The Kind You Don't Bring Home to Mother
Time for another comic recommendation/review.
I’ve been following the exploits of Ryan Estrada for some time, his witty comics and very crisp and well draw graphics have kept me coming back for updates for awhile now. Check out Frank and all the internet memes…
Today’s review is about “The Kind You Don’t Bring Home to Mother“, a new comic posted to Zuda comics in the hope I think of professional publication. Please go and read it if you’ve not yet and give him your support in the voting process if you like his work. Check out the other contestants too while your there.
The story is about the acceptance of multi racial relationships, told through the world of a female werewolf1 being brought to meet the parents of her normal human2 boy friend.
It’s a delightful tale with an interesting narrative, touching on aspects of the modern world, where all cultures touch all other cultures and all world views turn out to be not so different. The only comparison I can make is with the relationship between Captain Carrot of the Ankh-Morpork city watch and Angua von Überwald in the popular Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. In those stories there is much conflict between the ways of the hunted and the hunters, there is also a lot given to the notion that interbreeding in past generations between humans and werewolves causes undesirable offspring who can not change from one form to the other. Although I don’t think Ryan’s story is going to go as deep or as dark as some parts of the Discworld story, I’m curious to see if he’ll touch on some of the same cultural and social clashes as well as some of the more interesting problems with how a creature is able to shift from one form to another.
The graphics are as usual superb, you couldn’t ask for more from any comic. Well formed and shaped characters, bold lines and colours and detailed backgrounds. The attention to detail serves the story well and the style of drawing is fitting for the kind of story being told.
I’m yet again impressed by the work of Ryan Estrada, again I find myself hungry for more story. Hopefully if this story is chosen there will be many more pages to look forward to. I won’t spoil the ending, but go super hearing senses! 5 Stars.
1 Werewolf is lit. Man-Wolf, so she would be a wifwolf Woman-Wolf. see Old English.
2 One assumes he’s human.
Thanks for the review!
You know, I never noticed until now how often my name is written all in one word. It’s Ryan Estrada, though!
All fixed, I liked your “poking the dangerous wild” video, I was on edge thinking “This chaps going to get himself killed, if not by the wild life, the people are sure to object in a very metallic and pointy way.