Rat Queens #12 Review

Writer: Kurtis J. Weibe / Artist: Tess Fowler / Image Comics Issue #12 picks up right where #11 left off: our queens are resting/getting tanked at The Prancing Pony The Until Tomorrow Inn en route to Mage University when Nazgûl a Smidgen assassin gains the upper hand on a tuckered-out Betty. Luckily a drunken Vi stumbles upstairs and kicks down the wrong door just in time to… distract… Betty’s would be killer, effectively enough to save her friend. Let it be known that the way she saves her, how Fowler drew that page, I mean… it’s one of my favorite pages ever. I laughed out loud in real life. See?! I just laughed again. Watch me work “balls” into my everyday lexicon. [divider type=”space_thin”] We’re treated to some exposition and bonding between the two after the assassin is run off, which is nice. I hadn’t realized how little I knew about Betty until this issue, so getting some backstory on her was a pleasant surprise. She’s often the comic relief/Idiot Hero, so a quiet moment to see her shine was just what the doctor ordered. Vi is her usual self; cocky and quick tempered yet compassionate and tender with her friends. She’s also sexy as all get out with that beard, which I need to put out there just in case anyone else feels the same way and wonders if they’re alone. Could pro’lly get the job done… [divider type=”space_thin”] Unfortunately, this is where this issue loses me for a moment. We’re taken abruptly from this moment to four pages of traveling with Dee thr…