A Comic by Marat Mychaels, Bryan Sharp, Ron C. Williams, and Anthony George

One long-running comic book trope that people often forget about is the jungle girl or savage princess “genre”. This genre originated in the golden age of comics and can be seen as the female equivalent to the classic story Tarzan the Ape Man. In these comics, readers are introduced to fearless and independent women who find themselves in the untamed wilderness. These brave heroines navigate through dense jungles, uncharted territories, and even prehistoric landscapes, wearing their iconic fur bikinis as a symbol of freedom and strength. These “jungle girls” captivate readers with their incredible survival skills and agility. They possess an innate connection with nature, effortlessly swinging from vines, outsmarting troglodytes, and fearlessly engaging in combat with ferocious creatures including dinosaurs or mammoths and even lions, tigers, and bears (oh my!).

I will admit that almost every book in this genre, at least in the ones I’ve read in the past, end up basically being the same, which makes them kind of monotonous. What this genre needs are people willing to take chances and do some fun stuff with the tropes, which is where today’s review comes in. Savage Eve takes the above idea and puts a little spin on it by making the Jungle the literal Garden of Eden, and Eve is..well…Eve. That’s as far as we can tell at least because this issue is REALLY heavy on the action, with very little exposition so far. The good news is I have like four issues of this, so we shall see where the story goes.

“The Garden of Eden a place of unparalleled beauty, tranquility and….VIOLENCE?! Savage Eve a mind bending story with twists and turns you’ll never see coming…. a new creation from the mind of Marat Mychaels. Marat and Bryan Sharp have crafted a story about Eve of the garden of Eden that will leave you wanting another issue ASAP! Beautifully illustrated by Ron C. Williams with layouts by Marat Mychaels and vividly colored by Anthony George. This amazing book features covers by the best of the best. Superstar cover artists Eric Basaldua, Mike Debalfo, Eddie Nunez , Sajad Shah and Marat Mychaels have provided some of the best covers of their careers for this book ! Savage Eve a treat for your eyes!”

I mean, there’s not much to really say here in issue one. The book opens with Eve plucking an apple (the forbidden fruit) from what we can presume is the Biblical Tree of Knowledge, and suddenly a band of rampaging cavemen appear, seeming to be really intent on murdering her. The next 22 pages are her and the infamous Serpent demolishing these guys in gruesome ways. Perhaps the fruit was the knowledge to become John Wick? There is a bit of a science fiction element at the end that I won’t comment on until I understand what’s happening, and I have to wonder – where’s Adam? If we are going for a straight Biblical reference, I assume he’s there somewhere, if not one of the cavemen? I have many questions from one issue, and I’m definitely interested to see what happens.

Overall, I liked this book despite it basically being a long action scene. I am mostly intrigued as to where the writers will take the story, and if it lives up to its potential. As mentioned before, I have four issues of this, obtained through a Kickstarter campaign, so I’ll try to make it through to the end of at least that many chapters. If you don’t mind a bit of cheesecake, which will definitely deter some of my readers, Savage Eve is an interesting take on what many would consider a two-dimensional stock character. Stay tuned for more!