Kaijumax Complete Collection Vol. 02

Kaijumax Complete Collection Vol. 02

The epic story by two-time Eisner Award–winner Zander Cannon (Top 10) continues! Sharpen the hull of a ship into a shank! Stockpile some addictive uranium and smog to barter with! Thicken your carapace! And know who your friends are, because anything goes once you’re deep within the forcefields of Kaijumax . . .

Follow Electrogor, Dr. Zhang, Whoofy, Go-Go Space Baby, Hellmoth, Jin-Wook Jeong, Torgax, Celestial Guardian Go!, Daniel, Victoria Von Vilestra, Li’l Boy, the Sharkmon of Kaijumax, and many, many more as species tensions, relationship strife, gang loyalty, prison childbirth, and the crimes of the past explode across the pound of the world’s most terrifying monster prison complex.

This softcover omnibus—the second of three epic volumes—collects Kaijumax Season Three: King of the Monstas issues #1-6 and Kaijumax Season Four: Scaly Is the New Black issues #1–6.

Biographical Notes:

Zander Cannon first professional comics work was The Chainsaw Vigilante, a spin-off from The Tick, from New England Comics. Beginning in the mid-1990s, he wrote and drew The Replacement God, a fantasy comic book about a former slave named Knute who is pursued across the fictional land of Mun by a tyrannical king and his beatnik Visigoth Death Horde.

Cannon worked as layout artist on Top 10, with writer Alan Moore and finishing artist Gene Ha, and pencilled its spin-off miniseries Smax, with Moore and inker Andrew Currie, for America’s Best Comics. Cannon won a joint Eisner for Best Continuing Series in 2001 for his work on Top 10.

Title Notes:

A comic series by two-time Eisner Award-winning creator Zander Cannon published by Oni Press.

Kaijumax was a nominee in the “Best New Series” category of the 2016 Eisner Awards.

The comic is centered around an island prison whose inmates are kaiju (monsters) and whose guards have powers similar to Ultraman.

Quotes&Reviews:

“Godzilla doing time in HBO’s “Oz” is catchy shorthand, but it does not fully capture this comic.” – The New York Times

“This is a poignant, modern critique of culture in an easily accessible and satirical package. Fans of brainy, incisive comics should look no further than Kaijumax.” –Booklist

“Teens will be attracted by the idea of a jail for giant monsters and find themselves falling in love with, caring about, crying for, and wanting to kill some of the characters—both monster and human.” –School Library Journal

“”Kaijumax is a heart-wrenching, socially conscious comic about monsters in and out of prison.” –Paste Magazine

“The story is driven by sorrow, alienation, and rage against an oppressive system, and while there are plenty of moments of humor, Kaijumax goes to some very dark places.” –AV Club