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Skullkickers Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body Kindle & comiXology

by Jim Zub (Author), Edwin Huang (Cover Art), Chris Stevens (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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Collects SKULLKICKERS #1-5.

Two nameless mercenaries are mashing monsters and making a name for themselves. Image's new hit fantasy action-comedy series has gone through multiple printings of each issue released so far and is getting rave reviews from readers and critics alike. Pick up the first collection and find out what all the excitement is about.
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"Everyone who loves comics should buy Skullkickers." - Ain't It Cool News
"This rowdy action story has whimsy, charm, and wit." -Gail Simone

From the Back Cover

Two mercenaries are entangled in a high-class assassination plot and nothing - werewolves, skeletons or black magic - will stop them from getting paid.
If you love fantasy, action-comedy or a touch of black-hearted violence, then SKULLKICKERS is the book for you!
This book is for Teen Readers 13+ and includes the following - Alcohol use, comic mischief and cartoon violence. And by 'Violence', we mean: ugly face mashing, an axe in the skull, groin kicking, broken teeth, lopped off ears, choke holds, a gunshot in the face and an arrow in the eye. Ouch!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007KAVI3Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image (March 9, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 9, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 396152 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 142 pages
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    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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Jim Zub

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Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past twenty years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Capcom, Hasbro, Cartoon Network, and Bandai-Namco.

He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and a professor teaching drawing and storytelling courses in Seneca College’s award-winning Animation program.

His current comic projects include Conan the Barbarian, the monthly adventures of Robert E. Howard’s legendary sword & sorcery hero, Dungeons & Dragons, the official comic series of the world’s most popular tabletop role-playing game, and Stone Star, a space-fantasy adventure set inside a roving gladiatorial arena.

You can find him online at www.jimzub.com and on twitter at @jimzub

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Jaymie Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and entertaining adventures!
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2011
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Fantasy comics are nothing new. Snappy patter comics like Brian Clevinger's Atomic Robo or Brian Michael Bendis' work are nothing new. But Jim Zubkavich, Edwin Huang, and Misty Coats manage to mix them together to make a truly entertaining and exciting book from cover to cover. Snarky, messing with various tropes and keeping some very funny twists during the entire story arc (and the bonus features attached to the end), this is a book worth getting in on the ground floor with - I have a feeling it will be quite a ride!
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Edward A. Witt
5.0 out of 5 stars Action-Packed Buddy Comedy
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015
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I have to admit, when I first started reading this, I didn't think it would be for me. It seemed almost like it would be constant action without any character development or humor. I was totally wrong. It's very funny and just a good all around buddy comedy set in this strange world. I'm definitely going to get the next volume.
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M. Nastos
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid art, interesting character, light story
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2011
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Skullkickers is a great entry point in to comics for fans of stories of characters like Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser, or even anime/manga like Slayers. It's very much "light fantasy" without a ton of story, sort of like the comic version of a Michael Bay movie. Lots of action and humor. The book is a great, quick read (I think I took the whole thing down in about 45 minutes).

If you're looking for strong plot or an in-depth story, this is not for you. If you're looking for a good, fun, light read and some very cool lead characters, then Skullkickers is perfect for you. Check it out -- I, for one, can't wait for book 2!
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Little Jedi
2.0 out of 5 stars Just not my thing
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2012
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I purchased this book on the recommendation of Howard Taylor, who writes "Schlock Mercenary", which I really love. However, I'm coming to the conclusion that as much I like Howard Taylor, I don't like his taste in other things. I couldn't connect with these characters. There was certainly a lot of violence and graphic destruction, but nothing that really made me like or respect or care about the main characters. Maybe it gets better later on in other books, but I'm not going to find out. No more Skull Kickers for me.
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Glenn
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun, fantasy themed, action comic-book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015
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great light hearted fantasy stories, with a little bit of gore thrown in for fun. If you're a fantasy fan and enjoy comics i'd check this out.
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Max Brallier
5.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't get much better than this
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2012
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Buddy comedy + high fantasy + a golden gun + awesome art + great action + smart writing -- seriously, what's not to love? You won't be disappointed.
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Greg
5.0 out of 5 stars Skullkickers kick..a..butt
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023
Love these guys. I'm surprised they're not more well-known.
While I do prefer the more realistic artwork of the early anthology stories, the manga-like look of the regular series works just fine.
But what makes it fun is the banter of these two blackguards and their camaraderie.
If you sword-and-sorcery, D&D, or fantasy, and you like buddy action movies; Skullkickers is right up your alley.
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Chris Baker
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2014
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The art is very good, but the humor can be hit or miss.
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Sam Quixote
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre fantasy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2014
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Set in fantasyland (think your standard D&D/Word of Warcraft landscape) where your fantasy comes true if you've ever wanted to live in Game of Thrones, a prince is assassinated and his body stolen by a necromancer. The kingdom hires a pair of bounty hunters – a nameless dwarf and barbarian – to bring his body back for burial but things don’t go quite according to plan and soon they have a zombie apocalypse on their hands!

Skullkickers is a light-hearted take on the fantasy genre, mixing in humour and ferocious action that reads like a buddy-cop movie. There isn’t much to the lead characters – or any of the characters really – who’re your standard template dwarf and barbarian characters with the barbarian perhaps written in a slightly more cerebral way than simply just a brawler. There also isn’t much to the plot: the two get their mission, they fight monsters, they get paid.

Jim Zubkavich’s writing is competent and the story he tells is enjoyable enough but his take on the fantasy genre isn’t especially noteworthy. The back and forth dialogue is snappy without being that clever or funny, but I did feel that the action often ground what little plot there is to a halt. It’s very BIG action where multiple pages and large panels show how the fighting plays out but the action is very unremarkable – a dwarf and a barbarian hacking away at monsters looks exactly what you’d expect and if you’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it all.

Edwin Huang’s artwork is ok but it’s very clearly drawn digitally and I’m not the biggest fan of digital art – it just doesn’t look right. It’s a bit too bland and a bit too clean. Though I did like the onomatopoeia in the panels where a stage direction or action is literally written out as a sound effect.

The first Skullkickers book isn’t a complex story nor a very original one but is a decent comic that’s not badly written or drawn. I’m not a big fan of fantasy comics but I still liked it and if you are then you’ll probably enjoy this a lot more than me. Skullkickers is an ok but forgettable comic - for MMORPG addicts who need a rest from their game but don't want to stray too far into reality with any non-fantasy related reading matter.
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