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Reviewed by David Rasmussen I don’t know. Either I’ve become far too jaded or VIZ has become far too jumpy. Either way, for a title that is claiming to be M for Mature… hmm… Okay I can see why, the title is a bit much. Okay. Let’s see… Badou’s found some “Lost Children” (and by found I mean they’re sitting in the closet of these guys they gunned down a whole lot). Something called “Fetish Mutants” ...it seems this batch is wanted by the Mafia… why? Because that’d explain all the random violence and shooting and people getting ripped open and apart throughout the volume. That’s why. Oh, joy, it’s ANOTHER title with smarmy-assed unstoppable killing machines, a wide cast all thrown together for some reason or another (I personally blame the success of successful shows like Cowboy Bebop or inspiring the trend towards group dynamic action series) full of eccentric “unique” individuals (who I am sure each you’ve only seen in maybe 3-5 different series apiece; they're types if nothing greater than that lookalike-wise). The series is yet another in the wide gravy train (for the creator, not for you or me) of action yarns that tries to relive the glory days of better series… and doesn’t do so well. No, not at all. As for the rest of the plot? Lots of action and violence and shooting and other stuff (that makes sure this earns that M rating all right) is strung about a lot of stuff that sounds like this is a follow up series to a past series. “…but the Stray Dog has his own problems now that the enigmatic Giovanni is back on the scene.” (wait, isn’t that the boss from Pokemon’s first story arc before the Orange Island episodes?) Oh, and then there’s the really hot Naoto who has come to the underground looking for the killer who wields the same strange black sword as she does (while she‘s at it she could look for a premise to her character that doesn't sounding halfway borrowed)… and then there’s this one-eyed person and this cute girl with what looks like angel wings… and did I mention there’s a buttload of violence? Yeah. It’s a Saturday Matinee popcorn-muncher-level title. It’s straightforward action, hot chicks, cool hot guys and the usual backstories and plot devices and large scale beat-em-ups and so forth. It’s not great, but it’s a mild action yarn that could possibly get interesting… but I’m going to reserve that judgment until I see another issue and where this all goes from here. So for now, on a tentative note, let’s call it a day and wait for more to come with next volume by giving this a middle of the road C. Neither up nor down, we’ll have to wait for the make-or-break second volume to see if this title can really crank on some speed and become an addictive read… or break down on the side of the road and stay in it’s mildly interesting yet not too interesting halfway point. Good luck, title, you’ll need it. Think you could have written a better review of Dogs: Bullets and Carnage v1? Write us and we'll probably let you give it a shot! --EiC PC |
6 October 2009
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