MEAT Vol. 1

Summary

In a world where cyber prosthetics are the norm, people started finding new uses for all that left over meat. But with everyone buying the new steak, some people seem to be losing a lot more than a limb.

Murdock is contacted by one of her friends whose teenage family member has just gone missing. She's hired as his muscle while he investigates the behind the scenes of London's meat market.

Meta

I have a print version of volume 1. Unfortunately, the print version doesn't have page gutters, so they panels are frequently cut off by the glue in the spine. Luckily, this is also a release on Tapas. There are 2.5 chapters out digitally with the other half of chapter 2 only being in print. I can't find the print version for sale online, but perhaps some encouragement in the comments would bring it along. Print edition is about 28-32 pages.

Recommended For

If you're down for eating the rich and the government, this may be for you! I also feel like if you have issues with the meat industry in general, you'll probably like the presentation here. But if you're here for criticising an opportunistic government and a potentially exploitative system, there's a lot of promise here! There's a lot of intrigue; we can assume the kid is dead and why but you still gotta wonder what you'll find when you dig into such an extensive case. It's also got a Christian cult thing going on though it's too early to see how that fully ties in.

I also think if you're looking a butch protag in your life, Murdock is a great one to add. She may be a little on the smaller side, but she's got the energy.

Personally...

This one wasn't really for me. The story was plenty interesting and I'd be curious about where it goes, but it's not my style of cannibalism fiction, so I'm gonna give it a pass. I do think the art looks really good and I'm disappointed it hasn't updated in almost a year, but I don't know the creators reasoning behind that. I may ask if I see them at another con but I'd feel rude 😂