Freaky Tales #1 is a comic with two stories: Three Thorns: Dealing With Devils Part 1: Power Sources written by Guido Martinez with art by Torn-S and Titanium: Blade written by Marcel Dupree & Joshua Metzger with art by Matteo Leoni. Time for some mini-reviews!

            Three Thorns: Dealing With Devils Part 1: Power Sources is a fantasy tale with demons, mystical powers, and obscenely rich nobles. This story stars three women, sisters, all with different abilities/disciplines. We have Gala, a hand-to-hand combatant, Cayla, pretty much an Amazonian barbarian with a big sword, and Seyelia, the mage. The plot starts off with this group of ladies being summoned to a town overrun with demons and immediately getting down to business. This comic has some lengthy fight scenes with blood and gore and unique attacks. There is some light humor here but not enough to make this a comedy. The dialogue here is as straightforward as it can be with Old English. A few pages are wordy but it’s not too bad. The art here is very detailed when it comes to the bodies of the characters and the demons and the environment. The action scenes can be particularly gruesome and they flow very well. All three these ladies have large breasts and two of them are basically wearing bikinis. This comic is 20 pages long.

            Titanium: Blade is a futuristic dystopian tale with cyberpunk influences, mechas, and kaijus. At this point I wouldn’t say this comic has a star but it focuses on a group of young people trying to live under the oppressive regime helmed by invasive aliens. The plot is about some of the young people having plans that will help them in their quest to undermine their overlords. There is some action here but this is mostly focused on world-building with a revelation that’ll change everything. If you have ever seen any coming-of-age type of show or movie the dialogue is that with higher stakes. The art here seems like a mix of western and manga styles. From a dilapidated city to a desert, this comic hits up the classic dystopian locations. The faces here are decently detailed and are good at getting the emotions across. The outfits are very 80’s sci-fi with the jackets and random accessories. This comic is 20 pages long.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like fantasy tales starring women who can get very violent with a story that unfolds or if you enjoy dystopian tales starring youth who must work behind-the-scenes to get freedom from oppression this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

The first one is R, the second is PG-13.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“Just think about it. What would we all be without them?”

“You can engage your deviant thrills on your own time.”

 

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Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1044154656/freaky-tales-double-feature/description

Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/freaky-tales-double-feature/x/26236710#/

***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 40

Violent Pages: 18, for 45% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 1, for 2% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 3

“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 – 5

“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 – 3

“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.”