Lilly & Wepwawet: Return of the Wild is a comic written and illustrated by Tonicmole. The story follows a Lilly, a 24/27-year old(I don’t know if it was a 4 or a 7) who discovers that she has strange creature named Wepwawet with a wide array of abilities as her new friend. We’ll see how Lilly struggles to gain an understanding of this creature and attempts to make sense of her own place in the world. Lilly also takes a trip through time as she searches for answers. On the surface this may look like a comic where a woman goes on a random adventure but the themes discussed go deeper than one might think. But don’t think this is one of those text-heavy comics because this story has its fair share of action mixed in.
“Prioritize the faces” is what I imagine was said before the pen hit the pad. Whereas normally comic heroines have supermodel, chiseled from stone, perfectly symmetrical faces, in this we have a softer more realistic appearance. The Wepwawet has a puzzling appearance that will bring to mind a few different animals and creatures from myths, but with nothing nailed down and fully explained it still retains its uniqueness. Some real animals pop up and they are drawn more accurately than normally depicted.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yeah.
“Would I like this?”
If you want to read something that will make you think and that stars a heroine you should give this a spin.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
An R rating because there are mature themes. I think. I don’t really know what was going on in that scene so let’s just be safe and say R.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“I feel like this was really a bad idea…”
Print Link: https://toniccomix.com/collections/shop/products/lilly-and-wepwawet-return-of-the-wild
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonicmole/lilly-and-wepwawet-return-of-the-wild
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lilly-and-wepwawet-graphic-novel/x/26236710#/
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 35
Violent Pages: 9, for 26% of the comic
Sexy Pages: 3, for 9% 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 – 3
“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 – 2
“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 or 4 I DON’T KNOW
“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.”
