Cartoonist Benjamin Marra brilliantly satirizes America’s obsession with justice — and disinterest in consequences — via a highly stylized, hyper- masculine style that gushes with violence, sex, and international intrigue, battering down the boundaries between psychedelia, political commentary, and aggressive expressionism. Terror Assaulter must defeat Terror at all costs, as long as it leaves time for steamy dates with hot chicks. The man’s codename is O.M.W.O.T. (One Man War On Terror) and he is the world’s greatest protector, and a villain’s worst nightmare. This is a hilarious satire of American foreign policy over the last decade, neocon philosophy, the state of American masculinity and sexuality, and male power fantasy in escapist entertainment.

Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T. is a fascinating graphic novel that skewers the hyper masculine including action films, and violence in general. I’ll admit that while reading it, there’s a lot of moments where I stopped and wondered what the hell was going on and what I was reading.

The comic is over the top, and reads like a very stilted episode of Archer with statements that at times are obvious, but also hilarious in how blunt they are.

Terror Assaulter takes on its subject in a full frontal assault, not just the idea of justice through action, but also the masculinity that surrounds it. There’s sex scenes that are about as dry and unsexy as you get, which makes them all the more funny in their lampooning their subject matter.

The graphic novel is fascinating and definitely not for everyone, but spoofs its topics very well, leaving little on the table in how it goes about it. This is all out action for those you like to think as well.

Story: Bengamin Marra Art: Benjamin Marra
Story: 8 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Read

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