Hinterkind, Vol. 1

Hmm. I did and did not like this. It started off great! A post apocalyptic world, far enough into the future that nature has reclaimed buildings and where the people live in Central Park, NYC. But then all of a sudden there were Giant Trolls, and fairies and other mythical creatures. I'm not a huge fantasy fan but kept reading because I wanted to give this a fair chance and the premise sounded ok, but in the end it just felt like there was too much going on. Too many different factions/creatures, too many different parties out on the world. It seemed to be moving too fast for 6 issues. That said, the writing is pretty good, and the art wasn't bad. It just didn't keep my attention like I had hoped it would.

I was admiring the cover and that's what made me pick up this book series, I've gotten the next 2 volumes of Hinterkind and all of them have amazing cover art. It got me really excited to read them after seeing the cover of the book so, when I finished reading the book and I was completely disappointed. This throws us into a world with no explanation and just comes off as completely confusing. The opening I thought was nice setting up some dystopian type future. I like that central park, a place to enjoy nature, became the town surrounded by nature and ruins. I like them passing the alice statue so it foreshadows some fantasy is about to happen in this time. Then it completely falls apart from there. There are no really established rules to the fantasy we're looking at so it just comes off as having no ground to stand on, no idea what this time period is suppose to be? With the ruins of New York should mean more time has passed than just 7 months! (I only know it's been 7months from the description) Did magic return the cities to forests? How much technology do they have? What's the time period? If so there should be some kind of history that tells/shows us that. Do they want humans for slaves, food, or revenge? Not very clear.

The characters are a bit blank, that wouldn't be too bad if there was a strong story and world of fantasy to explore. I'm interested in the concept of fantasy creatures waiting to take back their world again. I'm going to try one more volume to see if they can get this story off the ground.

The art I didn't think was too bad, the cover art was gorgeous! I like the concept and I hope it picks up soon. ~Ashley

If you want to dive into a fantastical world with unusual creatures and a ton of story I recommend Saga, Vol. 1 (This book is for mature readers)