Kaijumax Season 1: Terror and Respectvolume 1 - Softcover

Cannon, Zander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1620102706 ISBN 13: 9781620102701

Publisher: Oni Press, 2016

Synopsis

THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE! On a remote island in the South Pacific lies KAIJUMAX, a maximum security prison for giant monsters. Follow doting father Electrogor as he stands up to the cruel space-superhero warden! See corrupt guard Gupta manage his illicit uranium-dealing empire and pay off his gambling debts to the Queen of the Moon! Watch Mecha-Zon battle his own programmin THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE! On a remote island in the South Pacific lies KAIJUMAX, a maximum security prison for giant monsters. Follow doting father Electrogor as he stands up to the cruel space-superhero warden! See corrupt guard Gupta manage his illicit uranium-dealing empire and pay off his gambling debts to the Queen of the Moon! Watch Mecha-Zon battle his own programming when the monster he was created to destroy shows up on the pound! These stories and more will assault you from every angle in the cesspool of corruption that is KAIJUMAX.

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Review:

BOOKLIST -- Electrogor is one of a new group of prisoners at Kaijumax, the maximum security prison for giant monsters. As he tries to figure out how to escape and get back to his beloved children, he must contend with violent and unstable inmates, corrupt and power-mad guards, and an uncaring system that wants him to disappear forever.

Cannon's story might seem to be a joke at first, aimed at fans of “kaiju” films such as Godzilla, especially as illustrated in his candy-colored, cartoonish style. But the pain and horror of prison life is no laughing matter and readers will ache with sympathy for some characters, while seething with frustration or anger over others. Death, rape, and violence are all prevalent, as are corruption, greed, and short-sightedness. Though the various subplots are a bit confusing at first, especially as readers learn to understand the prison slang, liberally sprinkled with kaiju references, Cannon is a top-notch writer and illustrator, and readers will be sucked into his unique, yet familiar, world.

About the Author:

Since 1993, Zander Cannon has written and drawn comics about gods, robots, astronauts, police officers, paleontologists, aliens, feng shui masters, superheroes, and monsters. He lives in Minnesota with his strong wife, Julie, and above-average son, Jin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oni Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1620102706
• ISBN 13: 9781620102701
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168