Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery - The Library of the Uncommons

Orlion reviewed Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Review of 'Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

How you feel about this will depend on how invested you are in fantasy RPGs, like Dungeons & Dragons.

In fact, it reads like a goofy campaign that was certainly loads of fun for the players to play and reminence over...But doesn't matter to anyone else.

I guess there are "inverted tropes", but... yawn such a story technique is neither, on its own, creative or grabbing.

The bizarre humor does hit the mark enough times and this collection ends with a cliffhanger to bait you into believing that a more sinister plot is on the horizon.

CountStex reviewed Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Review of 'Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

'Modern day' women kicking ass in a fantasy world. And creating many laughs for the audience along the way. Entertaining and intriguing.

Literally Graphic reviewed Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Review of 'Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

So, I really wanted to enjoy this comic BUT...

1. Potentially interesting characters but no plot and little character development.
2. Men and women are treated anything but equal.
2A. No sexy pinup style guys!
3. Fell short in the wit department and ended up only highly dependent on trope and cliche.

But maybe this is only internalized misogyny attempting to rear it's ugly head? Well, I certainly don't agree with any of the reviewers who simply say that "woman don't act like this" or that "this is an insult to women". We didn't ask to be on your F** pedestal and yes, the idea of equality is that women get to act any way they want. Just like guys do.

I think the real issue is that I read/watch too many of these sorts of stories. This is not the best the genre has to offer. Go …

So, I really wanted to enjoy this comic BUT...

1. Potentially interesting characters but no plot and little character development.
2. Men and women are treated anything but equal.
2A. No sexy pinup style guys!
3. Fell short in the wit department and ended up only highly dependent on trope and cliche.

But maybe this is only internalized misogyny attempting to rear it's ugly head? Well, I certainly don't agree with any of the reviewers who simply say that "woman don't act like this" or that "this is an insult to women". We didn't ask to be on your F** pedestal and yes, the idea of equality is that women get to act any way they want. Just like guys do.

I think the real issue is that I read/watch too many of these sorts of stories. This is not the best the genre has to offer. Go watch The Guild or something by Zombie Orpheus. There's also lots of webcomics dealing with D&D and wit, although I haven't read them in a very long time and don't recall how feminist friendly they are.

As far as the empowered female characters go, despite their intriguing characters I couldn't help but feel that each gender was cut from basically the same cloth. Main female characters = crazy/awesome/up for anything/party girls and main male characters= silent/deadly/voice of reason. Obviously there are was some diversity and maybe I'm focusing in too much on certain characters. Would have liked to see more sexy guys.

So, overall, while this was a step in "the right direction" it didn't live up to its potential.

PaperbackReader

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Dec. 17, 2014

Beholderess

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July 7, 2017

dezdono

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June 11, 2014