Coyote vol 1 by Ranmaru Zariya
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vassaladyI FINALLY read Coyote. It's been out since, what, October? And I got it as soon as it came out, but only just got around to reading it.
So glad I did.
So Coyote is about a werewolf named Coyote and the pianist who is super into him. Coyote goes into heat one night while the pianist, known only as Marleen (not his real name) to Coyote, is wooing him, much to Marleen's shock, and Coyote agrees to let Marleen take him a brothel to relieve his need. And then later agrees to go back to Marleen's place for a week of heat relieving sex. Only there's also high tension between the werewolves, whose existence are officially denied, and the werewolves are happy to keep it that way, and a mafia family who've been feuding with them for decades.
Guess where this is going.
THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS A ROMEO AND JULIET SITUATION, MARLEEN, still not his real name, IS REALLY PART OF THAT MAFIA FAMILY. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
OKAY omg so like, I am SO EXCITED to see where this goes. This had much more plot than I had expected. I'm not going to poo-poo that, because omg, what's gonna happen when Coyote finds out? What's going to happen when THINGS ESCALATE, as they already start to in this volume? Is this going to be a tragedy or will it have a happy ending? WHO KNOWS? I mean, Zariya probably does, but the rest of us don't.
The art is GORGEOUS. Zariya has a fairly intricate style, with more detailed backgrounds AND character designs (there's one shot in particular where we have a dead werewolf and a dead mafia member, and all the hair and the ground and just everything, so many lines) and a fabulous use of tones for great shadow work. Everyone is so gorgeous, too. There's one panel with Marleen where he just looks like a marble statue, it's so lovely. And none of it feels stilted, either, the characters feel in motion to me.
The sex in this is also very good. It's often, but sprinkled through the plot. Hot, tasteful, very good. Marleen and Coyote are both very fit and muscular.
I love it so much, I am so excited to read more.
Coyote is released by SuBLime in the US.
So glad I did.
So Coyote is about a werewolf named Coyote and the pianist who is super into him. Coyote goes into heat one night while the pianist, known only as Marleen (not his real name) to Coyote, is wooing him, much to Marleen's shock, and Coyote agrees to let Marleen take him a brothel to relieve his need. And then later agrees to go back to Marleen's place for a week of heat relieving sex. Only there's also high tension between the werewolves, whose existence are officially denied, and the werewolves are happy to keep it that way, and a mafia family who've been feuding with them for decades.
Guess where this is going.
THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS A ROMEO AND JULIET SITUATION, MARLEEN, still not his real name, IS REALLY PART OF THAT MAFIA FAMILY. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
OKAY omg so like, I am SO EXCITED to see where this goes. This had much more plot than I had expected. I'm not going to poo-poo that, because omg, what's gonna happen when Coyote finds out? What's going to happen when THINGS ESCALATE, as they already start to in this volume? Is this going to be a tragedy or will it have a happy ending? WHO KNOWS? I mean, Zariya probably does, but the rest of us don't.
The art is GORGEOUS. Zariya has a fairly intricate style, with more detailed backgrounds AND character designs (there's one shot in particular where we have a dead werewolf and a dead mafia member, and all the hair and the ground and just everything, so many lines) and a fabulous use of tones for great shadow work. Everyone is so gorgeous, too. There's one panel with Marleen where he just looks like a marble statue, it's so lovely. And none of it feels stilted, either, the characters feel in motion to me.
The sex in this is also very good. It's often, but sprinkled through the plot. Hot, tasteful, very good. Marleen and Coyote are both very fit and muscular.
I love it so much, I am so excited to read more.
Coyote is released by SuBLime in the US.
