I finally got Cyberfrog 2 in the mail. About damn time! It came with a pvc figure, keychain, two extra gaudy stickers, some trading cards and two ashcans.
One was a small comic about Salamandroid and the other is called Heartsick Horror that features a side story about how Heather met Lily’s dad and a few other things. The cover for Heartsick was in newsprint paper. I know it‘s an ashcan but, c’mon man… that’s the kind of shit Zack does and, EVS made a couple mil off of this book. He could have sprung for an actual comic book cover on this one too.
Anyway, that small gripe aside, let’s move on to the main event. Rekt Planet.
I got the Ides of March variant and it came in a foil embossed cardboard cover. But the book feels like it’s barely being held together with just two dinky staples! I was scratching my head at this decision. Here, let me show you what I mean.
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THIS is how a 72 page book is supposed bound.
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The book felt flimsy and I felt like I had to be extra careful in order to avoid damaging the cover.
Anyway, on with the interior of The comic. I think EVS did a good job of building the world and fleshing out the main characters enough to make you care about them. The side characters, like Colin and Paranoia I wish could have gotten a little more fleshEd out so we could see what their motivations were, especially since I think Red Extermination is going to be the last book.(is it? I don’t know.)
There are plenty of dad jokes and witty nineties style banter peppered within the dialog. Especially, when Cyberfrog talks but, that’s his schtick I suppose. I also thought the Vyzzpyzz dialog was a tad cheesy too.
The art is definitely the best work EVS has ever done and Kyle’s coloring really shines through.
I just wish that EVS would have done more to differentiate the different types of VyzzPyzz. Maybe show a side by side comparison so we see a size difference and different markings too.
I enjoyed the book for what it was but, there is no way in hell that this should have taken two years to complete and then another year to get in my hands.
Especially, when you have other creators putting out multiple and similar sized books in a fraction of that time.
Overall, I give the book a D. It would have been a B but the flimsy cover would have knocked it down to a C and I had to give the delivery time an F.
That being said, I am debating whether I want to come back for Cyberfrog 3.