Pretty Violent # 1 2019 NM-

Pretty Violent # 1 is the series premiere of an ongoing, gore-filled superhero parody published by Image Comics. First released on August 21, 2019, the comic features a "candy-coated" world contrasted with extreme "red band" violence and crude humor. 

• Plot Overview: Gamma Rae is a frustrated teenage girl who desperately wants to be a superhero. While she has been incredibly strong since infancy, her primary obstacle is her family: all of her siblings are notorious, hero-murdering criminals. The first issue follows her attempts to "do some hardcore heroing" in Bay City, which quickly spiral into accidental mass casualties and vulgar confrontations with both citizens and established heroes.
• Key Characters: The story centers on Gamma Rae, an altruistic but reckless young girl. The world is populated by bizarre heroes and villains like Mechanix, Magma Beast, and Oswald Manson (a serial killer who wears an outfit made of testicles).
• Creative Team: The book is created and illustrated by Derek Hunter (DuckTales, Adventure Time) and co-written by Jason Young (I Hate Fairyland). Spencer Holt provided the vibrant colors.
• Original Release Date: August 21, 2019. 

Reviewers generally describe the book as a "pleasantly psychotic" mix of Saturday Morning Cartoons and extreme adult content. 

• Artistic Contrast: Critics highly praise the visual style, comparing it to "Ren and Stimpy" or "Happy Tree Friends," where the light, "bouncy" art makes the graphic gore and "flying internal organs" feel comically surreal.
• Subversive Humor: The book is lauded as a successful satire of superhero idealism, effectively using profanity and "potty-mouthed" humor to land its jokes.