Anthologies can be difficult. If you don’t have an ongoing plot to keep readers coming back, your work may be a hard sell. Even if one plot sticks and the other one sucks, it’s like half of it was cool and the other half was unbearable. Pakurisu as a series gets around this problem in several ways. One is that it’s easy to track and keep up with ongoing stories. But more importantly, Pakris is never really marketed as a book about a particular story. This is a book by Dustin Weaver. Whenever you want to publish what you want to write or draw.
Fortunately, in 2024, at least a relatively large number of rip-offs have hit comic stands. This year, in addition to issues 0, 8, and 9, issue 1949 (a perfect manga in my opinion) was published, but there were no issues from 2018 to 2022, so it’s kind of ruined. Masu. It’s great to see this gorgeous book being released regularly, no matter how often.
As for Paklis #9, unfortunately I think this is my least favorite issue of the series so far.
Part of the reason is that both stories here are stand-alone stories, separate from everything that came before. On the other hand, it’s a shame because the first story in issue #8 was probably my favorite of Weaver’s work, and I’d love to see more of it. On the other hand, I don’t think these stories were the highlight of Weaver’s greatness.
The first story here is a very simple horror story about a man who stumbles into a creepy hotel and then realizes he’s in trouble. Everything is fine here. After more complex stories in previous issues, I think Weaver is aiming for something simpler in the genre. Especially after 1949, most of the items were simple and focused on craft. This story is still well told, too, with crazy panel density and fewer panels. Great character design. Still, it’s still not enough to end on a high note.
Now, the other half of the book has the opposite problem. I don’t know exactly what you meant. In a way, this is exactly the kind of comic I want from Weaver, where I feel like he’s just putting what interests him on the page. Want to throw a one-handed X-Force guy in there? surely. Do you want to make fun of how much old people use cell phones? An enthusiastic girl with a strange memory? It’s all cool, dude.
The story was also at least intentionally disorienting. This was based on a promotion for a Twin Peaks fanzine that Weaver had, so there’s at least some explanation. I like this one better than the first one. One reason is that I feel it is similar to Pakurisu’s story, and the other reason is that I may be able to understand it if I read it over and over again. Either way, it’s still a fun story filled with Weaver’s art.
Really, that’s all I want from Pakuris anyway. Issue #9 isn’t as engaging as previous issues, but it was still a manga worth the wait. It will keep you satisfied until the next issue. I hope to see my beloved Hiro in the next issue. Pakurisu is my favorite series I discovered this year, and I get excited every time I get a chance to read more.
Pacris #9
The disappointing issue of Pakurisu remains one of my favorite comics of the year. Weaver is a master at his job and I participate in every page.
Weaver’s art is some of the best
Fun derivative novel
