Read our advance review of Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods #1 from Oni Press, written by Murewa Ayodele with art by Dotun Akande.
We reviewed the book on the Stack podcast. But in the interest of highlighting more about the title, here’s a summary of the conversation with our thoughts. And if you prefer the longer audio version, that’s below as well!
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Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods #1 Advance Review:
In this new series from the team behind I Am Iron Man, we enter a brand new world of gods and monsters — and the brutalizer of the title, who is going to take them all down.
“This is about a bunch of mythologies jamming together, leading to the creation of the title character,” kicked off host Alex Zalben. “I thought this was phenomenal. I was really blown away by this. I thought the epic mythology that was going on here was really fascinating. The action was clear and precise throughout the book, in terms of the art; the creatures and gods were really interesting as well. And the place that it ends up in really got me very jazzed for the next issue. This is another big win for this team. And this is a title I’m really excited to watch going forward.”
Pete LePage agreed, adding, “love the art, love all the action. A little too much puking for my taste. But man, I can’t wait to read more.”
“This has big Luna Brothers energy,” said Justin Tyler, favorably comparing this to the lauded sci-fi/fantasy team. “It has that great mythological slash dream logic to a bunch of it. I’m curious. I like where we’re pivoted to in the next issue.”
Jumping off that, Zalben noted, “This very much feels like a prelude, an overture to what they’re doing with the book, which is exciting. I like that kind of confidence in terms of the structure… You don’t really get that a lot in comics. So great book.”
Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods #1 hits stores on April 3 from Oni Press.
Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods #1 Official Synopsis:
In an age thought forgotten . . . when man, monster, and the divine all strode the Earth . . . a lone warrior emerges to test the immortality of the cruel gods who would deal destruction with impunity . . . He is a one-man reckoning that stands in defiance of his divine masters with a sword in hand and a thirst for godblood. His name: AKOGUN THE BRUTALIZER!
In the tradition of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Thor, and the best-selling God of War franchise, superstars-in-the-making Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande-the creative duo behind I Am Iron Man and Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood-usher in a new epoch of African dark fantasyon the ancient continent of Alkebulan with amythic cycle of cosmic destiny and unrelenting warfare colliding man against god . . . and blade against blade!
Told across three powerful, oversize, bi-monthly chapters, steady your mind and spirit for a glorious new comics milestone revealing the fabled origin and battle-tested fury of . . .Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods!
