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Voracious (collected editions) #3
Voracious: Appetite for Destruction
Chef Nate Willner's dinosaur hunts in an alternate dimension reignited his passion for cooking and turned his life around. But traveling through time and space for prehistoric meat has consequences he never imagined.
He’s damaged the bloodlines of the Saurians – a race of evolved dinosaurs from another universe, fractured the trust of the people he cares for most, and unleashed a flesh-hungry monster on his hometown!
With the help of Saurian Detective Gus Horncrasher, Nate and his friends must put aside their differences to save Blackfossil from being devoured, repair the damage to the timelines, and overcome the losses they've suffered in their lives.
VORACIOUS: Appetite for Destruction Vol. 3 collects issues #1-5 of the critically acclaimed series.
He’s damaged the bloodlines of the Saurians – a race of evolved dinosaurs from another universe, fractured the trust of the people he cares for most, and unleashed a flesh-hungry monster on his hometown!
With the help of Saurian Detective Gus Horncrasher, Nate and his friends must put aside their differences to save Blackfossil from being devoured, repair the damage to the timelines, and overcome the losses they've suffered in their lives.
VORACIOUS: Appetite for Destruction Vol. 3 collects issues #1-5 of the critically acclaimed series.
184 pages, Paperback
First published October 20, 2019
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November 21, 2019
I've been anxiously awaiting the conclusion of this series for a couple of years. This series is bonkers comics at its best. It's the story of a chef who discovers a time machine, goes back into the past, kills some dinosaurs and starts serving them as steaks in his restaurant. There's even more to it than that, but I'll leave that in the spoiler tag in case you'd like to be surprised. This volume is all about tying up all the crazy loose ends opened in the previous volumes. The art, production values, and writing are all top notch. Much better than I'd expect from a first time creative team.
Received a review copy from Action Lab and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
Received a review copy from Action Lab and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
October 5, 2019
(3,5 of 5)
The long-awaited finale of the Voracious is finally here. The authors aren't some A-game players but still can deliver a good adventure story with nice looking art. The art is maybe too polished and glamourous for my taste but it shows real workmanship here and I appreciate that. this comics book is fun to read, it's some fine "lay back" reading (which is only disturbed by few wordy parts). I liked the ending too, it was very satisfying, the all favourite happy ending with a drop of bitterness. I'm glad that Action Lab put faith in this project and I hope there will be some of that spin-offs pitched in the afterword. They sound great. Voracious is an adventure with dinosaurs, time-travel, fun, action, a bit of polished gore (you can't avoid that) which provides relaxing fun. It has its quirks, but I can see the dedication of authors here, and it paid off.
(Thanks to #netgalley and #ActionLab for providing me a digital copy)
The long-awaited finale of the Voracious is finally here. The authors aren't some A-game players but still can deliver a good adventure story with nice looking art. The art is maybe too polished and glamourous for my taste but it shows real workmanship here and I appreciate that. this comics book is fun to read, it's some fine "lay back" reading (which is only disturbed by few wordy parts). I liked the ending too, it was very satisfying, the all favourite happy ending with a drop of bitterness. I'm glad that Action Lab put faith in this project and I hope there will be some of that spin-offs pitched in the afterword. They sound great. Voracious is an adventure with dinosaurs, time-travel, fun, action, a bit of polished gore (you can't avoid that) which provides relaxing fun. It has its quirks, but I can see the dedication of authors here, and it paid off.
(Thanks to #netgalley and #ActionLab for providing me a digital copy)
October 15, 2019
I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley
This was a decent enough wrap-up for the series but I had trouble remembering some of the plot details since it has been over two years since volume 2 was published and also seemed to move very quickly - I assume because the authors originally planned to have a longer storyline and then ended up struggling to even be able to get this out. It seemed like some plotlines got pushed to the side fairly quickly and most of the page space was spent rushing through action whereas I remember earlier volumes having more humor. It was still an overall interesting series but I think this volume was definitely the weakest.
This was a decent enough wrap-up for the series but I had trouble remembering some of the plot details since it has been over two years since volume 2 was published and also seemed to move very quickly - I assume because the authors originally planned to have a longer storyline and then ended up struggling to even be able to get this out. It seemed like some plotlines got pushed to the side fairly quickly and most of the page space was spent rushing through action whereas I remember earlier volumes having more humor. It was still an overall interesting series but I think this volume was definitely the weakest.
October 28, 2019
This is essentially why people love comics. They're allowed to be weird and meaningful, sometimes the spicy drama mixes with absurdity. Voracious is very much that very pinnacle. To be honest I only read the first volume before all of this. But good comics allow you to piece anything together.
All of which is just the surface when it comes to this amazing story about compartmentalization and the butterfly effect. People always say things that it's the smallest changes that make the most changes. But it's not always just one change. Every conflict that occurs is because of something that happens and the aggression people hold against someone else. Naturally this creates tension and unresolved moments. I feel powerful about this because I used to have a colleague I hoped could be a friend. Things got ugly between us mainly because of his life; but much like the characters, I learn not to hold a grudge and just take personal responsibility. Because if I didn't take a change, that only meant nothing could get better.
Staying in comfort zones can certainly help people feel special or unique but they can also be toxic. That toxicity goes both ways for both the person and the people around them. That can come with a lot of damage that supersedes everything, even when it's good for them. Even when some things are done with good intentions, some things still hurt people. The most important thing is too just learn, appreciate the good those people have given you, and live with what you've got.
Overall: 4.8
All of which is just the surface when it comes to this amazing story about compartmentalization and the butterfly effect. People always say things that it's the smallest changes that make the most changes. But it's not always just one change. Every conflict that occurs is because of something that happens and the aggression people hold against someone else. Naturally this creates tension and unresolved moments. I feel powerful about this because I used to have a colleague I hoped could be a friend. Things got ugly between us mainly because of his life; but much like the characters, I learn not to hold a grudge and just take personal responsibility. Because if I didn't take a change, that only meant nothing could get better.
Staying in comfort zones can certainly help people feel special or unique but they can also be toxic. That toxicity goes both ways for both the person and the people around them. That can come with a lot of damage that supersedes everything, even when it's good for them. Even when some things are done with good intentions, some things still hurt people. The most important thing is too just learn, appreciate the good those people have given you, and live with what you've got.
Overall: 4.8
November 2, 2019
'Voracious: Appetite for Destruction' by Markisan Naso with art by Jason Muhr concludes the bonkers story of a man, a diner, and an appetite to serve up some dinosaur.
Nate Willner has a diner and a time travel suit. With it, he hunts dinosaurs and serves them. No harm done, right?
Except Nate is hunting in an alternate past and killing sentient dinosaurs. Now it's all come to a head as dinosaur detectives and feral dinosaurs are unleashed on Nate's town. Now he and dino-detective Gus Horncrasher have to save the town and try to put things right.
It's a satisfying enough conclusion, and overall a decent, if crazy, story. For a first time shot at comics, this wasn't half bad. It does get pretty wordy at times, but it has a good ending and a nice finish.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Action Lab Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Nate Willner has a diner and a time travel suit. With it, he hunts dinosaurs and serves them. No harm done, right?
Except Nate is hunting in an alternate past and killing sentient dinosaurs. Now it's all come to a head as dinosaur detectives and feral dinosaurs are unleashed on Nate's town. Now he and dino-detective Gus Horncrasher have to save the town and try to put things right.
It's a satisfying enough conclusion, and overall a decent, if crazy, story. For a first time shot at comics, this wasn't half bad. It does get pretty wordy at times, but it has a good ending and a nice finish.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Action Lab Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
November 12, 2020
There's way too much text in this volume. The drama I can live with thanks to the humor, though it's heavy-handed to say the least. The many connections between characters and events are too numerous to list, so I won't even try. Sadly, they barely feel pivotal. The many events at the end kind of even out in terms of good and bad. It's pretty amazing how many connections there are for such a small cast.
While Gus, Nate and Jim search for Owen with the help of basically all his friends who just found out about his time hopping, the dinosaurs of the parallel universe move up their schedule to send a team of operatives to capture Owen as well.
While Gus, Nate and Jim search for Owen with the help of basically all his friends who just found out about his time hopping, the dinosaurs of the parallel universe move up their schedule to send a team of operatives to capture Owen as well.
June 7, 2022
Overall, the final volume of Voracious sticks the landing.
As we open we have a berserk, mutated intelligent dinosaur running loose in Blackfossil, all of Nate's relationships reaching the snapping point, more intelligent dinosaurs contemplating how to deal with us changing their timeline and Gus still grieving his time-erased wife. What follows is more action-heavy than the first-two volumes and feels like it could have used an extra issue to wrap up (I'd have liked a little more on Jenna, who just gets shuffled off-stage). And the romantic arc ending didn't work for me. Overall, though, satisfactory.
As we open we have a berserk, mutated intelligent dinosaur running loose in Blackfossil, all of Nate's relationships reaching the snapping point, more intelligent dinosaurs contemplating how to deal with us changing their timeline and Gus still grieving his time-erased wife. What follows is more action-heavy than the first-two volumes and feels like it could have used an extra issue to wrap up (I'd have liked a little more on Jenna, who just gets shuffled off-stage). And the romantic arc ending didn't work for me. Overall, though, satisfactory.
May 28, 2020
This is essentially why I love reading graphic novels. Funky, weird as hell and a total joyride.
December 18, 2019
So a guy named Nate Willner in an isolated town called Blackfossil has cheesed off dinosaurs from another universe by entering their universe in the past and killing their ancestors so he can bring tasty dinosaur meat into his present to serve at his diner. Now one of the future dinosaurs is in Nate’s city with a plan to terrorize humanity while another future dinosaur thinks maybe things can be worked out.
Cut to a future dinosaur cop named Gus who is working with a human named Jim to clean up the mess that Nate made. Nate’s former girlfriend Jenna is working with the Sheriff to get some help, but Jenna pretty clearly wants to get it on with the Sheriff, who isn’t nearly as whiny as Nate, so good for her say I. There’s a bunch of relationship drama revolving around Nate’s needy “why can’t we be besties” attitude toward a woman named Star that isn’t nearly as interesting as monsters disemboweling people.
Anyway, one of the monsters is Gus’ old friend Owen, so the whole thing is pretty emotional for Gus. Owen became a monster (as opposed to a civilized dinosaur) by eating humans. There’s some irony there, I think.
One of the issues tells the backstory of Nate’s badass grandma warrior, who looks Native American but is actually native to an alternate Earth. The story aims to be tear-jerky and while it’s not bad, it’s also a little too obvious to be moving. The last issue is way to talky-talky. Dialog balloons are crashing into each other, there are so many of them.
The disembowelment artwork is kind of good, but the dinosaurs are a little Saturday morning cartoonish. The premise is more worthy of a gag strip than a three volume series that takes itself way too seriously.
Cut to a future dinosaur cop named Gus who is working with a human named Jim to clean up the mess that Nate made. Nate’s former girlfriend Jenna is working with the Sheriff to get some help, but Jenna pretty clearly wants to get it on with the Sheriff, who isn’t nearly as whiny as Nate, so good for her say I. There’s a bunch of relationship drama revolving around Nate’s needy “why can’t we be besties” attitude toward a woman named Star that isn’t nearly as interesting as monsters disemboweling people.
Anyway, one of the monsters is Gus’ old friend Owen, so the whole thing is pretty emotional for Gus. Owen became a monster (as opposed to a civilized dinosaur) by eating humans. There’s some irony there, I think.
One of the issues tells the backstory of Nate’s badass grandma warrior, who looks Native American but is actually native to an alternate Earth. The story aims to be tear-jerky and while it’s not bad, it’s also a little too obvious to be moving. The last issue is way to talky-talky. Dialog balloons are crashing into each other, there are so many of them.
The disembowelment artwork is kind of good, but the dinosaurs are a little Saturday morning cartoonish. The premise is more worthy of a gag strip than a three volume series that takes itself way too seriously.
December 20, 2019
An outstanding finishing to one of the most creative pieces of fiction that I’ve read in recent memory.
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