Kaijumax Complete Collection Vol. 03

Kaijumax Complete Collection Vol. 03

Get ready for a kaiju-size finale!

Travel the vast physical, temporal, and socioeconomic distances between the corrupt Kaijumax prison, the impartial halls of cosmic justice, and the burning skies of a three-pronged alien invasion. From the tony suburbs of the Nebula of the Eternal Sunrise to the monster-battling pits of Tokyo’s underworld, follow the rise, fall, and cruel education of Kaijumax regulars Electrogor, Pikadon, Hermie, Nobuko Matsumoto, Daniel, Sharkmon, Sprinkles the Unidragon—and all your favorites! May their grotesque fates haunt your dreams for millennia to come!

This softcover omnibus—the third of three epic volumes—collects Kaijumax Season Five: The Orange Mile issues #1-6 and Kaijumax Season Six: For All Mankind 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