After a smashing success on Kickstarter, Code Monkeys Save
World debuts this week to the world. Based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton,
writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa deliver an action packed(no pun
intended but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t laugh when I wrote that) tale of
talking monkeys, evil geniuses, and invading robot aliens.
Charles is your everyday monkey trying to get through his 9
to 5 job and find love when alien robot invade to enslave members of the human
race. I’ve been waiting for this comic for a while but unfortunately missed the
Kickstarter deadline. This was definitely worth the wait. Pak brings a lot of
comedic yet frustrating moments showing Charlie trying to go about life while
people never let him forget he’s a monkey. We’ve all been through those days
where it just goes on and on and while we try to get things done we just want
the day end. That’s where Pak succeeds. He makes the main character 100%
relatable even though he is a monkey.
Miyazawa does a fantastic job at drawing a character that
you forget is human and don’t mind that you did. The expressions are spot on
and never fall flat. His strongest moment comes during a sequence involving
this Code Monkey doing what he does best to find the woman of his dreams. There
was one thing that didn’t sit right with the coloring. The character Matilde
seems to stand out in every panel she’s portrayed and doesn’t seem to mesh with
her surroundings. But it’s a minor thing that has no effect on the quality of
the book itself.
This is simply comics done right. It’s a simple premise with
great execution. If you aren’t reading this, do yourself a favor and buy this
issue.
Last Line...8.6/10
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