REVIEW: Explore Different Realms with ‘Collision of Worlds #1′

Collision of Worlds brings together four different stories set in their very own worlds. In the Collision of Worlds #1, readers get to experience hunting in an enchanted forest, planning birthday parties with creatures of the night, going to school with vampires and werewolves, and playing golf in a desolated futuristic city.

In Stephanie Keuls’ Among Beasts, we follow Meret, a young female hunter, who is tracking a mystical beast along with her elders. In Louisa Quiros’ Tales of the Dead Man, the story follows Karl the Necromancer whose current problem is setting up a surprise birthday party for his step daughter. Next is Noxamus by Stefanie de Leoz in which our leading lady Gabi, who is also a werewolf, studies at Noxamus, a school that secretly houses vampires and werewolves. Last is Eve Avenue by David Daang where he introduces us to a girl who is casually playing golf in a post war city in the future.

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Among Beasts has the rebellious-teenager-trying-to-prove herself story. It’s already a story that comes up every now and then so let’s see what will make this standout in the next chapters. Tales of the Dead Man doesn’t seem to have much of a storyline that will keep you on the edge of your seat waiting for the next issue. However, it seems that this story will be the one that would give its readers a lot of feels. As for Noxamus, it has the potential to branch out more stories thanks to its setting and number of characters. The story that stands out in this collection was Eve Avenue. It is not only a silent story but it manages to get the story out there, and sets up a decent cliffhanger for the audience.

Since this is the first issue, what happens mostly is the introduction of characters and the setup of future conflicts. It would be better if each story had much more interesting elements to  get the readers hooked till the next chapter. Alas, we have to keep in mind that it is a challenge when you have a limited number of pages to work with.

The art of each story contains a cartoon-ish element to it which children would surely love. Each story has an art style that matches their supposed theme. The whole comic book is colored and the illustrators also did a good job in making their pages colorful. The narrative boxes in Noxamus looks great but the font for its speech bubbles could still be improved.

If you like a comic book with multiple stories then you might like Collision of Worlds #1. Collision of Worlds #1 does have a slightly frail start but it still has the potential to grow and improve.