When it comes to comics about stuffed animals, I doubt anyone has read a story as gripping or as violent as The Unstuffed. This is a story about an evil emperor (who happens to be a hamster with a monocle) who has taken over 80% of the entire world. Every hero who has crossed him has either died or been converted by Emperor Brown’s Stuffing process. A process that converts the normal stuffing to one that will obey Brown’s word if he gives it. Even the last of the resistance, Grey and Fox have been captured and placed in a metal container ready for processing. For this is where the story begins, and through its pages has kept me entralled.

The artist, Corey Messer, has provided a back story to the world in word form so anyone can jump into the world without too much hassle, and with a bi-weekly update schedule it means that its never too long before another comic arrives. The art itself suits the comic with a mixture of gore, stuffing and a weird sense that the characters could be easily made into toys. However the art does nothing compared to the story-writing, which has had alot of work put into it. The characters are well written and I feel compassion for the “enemy” characters as well as the anti-hero “good” characters, more so once I had read the backstory Corey wrote.

 The story wont be for everyone as it is violent, dont let the fact they are stuffed animals confuse you about that. That said it is an enjoyable read and as its ongoing it will continue to be one of my weekly webcomics.

 As a side note, Corey is running a competiton to draw a character as if they swapped sides. So for all you artists out there, its worth a shot (I on the otherhand will just enjoy your art whilst cursing my lack of art skills).

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