Book Review: Sharknife

Title: Sharknife

Author: Corey Lewis

Artist: Corey Lewis

Genre: Action, Comedy

Summary: (from back of the book) The Guandong Factory isn't like other restaurants. It's five stories tall, for one. For two, it produces more peach dumplings per day than most eateries do in a decade. For three, it's the home of Sharknife -- a mystical protector charged with protecting the establishment from those who would do it harm! Once just a simple busboy, now Caesar Halleluja is something more -- a crazy red rocket hero destined for greatness! But can Caesar juggle both lives? Nabbing both the girl (the supersexy Chieko Momuza) *and* stopping the baddies?

Review: My first graphic novel read of the year! Boy, what a great way to start off. Sharknife is one of the most fun reads I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing.

The story's nuts. It's absolutely crazy and whimsical but oh so much fun. There's action galore as Sharknife AKA Caesar protects the Guandong Factory. Character development was a little lacking as far as the two leads (Caesar and Chieko) go, but it's not like this is meant to be any kind of deep read. Despite the lack of development, Chieko and Caesar are both really quirky characters you grow to kind of love.

The art in this work is absolutely fantastic. Lewis has taken up the anime style and tweaked it to make it something wholly original and totally his own. The action scenes are drawn really well and are easy to follow and still look awesome and there's really great character designs. I just absolutely love it.

Rating: Worth Buying/Owning

If you're looking for something totally new and different and you're not intimidated by reads that are totally zany and off the walls, then this is definitely for you! It's a lot of fun and I'm ridiculously excited for the second volume to come out (though it's kind of been on hiatus for the past.. five years I think.. D:) A really great little graphic novel.