Saving the World #3 is a comic containing two stories written by Tonicmole, but only one drawn by them, the other is drawn by Jim Lawson. This is published by Tonic Comix. Our first story tackles the life behind the superheroine, when the mask comes off, who is she? And the answer is a disgruntled fast-food employee who is constantly being punished by donning the garb of the Pickle King. This might hit home for some people as we follow Kierra as she works her shift at Big Burger. In the second story Kierra and Nora go to a costume party dressed as their superselves and everything goes awry when someone else like them attempts to ruin it. This one has significantly more action than the first and gives us yet another glimpse of people with powers.
I like the art in the first story as it is different from what we’ve normally seen. I’m racking my brain trying to find a comparable style for it but I can’t put my finger on one. One thing I can say is that it isn’t as facial expression heavy as the original style. I don’t fault the artist for that, it’s just that her fast-food faces range from irritated to annoyed. Maybe if we saw her off-the-clock it would’ve been different. The second story gives us the classic art and we get to see a wide variety of costumes at the party. We also get to see something gross drawn well, which may or may not be a plus. Be prepared for a bevy of face from Kierra as she “enjoys” a party she was more or less dragged to.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes.
“Would I like this?”
If you like slice-of-life, women leads, or superheroines this is for you. Saving The World fans need not skip this.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
PG.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“The Pickle King has returned!”
Purchase Link: https://toniccomix.com/products/saving-the-world-3
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonicmole/saving-the-world-collected-graphic-novel
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/saving-the-world-3-comicbook#/
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 32
Violent Pages: 5, for 16% of the comic
Sexy Pages: 1, for 3% of the comic
**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**
Violence Level – 2
“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”
“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”
“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”
“This was a tournament arc.”
“All my life I had to fight.”
Gore Level – 1
“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”
“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”
“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”
“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”
“This is a slaughterhouse.”
Death Level – 1
“And everybody lived happily ever after.”
“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”
“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”
“Yeah this was a tragedy.”
“Think Gettysburg.”
Porn Level – 2
“Everybody kept their clothes on.”
“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”
“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”
“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”
“Oh. This is porn.”
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