Anyone who follows this book already knows it is crazy, incomprehensible and funny as heck. This is a wild ride. Third volume is as strong as the first two.

So a guy named Nate Willner in an isolated town called Blackfossil has cheesed off dinosaurs from another universe by entering their universe in the past and killing their ancestors so he can bring tasty dinosaur meat into his present to serve at his diner. Now one of the future dinosaurs is in Nate’s city with a plan to terrorize humanity while another future dinosaur thinks maybe things can be worked out.

Cut to a future dinosaur cop named Gus who is working with a human named Jim to clean up the mess that Nate made. Nate’s former girlfriend Jenna is working with the Sheriff to get some help, but Jenna pretty clearly wants to get it on with the Sheriff, who isn’t nearly as whiny as Nate, so good for her say I. There’s a bunch of relationship drama revolving around Nate’s needy “why can’t we be besties” attitude toward a woman named Star that isn’t nearly as interesting as monsters disemboweling people.

Anyway, one of the monsters is Gus’ old friend Owen, so the whole thing is pretty emotional for Gus. Owen became a monster (as opposed to a civilized dinosaur) by eating humans. There’s some irony there, I think.

One of the issues tells the backstory of Nate’s badass grandma warrior, who looks Native American but is actually native to an alternate Earth. The story aims to be tear-jerky and while it’s not bad, it’s also a little too obvious to be moving. The last issue is way to talky-talky. Dialog balloons are crashing into each other, there are so many of them.

The disembowelment artwork is kind of good, but the dinosaurs are a little Saturday morning cartoonish. The premise is more worthy of a gag strip than a three volume series that takes itself way too seriously.

I've been anxiously awaiting the conclusion of this series for a couple of years. This series is bonkers comics at its best. It's the story of a chef who discovers a time machine, goes back into the past, kills some dinosaurs and starts serving them as steaks in his restaurant. There's even more to it than that, but I'll leave that in the spoiler tag in case you'd like to be surprised. <spoiler>It turns out he's actually travelling to the past of another dimension where dinosaurs evolve into bipeds. When he kills the dinosaurs in the past, he kills off whole bloodlines of people in the future. Some dinosaur cops track him down in volume 2.</spoiler> This volume is all about tying up all the crazy loose ends opened in the previous volumes. The art, production values, and writing are all top notch. Much better than I'd expect from a first time creative team.

'Voracious: Appetite for Destruction' by Markisan Naso with art by Jason Muhr concludes the bonkers story of a man, a diner, and an appetite to serve up some dinosaur.

Nate Willner has a diner and a time travel suit. With it, he hunts dinosaurs and serves them. No harm done, right?

Except Nate is hunting in an alternate past and killing sentient dinosaurs. Now it's all come to a head as dinosaur detectives and feral dinosaurs are unleashed on Nate's town. Now he and dino-detective Gus Horncrasher have to save the town and try to put things right.

It's a satisfying enough conclusion, and overall a decent, if crazy, story. For a first time shot at comics, this wasn't half bad. It does get pretty wordy at times, but it has a good ending and a nice finish.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Action Lab Entertainment, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

This is essentially why people love comics. They're allowed to be weird and meaningful, sometimes the spicy drama mixes with absurdity. Voracious is very much that very pinnacle. To be honest I only read the first volume before all of this. But good comics allow you to piece anything together.

All of which is just the surface when it comes to this amazing story about compartmentalization and the butterfly effect. People always say things that it's the smallest changes that make the most changes. But it's not always just one change. Every conflict that occurs is because of something that happens and the aggression people hold against someone else. Naturally this creates tension and unresolved moments. I feel powerful about this because I used to have a colleague I hoped could be a friend. Things got ugly between us mainly because of his life; but much like the characters, I learn not to hold a grudge and just take personal responsibility. Because if I didn't take a change, that only meant nothing could get better.

Staying in comfort zones can certainly help people feel special or unique but they can also be toxic. That toxicity goes both ways for both the person and the people around them. That can come with a lot of damage that supersedes everything, even when it's good for them. Even when some things are done with good intentions, some things still hurt people. The most important thing is too just learn, appreciate the good those people have given you, and live with what you've got.

<spoiler>The ending even makes the recipes shown throughout the series relevant. I am a little bummed that the romantic subplot between Nate and Star is just another generic kiss and makeup though.</spoiler>

Overall: 4.8

This was a pretty interesting graphic novel. It had time travel, adventure, drama and plenty of danger. There was a ton of violence and a few moments when things looked pretty hopeless. If you are looking for something different to read then you might want to check this graphic novel out.

This was a decent enough wrap-up for the series but I had trouble remembering some of the plot details since it has been over two years since volume 2 was published and also seemed to move very quickly - I assume because the authors originally planned to have a longer storyline and then ended up struggling to even be able to get this out. It seemed like some plotlines got pushed to the side fairly quickly and most of the page space was spent rushing through action whereas I remember earlier volumes having more humor. It was still an overall interesting series but I think this volume was definitely the weakest.

The long-awaited finale of the Voracious is finally here. The authors aren't some A-game players but still can deliver a good adventure story with nice looking art. The art is maybe too polished and glamourous for my taste but it shows real workmanship here and I appreciate that. this comics book is fun to read, it's some fine "lay back" reading (which is only disturbed by few wordy parts). I liked the ending too, it was very satisfying, the all favourite happy ending with a drop of bitterness. I'm glad that Action Lab put faith in this project and I hope there will be some of that spin-offs pitched in the afterword. They sound great. Voracious is an adventure with dinosaurs, time-travel, fun, action, a bit of polished gore (you can't avoid that) which provides relaxing fun. It has its quirks, but I can see the dedication of authors here, and it paid off.