High Fantasies (Rat Queens, #4)

3.75 stars

Story
Rat Queens are back! I really enjoyed this series, and I was really bummed when it stopped. Or became a web-comic. Or something. I don't know, I found it all very confusing.

The entry is a bit of a reboot/fresh start with a new artist on board. I think it's been dubbed “Volume 2”. It takes place some time after the events of the first 15 issues, so it's not like that story was thrown away, but I felt like there was a lot more there we never got (or least not in the trades that have been put out).

The stories here mostly felt like stand alone, but it seems that he's laying the groundwork for a larger story to come. Either way much like the previous volumes, this volume was a lot of fun, just not quite as good as the previous ones.

Betty continues to be my favorite of the Queens, but they are all a lot of fun in their own ways. I think that Braga adds a nice element to the group dynamic as well.

I hope we get some larger story in the next volume, but for now it's just nice to get more Rat Queens!

Artwork
Owen Gieni does a fine job with the artwork, but I'm not blown away. The queens look like themselves, and he seemed to do a good job visualizing the story Mr. Wiebe wants to tell. I just hope the drama is over and he can be the permanent artist moving forward.

I really wish I could do half stars. This is 3.5 stars. It's still enjoyable, and I'm super pumped about Braga being a Queen. And it's still funny. But it wasn't as solid as the other volumes. The art was decent, but not quite as good as some of the other volumes. The girls was awesome, but not quite as awesome as some of the other volumes. But it was still good. Just be aware that it jumps the plot ahead. They are back in Palisade, and volume three is not concluded for now. At least in the collected volumes.