Rat Queens #11 Review

Writer: Kurtis J. Weibe / Artist: Tess Fowler / Image Comics The Queens are back, Baby!

*ahem* Alright. Okay. I’m good. *hits inhaler* So. Our beloved Rat Queens are back from a four-month break that has been known in my household as “Mommy isn’t sad, Honey, she’s just going through some things.” I think it’s easy to forget how much you love a series until it goes away and leaves you freebasing old issues and Tumblr fan art off that “I <3 Betty” t-shirt you tried to customize using dollar store bleach and freezer paper. Needless to say, @*%! yeah, man. I’m in a good place today. Issue #11 begins in the middle of a plot that readers are clueless about. It wasn’t my favorite thing, mostly because I felt like I missed an issue somewhere. I won’t lie, I had to flip back to page one and start over once or twice. Once it finally clicked that we weren’t following the fairly structured formula I’d become accustomed to, I was golden. Weibe once again proves himself proficient in both writing and pacing, and thrusts the reader into that familiar clever quip/all-out-brawl combo we’ve come to know and love by the third page. When we finally see our Queens (who have been captured by a gaggle of hungry goblins with pretty decent culinary skills) again we’re already sucked in and gladly giving them the attention this series rightfully deserves. Boil’em, mash’em, stick’em in a stew… I’ve already mentioned Weibe’s writing, which is spectacular, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t also bring u…