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"Grizzly Shark" (Ryan Ottley)


Once in awhile you come across a comic that takes an idea that could be terrifying, adds copious amounts of humour, gore, and epicness that you just have to smile.  "Grizzly Shark" by Ryan Ottley is that comic for me.

On an Earth not too unlike ours, there was a time where land was actually water, and where water was actually land.  Then the two reversed.  Most of life on the planet adapted and evolved into what we know today... except for two...

 Bears... and sharks.  They got mixed up.

The premise of this comic is simple:  Sharks are the apex predator of the forests instead of bears, while bears took the place of sharks in the sea.  I was instantly intrigued by it... and I wasn't disappointed in the story utilized this premise to hilarious affect.  I found myself snickering and chortling at the absurdity of the situations, and the reactions of the characters.  This was horror parody done to perfection.

"Grizzly Shark" has characters that are equally offbeat and ridiculous as the premise.  As silly as they are, they are all unique, and interesting.  Each one takes the standard tropes for their character types, and takes them to eleven- skewering them deftly, while not being insulting to the genre or the reader.

I absolutely loved the artwork.  Each kill is done in such an over the top way, with huge splashes of blood and gore that remember how silly some horror movies kills really are.  At the same time, there are just some moments of absurd epicocity- such as the panel below:

 

I mean, seriously- LOOK AT IT!

Also, the fight between the Grizzly Shark, and the Sea Bear is a sight to behold!

I'm really hoping that Image Comics and Ryan Ottley come out with another story arc involving Grizzly Sharks and Sea Bears.  I feel like a Grizzly Shark smelling blood in the forests, seeking more of this comic in "The Good".
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