 Allison Ruth has a problem. More specifically, her boyfriend has been kidnapped by dimension-hopping knights. A dying warrior has imbued her with a great and ancient power, and she herself has been whisked away to Throne, the city. The city at the center of all worlds. Stranded in a bizarre land of nightmarish creatures, slang-talking devils, and kung-fu angels, Allison must undertake an epic quest to save her boyfriend from the clutches of the seven evil god-kings that rule the multiverse. Hey everybody, welcome to another exciting episode, an audio-only version. I know, right? It's a little bit weird. Another installment of A Week in Geekdom, my name is Giovanni Menendez, and welcome. Welcome to another video, and today I'm going to be talking about the series Kill Six Billion Demons. My first stumble upon this, thanks to a former intern at work that recommended it to me. He was huge on web comics, I myself prefer printed comics, I don't like to read on computer screens or tablets that much. But yeah, he told me how great the series was, and I checked it out, and yeah, it's pretty out there, it's pretty wacky and pretty fun, and I do want to try my best and sell it to you in a non-spoilery sort of way. The basic premise, like I mentioned at the beginning of the video, Kill Six Billion Demons, you know, it tackles the multiverse, and I'm a huge fan of that stuff, I love the idea of multiple realities, of multiple versions of oneself and all that stuff. That's always intrigued me, and my favorite science fiction stuff has always dealt with the concept. So yeah, right out of the gate, I'm a huge fan of it. The story is written by, and I do believe, drawn, inked, and colored, and everything is done by Tom Parkinson Morgan, and he has a very, he has a very kinetic style to his writing. I do believe I read somewhere that it was a very lightning-based pacing on his writing, and I kind of have to agree. Some of the stuff that I read in the book, if you're not paying attention to it, you're going to be a little bit lost because there is a ton of exposition dump happening. It can be a little bit overwhelming if you are not, like, 100% into what you're reading because he deals with concepts of multiverse, of religion, of spirituality, of duality, of the nature of love, war, tyranny, and so many other concepts that get explored. Hi, spoilers. The Throne, once you find out its true nature and what this story is basically trying to set up, it's fantastic. It opens the world to countless possibilities, and just countless realities, by the way. The Throne is very biblical in nature, and at the center of this you have billions of souls that have sort of lost their way and are just living a very eccentric, kind of miserable lives in this world that has been taken over by avarice, greed, and all those deadly sins and all that stuff. So I really like that. The character of Allison is, at least in this first volume, there's not a whole lot to her simply because we go along on this ride with her. Like her, we have no idea what we're doing. We have no idea how we're supposed to feel about all the information that we are given. But as the series progresses, as you start reading more chapters, the character does evolve and sort of takes her first steps into this epic grand quest. And it's that type of story, at least from my early impressions of, you know, classic epic tales of heroes defying all odds in this great adversity. I love that smart twist of having her be the hero of the story, having to save the boyfriend. It's usually the damsel in distress and all that stuff. So I really appreciated that, and I cannot wait to see the character evolve. The art in this book is phenomenal. I loved it so much. It starts out very odd, rough, sketchy, and kind of quirky, but it develops its own uniqueness and personality that I really, really enjoyed, and I cannot recommend it enough. There's a level of expertise in this comic. It is a very intricate story. Reading is very hyperly detailed to the most minute things, from a page layout being you have to flip over the book to see the whole thing, and it reminded me of reading those blueprint guides for your favorite pop culture thing, where you would see the whole layout of the map and where everybody was hanging around and walking and all that stuff, where all the walls and rooms are. It's that detailed, and that really gives it an awesome identity compared to other books that might deal with similar subject matters. Instead, what we have here is a wonderful story about a girl that is thrown into this weird, fantastic, epic world where she must overcome her own insecurities, also find out what the hell is going on in this story, and save her boyfriend. All the while, get bombarded with crazy characters, with amazing character design work by the way, and just a wonderful sense of epic storytelling. I cannot recommend this book enough. If you like all the stuff that I've mentioned, then it's a no brainer that you gotta check it out. Now the first volume can be a little bit slow if you are not accustomed to so much world building, as we like to call it, because there is a ton of information being thrown at you, there are actual texts that read like you're checking out a passage from the bible in that style with the verses and stuff, but for the most part it's very easy to follow through and you're gonna have a fun time regardless. I do recommend it and I do think it's pretty special, it's a pretty special title, in my honest opinion. Like I mentioned a little while ago, the character designs are fantastic, white chain and all the other weird, crazy monsters and humans and demons and all that stuff. It's very awesome to see this level of creativity in an independent title, and I do think if you give it a shot you will be entertained by all the crazy hijinks. So yeah, kill 6 billion demons, have you read it? Let me know down below and if not, recommend me some multiverse inspired comic books. I'm always up for reading those. Guys as always thank you so much for liking, commenting, subscribing and being a part of a week in geekdom, it really means the world to me that I am able to do this because of your wonderful support, I love every single one of you and I wish you all nothing but the very best. I have got to go. 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