The Voyages of She Buccaneer Volume #1

The Voyages of She Buccaneer Volume #1
Red 5 Comics
Written by Heidi Hughes
Art by Bill Hughes

A story for the ages, a swarthy pirate crew, a treasure that might bring back the dead, an adventure across the seven seas and a buxom pirate captain, now that’s a pirate’s life for me! This is some of what you get in this collection from Red 5. It starts out with Sir Nigel Redfern, telling the tale of his dear captain for a warm place by a tavern fire and a nice tankard of ale. His story takes the innkeeper and the other listeners to lands far off and adventure to spare. Why can’t we get a drink that easy nowadays?

When I read this book, I fell right into the story. I could feel the mist of the ocean, smell the sea salt and hear the tide. The writing was that good and that engrossing. At the end of this book, there are still plenty of stories to be told. Each panel was able to lead you to the next scene seamlessly. It was very simply done with basic squares but very effective on what they were trying to do. The art was bright and detailed enough to match the story. This also helped draw you into the story.

I truly enjoyed this book. It was refreshing to see a different take on pirate tales. How the captain takes care of her crew after earning their trust (or beating the trust into them). The adventures they have and the obstacles they overcome are straight out of most myths you could think of. Each story in this collection stands on it’s own but blend to a great storyline. If you are a pirate fan, book fan or any other type of fan, I think you’ll like this book, in my humble opinion. I give this 4.5 caps out of 5.