by Brandon GrahamI'm very sad to see this comic come to an end, although I'm impressed with how well Graham pulled the various threads of his sprawling story into a nice coherent conclusion.
King City, especially in it's second (new) half, has been all over the place in terms of story and narrative structure. There was a while where I was wondering if Graham had a plan for the book at all, and the sudden introduction of a pile of new characters at the end of the penultimate issue really made me wonder what he was up to.
As it turns out, this issue has our Cat Master protagonist help his ex-girlfriend rescue her current boyfriend from a medical clinic that wants to harvest his calcified (chalk-ified?) organs and limbs; a disquisition on the nefarious uses of corn in many of our foods and products; and a giant demon thing.
Graham's work is a lot of fun. Each and every panel is seeded with strange jokes and clever word-play, and his uses for cats never cease to amaze. Coupled with his truly unique brand of artwork, King City is a comics experience like nothing else. Now that the story is complete, I hope it won't be long before we see a second issue of Multiple Warheads, his other brilliant comic series.
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