Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth

Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth
Dark Horse Books
Written by Malachai Nicolle
Art by Ethan Nicolle

This book reminds me of when I play with my son who’s the same age as the writer of this book; they’re both six-years-old. When my son plays with different action figures, he creates these fanciful stories that goes all over the map. This book is just about the same. Axe Cop came about because a top artist was playing with his little brother and thought it would a good comic. They posted it to the web and it was a hit. If you have children or younger siblings, you’ll relate as you read this book. Then again, I have flashes of doing the same thing, so we should all relate to it.

I have to start with the writing, the story keeps the flow going but you can tell that parts of it, if not the whole thing was thought up on the fly. If this were any other book or if they didn’t explain how this was written, I wouldn’t have liked it but because I know the background, it was fun. The art is solid, blending seamlessly into the story and giving it the visual look that you could see coming from the mind of a six-year-old. The paneling fit too. It was easy to follow and get you to the next scene.

If I didn’t read the intro, I would have been really questioning the writer with the thought of, “What is he, a kid?” Well, yes he and if he keeps this level of imagination up, he’s going to be a force. I laughed a lot while reading this. For me, it was a nice little escape. Normally, I would explain the story a bit but, to be honest, I can’t. In my humble opinion, if you need a little escape from our reality or the reality of the “mainstream” comics, get this book. You’ll really enjoy it. I give this 4.5 caps out of 5.