WHAT IS IT ABOUT? A critique of capitalism which uses monsters to portray class struggles, but also directly tackles things like unionization and the speculative nature of the stock market. Though the director of the eponymous park, Francis, had the best intentions when opening the park and intended it to be a place where monsters could live without being persecuted, the need of money to keep it running eventually lead to the involvement of both human and demonic investors — with the humans demanding profit and the devil demanding souls, it quickly became an exploitative workplace where workers choose between either being stuck in a terrible job for all eternity or being sent to hell.
The comic itself follows Gretchen, a witch and an intern at the park whose sole objective is that of making it close and saving the souls of everyone who ever signed theirs away.
WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT? It has gorgeous vector art, the characters are flawed but endearing enough that you care about what happens to them, and it has plenty of hilarious moments between the drama and social commentary.
LENGHT: 4 volumes currently in English + 1 currently only in French WHERE CAN I GET IT? The comic’s english release is currently available online via https://www.comixology.com/Zombillenium/comics-series/10432 , and there are hardcover versions available.
THE REQUEST Jaggar/Francis. In vol. 3, Jaggar is sent to the park in order to improve the way it runs (basically, make sure it sends more souls down to hell). While Francis represents a well-meaning boss who finds himself forced to participate in a system that he knows is ultimately bad because he sees it as a necessary evil, Jaggar represents ruthless capitalism devoid of any moral compass except the aim of coming out on top. The way they’re opposites is even reflected in their designs!
Their interactions are an antagonistic delight to read, and Jaggar spends the comic poking and prodding at Francis’s weak spots to try to get a rise out of him. There's also dialogue that pretty much estates that Jaggar likes men best when they're angry, and who better for that than the guy he ends up fighting with over being unable to agree about how the park should be handled?
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ZOMBILLENIUM
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
A critique of capitalism which uses monsters to portray class struggles, but also directly tackles things like unionization and the speculative nature of the stock market. Though the director of the eponymous park, Francis, had the best intentions when opening the park and intended it to be a place where monsters could live without being persecuted, the need of money to keep it running eventually lead to the involvement of both human and demonic investors — with the humans demanding profit and the devil demanding souls, it quickly became an exploitative workplace where workers choose between either being stuck in a terrible job for all eternity or being sent to hell.
The comic itself follows Gretchen, a witch and an intern at the park whose sole objective is that of making it close and saving the souls of everyone who ever signed theirs away.
WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT?
It has gorgeous vector art, the characters are flawed but endearing enough that you care about what happens to them, and it has plenty of hilarious moments between the drama and social commentary.
LENGHT: 4 volumes currently in English + 1 currently only in French
WHERE CAN I GET IT? The comic’s english release is currently available online via https://www.comixology.com/Zombillenium/comics-series/10432 , and there are hardcover versions available.
THE REQUEST
Jaggar/Francis. In vol. 3, Jaggar is sent to the park in order to improve the way it runs (basically, make sure it sends more souls down to hell). While Francis represents a well-meaning boss who finds himself forced to participate in a system that he knows is ultimately bad because he sees it as a necessary evil, Jaggar represents ruthless capitalism devoid of any moral compass except the aim of coming out on top. The way they’re opposites is even reflected in their designs!
Their interactions are an antagonistic delight to read, and Jaggar spends the comic poking and prodding at Francis’s weak spots to try to get a rise out of him. There's also dialogue that pretty much estates that Jaggar likes men best when they're angry, and who better for that than the guy he ends up fighting with over being unable to agree about how the park should be handled?