COMIC REVIEW - MAGICAL NOPE!

Title: MAGICAL NOPE!

Format: A5 FULL COLOUR

Length: 20 pages

Price: £5.00

Publisher: HARMFULRAES

Creators: RACHEL WOOTTON

Available from: http://Harmfulraes.com

Review:

  This is a brilliant, crazy, glossy little indie comic from writer/artist Rachel Wootton. She has a simple, cutesy, cartoony style of art which is a fantastic contrast to the humorous, but brutally blunt style of the story here.  

 It’s hard to talk about the plot of this comic for two reasons. It’s a fairly short and sweet read at only twenty pages and I don’t really want to ruin this for you, if you would like to read it yourself. Let’s just put it this way… A fairy-godmother-type turns up to proclaim that young Kat is the Chosen One and prepares to grant her magical powers to fight the forces of evil…   And then… Let’s just say - things don’t go at all to plan.

  It’s easier to talk about the style of this comic. Rachel’s art might have you thinking that this is a cuddly comic for small girls… But she’s just lulling you into a false sense of security. There is a big manga-influence in the art. Simple line work, unaugmented by the computer-colour that gives it more dimensionality and texture.

  Perhaps this comic isn’t one for you youngest kids (no matter how appealing the cover might look to them) as this does contain plenty of swearing!

  I picked this up from Rachel last year and I must apologise to her for taking so long to read and review it. My only excuse is that it got buried under tons of other comics and it’s only just come back into the light. Better late than never?

  Well worth picking up! Support UK indie comics and have a great laugh at the same time.

John A. Short