Oni Press has revealed not only the first nine pages of Kaijumax Season 2 #1, but also a 68 second YouTube trailer for the continuing story of Zander Cannon’s fan-favorite comic book.
Official preview and season two trailer:
KAIJUMAX SEASON 2 #1
(W/A/C/CA) Zander Cannon
Age Range: 15 and up
Genre: Sci-fi
Price: $3.99Get ready for the all-new second season of Kaijumax! All the Red Humongo wants to do is go straight now that he’s out on parole, but his good-for-nothing brother Green Humongo has escaped from Kaijumax and is crashing at his house, with fellow escapee Electrogor in tow. Out-of-work guard Jeong drinks his troubles away on the moon, while new police recruit Chisato throws herself enthusiastically into her first day on the job. Also: Blindside tackles! Filial piety! Savage beatings! And… a Flintstones reference?
Why It’s Neat:
- 2016 Eisner Award nominee for “Best New Series”!
- The mature audience prison dramedy is built from the dreams of Kaiju-lovers everywhere, with one part HBO’s Oz and a little dash of Orange is the New Black.
- Written, illustrated, colored, and lettered by two-time Eisner award winner Zander Cannon (Top 10, Smax)!
- Kaiju fans will love the use comedic use of Hollywood prison topes mixed with kaiju tropes, from “Oh my Goj”, to oil tanker shanks, to corrupt prison guards dealing radioactive isotopes to prisoners.
- Zander Cannon will break your heart and make you laugh more times in a single comic than any other creator.
What creator Zander Cannon has to say:“You like monsters? YEAH! You like prison? MAYBE! C’mon in and join me for Kaijumax Season 2; the first trade is big yet cheap so people can jump aboard, and I will try not to brutalize or kill off any beloved characters this season. No promises.”What people are saying:“It’s so easy to recommend it makes me blush.” Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Star Wars: Darth Vader)“As intense as a Maser Cannon, as funny as the Jet Jaguar theme, and as weirdly endearing as the snow-hug ending of Son of Godzilla.” Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden, Milk & Cheese)“Godzilla meets Oz in this clever exploration of prison life. […] a fresh take on monsters and prison drama.” Publishers Weekly“Illustrated in a candy-colored, cartoonish style, Cannon’s story might seem to be a joke at first, aimed at fans of kaiju films such as Godzilla. But the pain and horror of prison life are no laughing matter, and readers will ache with sympathy for some characters, while seething with frustration or anger over others.” Booklist“[…] a bizarre treat of a comic, taking the serious format of a prison story and flipping it round entirely, stomping it up and spitting radioactive weirdness all over.” Comic Book Resources“Kaijumax is one of those comics that stays with you. The unique characters, and the captivating plot are incredibly memorable.” Bleeding Cool“Cannon’s strong sense of what makes a comic truly work and his clear joy in getting to draw what he wants to draw shines on every page but it also never overshadows the actual plot and point of each story—a balance that is pretty damn hard to hit.” 13th Dimension“Buy It! Buy It! Buy It! Seriously, not only is this some of the most fun I have had reading a comic all year, but its also one of my favorite surprises so far. The writing is solid. The book is humorous. The characterization is great. The story is captivating. The art perfectly matches the story and is a pleasure to look at. What more could you possibly ask for out of Kaiju story?” Talking Comic Books“This book is smart, gut-bustingly funny, delightfully bizarre, and at times surprisingly moving.” Blastr“Kaijumax is one of the most off-the-wall concepts to get published in recent memory. […] In this ongoing series, Zander Cannon takes every Hollywood prison trope and adds in every Japanese monster movie trope: the guard dealing drugs to prisoners (in this case, radioactive isotopes); the uncomfortable prison shower scene (in this case, the shower is a waterfall); and the prisoner who has found religion (in this case, a Mechagodzilla preaching the word of technology).” mental_floss“[…] give this book a read. It’ll surprise you with originality and ingenuity.” Forces of Geek
