Review: Pixy Junket by PURE

by Chriss Cornish published: July 23, 2010 No Comments

This Book Is About

When an innocent pixy named “Pacifica” appears and attaches herself to young rapscallions Tatsuki and Shin, the government and a host of nefarious characters all want to kidnap her for their personal gain! The last surviving member of the royal family thinks Pacifica will grant him eternal life. A genie claims, “Pixies are the treasures of this world, with the power to integrate anything and everything in the universe.” Our heroes, frankly, care more about where their next gourmet meal is coming from.

My Thoughts On This Book

Pixy Junket is a fun science fiction manga/graphic novel with a nice twist at the end. The story flows quickly and has a cartoon sort of mind-feel, if you follow me. Some of the hairdos are a little ’80s but, other than that, the artwork isn’t dated at all (a problem faced by a lot of manga from the ’90s)

My only complaint is that it didn’t dwell longer on the theme it introduces at the end. But than, this isn’t a hard sci-fi work.

Quick Story & World Synopsis

The world of Pixy Junket is mostly like ours, but the planet is flat and surrounded by high mountains and a ring of clouds. Very like the traditional Asian view of the world as a disc carried by elephants standing on the back of a tortoise.

The people are all humans, some of whom have animal features (a few to the degree that they look like anthropomorphic beasts). It’s implied that everyone starts out completely normal looking but that there’s a religion where people make themselves look more animal-like as a sign of faith. Why, how, or what is unclear since it’s only mentioned in one brief dialog exchange with some angry guys in a bar.

Pixy Junket starts out with alien ships and alien soldiers swarming all over a hill top while the riot police evacuate town. The two main characters are trying to get through town in time to make it for dinner at a far hotel famous for it’s gourmet food and beautiful waitresses. They follow a news van down a side road to evade the road block and end up discovering a lovely girl with dragonfly wings stepping out of a containment chamber. A wounded alien nearby tries to kill the pixy and they stop him. They flee with the pretty pixy in tow and plot ensues.

Shade-tastic of Blank-city: How Well is This B&W Comic Inked

The inking, toning, and shading for Pixy Junket is good. I had no trouble following action, identifying objects, or quickly figuring out what’s important in a panel. Those things are often issues in black and white graphic novels. Especially for some of us who have more trouble following color-less sequential art than others.