Title: Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery

Author: Kurtis J. Wiebe, Laura Tayishati, Roc Upchurch, Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2014

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 128

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novels

Who are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they're in the business of killing all god's creatures for profit. It's also a darkly comedic sass-and-sorcery series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric and Betty the Hippy Smidgen Thief. This modern spin on an old school genre is a violent monster-killing epic that is like Buffy meets Tank Girl in a Lord of the Rings world on crack!

This volume is so much fun! I love to see some ladies kicking ass and the Rat Queens definitely do that! The series has an awesome mix of action and humor. It's definitely got a bit of mystery thrown in there also. My favorite character so far is Dee. I love her backstory and her whole attitude. Definitely going to pick up the next volume when I visit the library again.

Title: Rat Queens Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth

Author: Kurtis J. Wiebe, Stjepan Sejic

Publisher: Image 2015

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 136

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novels

A brand-new, booze-soaked tale of the Rat Queens reveals a growing menace within the very walls of Palisade. And while Dee may have run from her past, the bloated, blood-feasting sky god N’rygoth never really lets his children stray too far.

Oh... loving this volume. we get a continuation of the mystery storyline and lots of great action. Dee is still my favorite character in the series. I loved learning more about each of the Rat Queens through the glimpses of the past brought on by alcohol and monsters. Trust me it works. Sad that my library doesn't have Volume 3 yet...