Super Trash Clash Review – Super Cute
Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram)
Nostalgic & super cute! For pre-internet era kids.
Anyone who’s ever played cartridge games before CDs and the internet swept over the world would probably love “Super Trash Clash” by Edgar Camacho. I mean, I definitely cannot imagine any other way the creator could have improved upon this quick little comic book that’s just one page short of 100.
Edgar Camacho spins a colorful, retro world which follows Dul, a young woman who buys a game cartridge at a vintage store and it brings her back memories of a happy time. Dul reminisces about the time her mom, who knew nothing about games, gifted her “Super Trash Clash” as a birthday surprise—an awfully rated game. The birthday and the few days after turn into a roller-coaster ride of adventures for Dul and her best-friend, packed with games, fights, surprises, problems and a heartfelt lesson.
The first few pages of this book don’t even have dialogues, but Edgar’s bold art joyously captures the thrills of playing a video game as a kid. I love the artwork in “Super Trash Clash”, the color scheme keeps changing with each page and the character illustrations are slightly reminiscent of the “Scott Pilgrim” comics. Several sections are packed with gaming illustrations which exude 80s/90s energy, with Dul and friend’s being big fans of “Street Fighter” style games.
Overall, this is an easy to read, visually engaging comic book, which would be highly relatable to anybody who grew up playing video games.
Rating: 4.5 on 5. “Super Trash Clash” is also on Kindle Unlimited.
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