Vagrant queen by Magdalene Visaggio

llustrated by Jason Smith, colored by Harry Saxon, lettered by Zakk Saam

Vagrant Queen is an interesting story about Elida, a runaway child queen turned outlaw.  She is continuously hunted by the revolutionary Imperial forces that destroyed the monarchy.  One of the hunters is a former count, now admiral, Lazaro, who is obsessed with finding a mind-controlling Bezoar that was made by Elida's family centuries ago.  Along for the ride is Isaac, Elida's frenemy and adventure-buddy who is from a strange planet called Earth.  Together, the two have to toppled Lazaro's plans to brainwash the entire kingdom of Arriopa.

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This story was humorous and witty.  I enjoy science-fiction and fantasy, and this had a bit of both.  Elida is a strong female lead with a necessary amount of sass.  Isaac got on my nerves as any turn-coat should, and Lazaro was actually decently smart for being a bad guy.  The art is a little like Beevus and Butthead as characters have elongated faces. The action sequences are sometimes rough, but, overall, I thought the art fit the story rather well.  

Vault doesn't have a rating on this title.  There is a fair amount of cussing and F-bombs, and some realistic amount of gore - someone gets shot in the head, you'll see blood.  There are some mentions of adult situations, like revisiting a prostitute, but nothing depicted on the page. 

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability level: Grades 11-12

​​This review was made possible with a digital reader copy from the publisher through Edelweiss.

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Comicbooks, Science Fiction