Drawn and written by: Sarah Andersen
Published by: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Release Date: Available now
Fangs is a comic strip compilation from Sarah Andersen, the cartoonist behind Sarah's Scribbles. The central premise of the book is that a vampire and a werewolf are dating. It starts with their meeting, and offers up glimpses of what their relationship is like.
While it was being released as a webcomic Fangs mostly stuck to a one story per strip structure, and there is no story arc to speak of. The relationship between the two lead characters gets more serious as time goes on, but that is more as a means to explore different aspects of what their dynamic might look like than evidence of a conventional story line. Elsie (the vampire) and Jimmy (the werewolf) are likeable people, with a clear chemistry which shines through across the pages. They make a couple couple, and the main drawer of Fangs is seeing how their personalities mesh with one another.
Whether or not Fangs is something to purchase falls down to a couple of simple questions. Do you want to read a slice of life relationship comedy about funny couple situations with a supernatural twist? Are you okay with that being largely unconnected snapshots rather than something more akin to a novel? If the answer to those questions is "yes", then this may be the book to you. If you're still not convinced then read a page or two online, if you find yourself satisfied with just that, then don't get this book. If you find yourself wanting to read more, then go for it.
Fangs is a pleasant book (with a touche of the macabre) about interesting characters being a couple (while also being creatures of the night) . If that's the type of comic which appeals to you, then you might want to check it out.
