much energy and life to the characters and setting. The art deco influence is especially apparent, giving the Prohibition backdrop a touch more authenticity.

With many of these webcomics turned print graphic novels, there are usually issues when it comes to plotting, pacing, and layout that can make the physical version seem aimless or less accessible. I thought that this volume did its job in laying the foundations of the world and its story, as well as introducing us to the key players. It's difficult to make a completely coherent jump from an online comic to a physical one, considering the differing conditions in which each are created. I'm willing to be forgiving on that front, though I will say that layout wise there were some pages that were difficult to read. Each pages consists of three strips which sometimes can get very text heavy and have smaller illustrations. I'm curious as to how it will look in the physical book, but as far as the e-book goes, some pages felt very cluttered.

Following the comic, there's a good amount of back matter, like smaller comics, a look into how these characters developed over the years and some phenomenal additional illustrations. There isn't really anything new included in this edition to draw in older fans already familiar with it but I'm sure there is a lot of appeal in finally being able to own a physical copy. 

So happy that this story is getting a wider release!