Talk about unwittingly saving the best for last. I've read one other issue of Ninja High School for this project, and my assessment was I had no idea what was going on because it was so far into the story. This seems to be a trend with the AP comics this week. Though perhaps that speaks, as I note in the other NHS review, to the long-form narrative more than any particular artistic failings.
That said, I enjoyed the heck out of today's comic. I still wasn't quite sure what was going on, but the numerous short stories in this issue managed to tell tales that were enjoyable in and of themselves, regardless of any context for deeper understanding one might require. I did a bit of research on NHS, and I'm now intrigued by it. Apparently creator Ben Dunn wanted to put as many Manga and Anime-inspired archetypes into the comic as he could. This might partially explain how I was able to enjoy the comic without too much context for the ongoing story - I recognized the archetypes and understood, at least on a very basic level, what their various motivations might be.
So, since I've found something neat that I like in this week of Antarctic Press, I thought we'd continue on a bit, and read all of the Ninja High School-related comics I've got. Usefully, they'll take up most of the next week. I'll see how much background I need to fill in, if any, through the week, but let's see where this cool little comic takes us.
To be continued.
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