I saw the graphic novel series TwoKinds by Thomas Fischbach on the shelves of my bookstore. For a long time I wondered, “Do I / Don’t I?” I was only planning to read volume one, but I liked it enough to go on. But I haven’t gotten to it yet, as I saw that volumes three and four are due late August 2023. But volume 5 is out. Yes, this is a thing. Long story short, don’t worry, it is also a webcomic (but I am not sure where) so it can be found, but I’ll wait.
Anyway, TwoKinds is manga meets anime meets mature Avatar the Last Airbender meets Furries meets medieval battles. It is sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll (okay not really, but I couldn’t think of another line, but there are drugs (or at least drugged drinks) and some sex). Things are mostly obvious. People want to betray each other, nobody is who they seem, there are the “have and have nots” who are the “I am better than you as I’m human and y’all are animals;” and the “I am better than you because I look more like a human fennec fox and not a real fox/tiger/ wolf like that other tribe;” and the “I am better than you as you because you are a weird fuzzy animal or a human who does not like us and/or wants to kill and/or enslave us” tribe. There is a really important magical guy who reminds me of Aang from Avatar Last Airbender (but with amnesia), a tiger who is horny as heck, but all of her kind act like that at her age (around 11), an old wolf (all of 21) who might not be a friend, and some triggers of violence, magic, forced slavery, and sexual context. So far the nudity is “only” limited to the tiger (female of course but since she is an “animal” it’s okay) with talk/suggestions of nudity.
The art has a webcomic look and illustrations must be read as much as the text to get points across. The illustrations are their own character. Things are colorful, busy, shiny, smooth, and not overly “WOW factor” but are pleasant. They are cliched at times as is the text, but it is an interesting adventure story about friendship, differences and understanding. I am hoping that things stay moving fairly quickly in the sequels.
