Written and Illustrated by Tait Howard
Published by Oni Press
Pages: 136
Retail: $17.99
When young Dig is kidnapped by a group of blood cultists, things look very grim. Dig, along with his cellmates Iana and Crina are about to be sacrificed to an ancient subterranean evil. But thanks to some magical abilities, Dig is able to help his colleagues escape.
The flight from the cult won’t be easy as the captives find themselves in the middle of a sunken city. With the rabid followers on their heels, Dig and company’s only hope of escape is to find their way to daylight. That means a lengthy trek through the center of the abandoned town and straight up the stairs of the sunken tower!
The Sunken Tower promises to be the beginning of a new series of humorous adventures starring a young wizard, a warrior and rogue. This new epic from Oni Press is recommended for ages 8-12. Even though the baddies are members of a death cult, I don’t think that these guys could strike fear into just about anyone. They’re quite bumbling and they have some of the best lines in the whole book!
This book features characters of different races as well as lifestyles. Both Iana and Crina are two young ladies in love and another character makes some comments that suggest that he too is part of the LGBTQ community. Future volumes might reveal if that’s true. But to go any further into speculation will actually spoil one of the book’s many twists and turns.
I really enjoyed The Sunken Tower. It had some very funny moments. Plus, the action scenes rivaled some segments of The Lord of the Rings. The art was quite cartoony. But it actually fits with those scenes that made me laugh out loud!
It really looks like Oni Press has a fantasy/comedy hit on it’s hands with this one!
The Sunken Tower debuted in hardcover print on March 11th, 2020.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
This review was concurrently published on Outrightgeekery.com.
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