Mega Fauna is a full-colour anthology of comics about wild animals, pets, and monsters. Exciting, tragic, and hilarious stories for readers of all ages. It features 25 stories spanning over 200 pages of comics which chronicle the wide variety of interactions between humans and animals. Stories include a girl discovering a pet engineered to give her confidence, a woman hunting a unicorn, a praying mantis needing help on his blind date, the true origin of the Japanese beckoning cat, and many more.
Mega Fauna is full of stories written and drawn by both veterans and rising stars of the collective, including Sfé R. Monster, Nina Matsumoto, Angela Melick, Edison Yan and more.
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So I’ve had this since I lived in Canada and never… actually… finished it.
So I picked it up and finished it now. It’s a lovely, heartfelt collection about the relationship between humans and animals. Being an anthology with a broad theme, the quality and style vary wildly.
For example, I did not read Eye! Eye! Eye! It’s not my thing. It was not made for me. The art and writing was not my cup of tea. Then it came to where I liked the art but kind of shrugged at the story with the Golden Apple.
Not to say there weren’t some really fantastic ones that jumped out at me— Hunt the Unicorn made a strong impression, with its 50s/60s inspired comic style and bold colors. Pleasantries was a strong ending with a combination of amazing art and a neat little short story.
My favorite by far had to be Harper’s Muse, where an escaped genetically engineered creature bonds with someone in a lower tax bracket than intended. I’m a sucker for those kinds of stories.
