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So, what's this book's deal? Well, the deal with Apocalyptigirl: An Aria for the End Times  is that it's the project Andrew MacLean worked on before he wrote and drew Head Lopper . As one might guess from the title, it's a post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure comic. That does sound like a thing you would enjoy, Lucas. I did enjoy it, so let's talk about it. The protagonist, Aria— Wait, the word "Aria" in the title is a pun? Yep! Anyway, Aria is a young woman who's been sent to Earth27 to recover the Grand Photon, an energy source — and potential weapon — which was used to bring about the cataclysm which lead to the collapse of society. The thing is that Aria's mission was supposed to last a few months but it's already been several years. She's not completely alone, she's got her cat Jelly Beans, and the broken down mech she's been trying to repair, which she's named Gus, but neither of them is much of a conversationalist. Nor are...

Too bad Norgal doesn't have a van, he would look sweet air-brushed on the side.   So, what's this book's dea—oh, more Head Lopper . That's right, it's Volume 3: Head Lopper & The Knights of Venora . So, as you may recall, in Volume 2 , Norgal, aka, the Head Lopper, caught feelings for Zhaania in the Crimson Tower, only for her to die. So he's been drowning his sorrows in drink and bloodshed and is in a pretty sorry state when he's forced to rescue Arlenfor and Balan, the Third and First Swords of the King of Venoriah, respectively. See, they were sent out to parley with the goblin army that's been laying siege to the city. As it turns out, the goblins think that the giant egg-shaped stone within the city's walls is going to hatch their fire-breathing toad god who will then devour the sun and the moons. As fire-breathing toad gods are wont to do. Exactly. In gratitude Arlenfor vouches for Norgal who had previously been turned away from Venoriah fo...

Is that Bill Cipher? So, what's this book's deal? It's the second volume of Andrew MacLean's sword and sorcery comic, Head Lopper. This particular volume is entitled Head Lopper & The Crimson Tower . It picks up more or less where Volume 1 left off: Norgal, the eponymous decapitator, and Agatha, the blue witch's head, have joined Zhaania and her apprentice Xho in a quest to discover what happened to Zhaania's mother when she entered the Crimson Tower. If you can master the Tower's challenges you may find yourself its new master. This is also kind of a big deal to the Fonga, a dimminutive, roughly humanoid species who share an island home with the Crimson Tower and are preparing their champion, Harpo, to claim the Throne of the Master. However, Harpo's younger brother, Twerpal, isn't convinced that the supposedly enchanted sling-bow is going to be enough to protect his brother from the tower's dangers. Meanwhile, Ulrich, the current Master ha...

I mean, how could I not buy a comic called Head Lopper ?   So, what's this book's dea — Oh, this is that Head Lopper comic you mentioned two weeks ago . It is that. Specifically it's Head Lopper & The Island or A Plague of Beasts . It was written, drawn, and lettered by Andrew MacLean with colors by Mike Spicer, Andrew MacLean, Lin Visel, and Joseph Bergin III. How informative. Would you care to share anything else about it? Sure, it's a kind of swords and sorcery adventure comic about a wandering warrior by the name of— Let me guess: Head Lopper? No, Norgal, but everyone calls him the Head Lopper on account of his penchant for lopping heads off. Charming, so, just how much of a penchant for decapitation would you say that Norgal has? His sidekick is Agatha the Blue Witch's head. Fair enough. It begins with Norgal, recently summoned to the island of Barra in order to slay the Sorcerer of the Black Bog, who has plagued the island with beasts! Just like the title ...