The end of Dragon Ball and the start of Dragon Ball Z!

Goku vs Piccolo for the final showdown begins here. Who will come out victorious? Will Goku finally win a goddamn tournament or will Piccolo take the win? Then the next arc opens up Dragon Ball Z where Raditz, Goku's brother, arrives on earth to tell our hero some upsetting news. He's not a human after all, but a alien race called Saiyans! Goku must now rescue his son, Gohan, from the clutches of the madman Saiyan! Last but not least is the arc of the Saiyans, Nappa and Vegeta arriving on earth. With goku rushing back to help his friends after gaining new powers, the Z warriors must hold them off from destroying the world. Could they do it? Find out here!

Good: Love the hell out of the end of Dragon ball. I mean, it's so sweet to see Goku get what he deserves. Also, the fight is intense, and also really funny at times. It's probably top 3 arcs of the whole series for me. I also enjoy the mythos of Dragon Ball Z, and the Saiyans, reminds me a lot of Superman but a little bit more vicious. Vegeta and Nappa are also great villains, evil as hell, and they set up the series of bigger and more evil bads the Z universe gets used to.

Bad: Raditz coming out of nowhere def feels a bit of a retcon. The Dragon Ball Mythos was based off the money boy Goku, but now we changed it to there's a whole race of Monkey type creatures. So feels little off looking back on it. Also, the Journey to King Kai is still a bit longer than one expects even in Manga form.

Overall, this is great stuff. While not as good as the last volume it still finishes off Dragon Ball in a great way, and starts off DBZ in a good way. A 4 out of 5 for this title.