Thirteenth Painted Courier

WELCOME BACK TO YET ANOTHER STORY OF THE COMIC UNKNOWN ANTHOLOGY

This week's anthology of reviews is from none other than Ugli Studios. 

Ugli Studios #2 starts off with a bang with a story from the fictitious Wild West named “The Painted Ladies of San Quentin”. The story stars Elijah Holman, a pastor turned gun-toting vigilante who’s on the run from assassins after his head for witnessing a land grab with a few more casualties than he should have seen. That’s the gist of it without spoiling much more if it, but I quite like it. It’s a story that’s a throwback to old pulp stories of yore and has an array of colorful characters that have a Tarantino-esque feel to them. The story is presented with gratuitous amounts of stylized violence and ends as fast as it starts.

The next story, “The Courier” slaps you in the face by dropping us in the middle of a chase scene between a man with an ancient relic and alien insects. The story, while short, has a satisfying end that leaves you wondering asking questions like, how did this chase start? Who’s this man? And what of the ominous ending? “The Courier” has potential for growth considering the cliffhanger that was left for us to ponder on.

The final story titled “Thirteen” that starts the story of a g-man looking figure who’s made clones and is presenting his latest “brother” named “Thirteen” and things go south fast. Without spoiling anything, I can say the art is fantastic, it has the visual styling that oozes Sin City. Unfortunately the story is even briefer than the other two. “Thirteen” looks fantastic, stylized art that just pops out and grabs your attention. The story however seems to just end so abruptly it leaves you thirsting for more but it seems the story ties itself up and leaves you out to dry.

Ugli Studios #2 seems like a great smorgasbord of potentially greater stories if they were to be fleshed out as standalones because it’s such a shame that they ended so fast. Ugli Studios Presents Volume 2 is a full color comic with some great pin-ups, and is available with autograph andshipping included for $7 or digital copy for $2.99

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Xeno Habilis Exterminus & Grizelda

Welcome back to another story of the Comic Unknown Anthology!!

Today We Will Be Introducing

Ugli Studios Presents Volume 1!

  Volume 1 consists of two different stories but unlike most stories, both stories take a different turn in the story telling. Through the Eyes of Grizelda and The Great Vermin were created by Jason Lenox and David Paul, illustrated by Jason Lenox, Dani Kaulakis, Damon Haigh, Joseph Freistuhlerand, and colored by Dani Kaulakis.

 Through the Eyes of Grizelda takes place in what was once a golden empire known as Xendria but now ravaged by centuries of war. We follow Grizelda, a feline companion to a powerful and feared Necromancer Amon Kadesh. Amon Kadesh is the stagnant ruler of this empire and we find him in a battle with those brave enough to cause an uprising and end his reign. But the necromancer would never give up so easily; he has the ability to call out the Great Beast and end this battle.

 Instead of what most books would do and follow a good hearted hero in a quest to stop an evil entity, this tale does the complete opposite. It follows the vessel for the Great Beast of the Necromancer! While Grizelda easily makes her way back to the necromancer, we see the valiant warriors storming into a castle full of the living dead and cutting their way to Amon Kadesh. Right when they believe they have victory in their hands, Amon Kadesh chants the spell to release the Great Beast. In just a split moment, the tables have turned in this epic battle. This is an original and awesome story to catch and could easily continue as a stand alone comic.

 The Great Vermin follows Xeno Habilis Exterminus team leader Veer and his company with a mission to exterminate the scourge species X2987. They land on the planet that has these “Great Vermin” to eradicate them because they swarm across the stars like locusts, spreading famine, pollution, and disease. Without going into too much detail, this story was short, sweet, and had an awesome twist. While it is only a few pages, it definitely did the job. It is a great read and follows the quality over quantity guidelines that we rarely see these days.

 All in all, Ugli Studios Presents Volume 1 is an anthology that is both surprising and impressive. Each story had its own turn of events in which does not follow the norm, and it worked out perfectly. Ugli Studios Presents Volume 1 is a full color comic with some great pin-ups, and is available with autograph and shipping included for $6 or digital copy for $2.99. 

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