"Cretaceous" a graphic novel by Tadd Galusha, Oni Press

[ITdactyl]

Got a belated birthday present, a beat-up copy of Tadd Galusha's graphic novel "Cretaceous".  I believe this was released by Oni Press March this year - so it's weird that I never heard of it (until I got my copy).  Since my copy isn't very presentable (a "rescue" from a garage sale), I'll just post the cover from the interwebs.



If you liked Marvel's "Dinosaurs: A Celebration", or Ricardo Delgado's "Age of Reptiles", you'll enjoy this book.  The take on the animal designs are relatively more modern.  I was personally dreading a cliched confrontation when the Rex met a trike, but was pleasantly surprised that it didn't go the way I expected it to go.  Be warned nature purists, there are still tropes a-plenty; like a bit of anthromorphism and some missed opportunities on creature design.  That's not to say it was awful though - quite the opposite actually.

I read this as a samurai revenge story (even the fights and the deaths work along those lines) - but replace the samurai with the assortment of Carnivores from the Late Cretaceous of North America.  I sure hope Tadd makes more of these.

[Halichoeres]

I would like one titled "Triassic."

[ITdactyl]

I would like one titled "Triassic."

Don't we all?  Alas, pop culture gravitates towards the charismatic giants of the time periods that followed.

[MLMjp]

I would like one titled "Triassic."

Don't we all?  Alas, pop culture gravitates towards the charismatic giants of the time periods that followed.

At least it is not "Jurassic" like it usually is...

[Syndicate Bias]

Jurassic is like the cool uncle while Triassic is the distant cousin you never talk about and the Cretaceous is like the older brother that gets all the attention for playing football. American Football that is

[CityRaptor]

Yet Cretaceous is often confused with Jurassic.

[Syndicate Bias]

Yet Cretaceous is often confused with Jurassic.

you can blame Jurassic Park for that