In a world… where apes are the dominant species, The Humans are the motherfucking kings! “The Humans” #1 is a story of a motorcycle gang in Bakersfield, California and their many badass antics. From the cover itself you know what this is: a bunch of bad ass apes being damn cool and sticking to their rules of the road. They’re the fucking Humans, no one’s gonna tell them what to do.
WRITTEN BY: Keenan Keller
ART BY: Tom Neely
PUBLISHER: Image Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: November 5, 2014
Reviewed By Pablo Arriaga
The story takes place in the 70s which already tells me there dudes are up to everything awesome and possibly illegal. But not at that moment, The Humans mourn the loss of one of their own. Shit goes down as The Humans try to party in honor their fallen brother, and as the story progresses, it seems that they will balance their partying with kicking ass and ridin’ hard.
The color work by Kristina Collantes is amazing. Combined with Tom Neeley’s art, it actually gives out the feeling that you’re reading a book straight out of the 70s. When they’re partying, in the day, it’s as sunny as California gets, when shit hits the fan, Collantes uses that 70s multicolor flair to each panel.
The story is an ensemble cast that no amount of SOA could portray. Each one of The Humans has its own characteristics and none of them are to be fucked with. This first issues wraps up nicely, it let us know what this world is like, what kind of awesome motherfuckers The Humans are, and who is trying to fuck with them. And believe me when I say trying. My one beef with this is that I wanted more, I wish there had been more story in there, but there isn’t supposed to be. We’re to know two things: one; The Humans awesome, and two; don’t fuck with the humans. With the final page cliffhanger, it tells me that many will try, and it will be a lot of fun to see them fail.
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