Apparently there is a famous Youtuber called Coreyxkenshin who's famous for horror game streams. Everyone's got a hobby these days, but only the lucky/talented few can turn it into a hustle. So now he's branching into a new hustle; manga/comics. Monsters We Make is a collab with Andrew Gong and Elyas Magee-Sherman and Corey Mikell, to make a sci-fi horror manga. I don't know any of those names- they might be rookies. Let's find out if they're any good at it.

The comic opening is your semi-standard new-kid-goes-to-new-school-then fights monsters story, though this one has a varient in which a select few are commissioned to fight monsters in the city of New Edyn. Apparently an EMP/Flare knocked out power for 2 weeks 16 years ago, and those born in that timeline have developed new and amazing powers. We are given some hints as to what those powers might be with the main character and the monsterous opening villain. We also get a Chainsaw-Man esque vibe of the relationship between the main characters, though main Jabari is not a clueless dunce as Denji was.

The art is top-notch! I don't know why these artists didn't publish manga-style before, but I was quite impressed. Felt like I was reading something made with love. It didn't feel rushed or "processed" like a shonen jump copy. My main gripes are with the website; you can't download the file (though you can get a physical copy) and can only read it on their website. Zooming in isn't possible on computer, it might be on phone. I wasn't a big fan of some of the paneling. I think they could've made it a little more "dynamic". 

Anyway, I will write the rest of the review before Seollal. If you're interested in reading it before me, you can buy it for $19.95 at their website here.

Now we get to the meat of the series in chapters 4 to 7. Jabari gets a rude awakening to the nature of the war he's been unexpectedly recruited into. Forced to join Alpha Squad, he shows up just in time to stop the Leaker's attacks and save the team. But his overpowered attack injured his hands and knocked the creature into the underground city, forcing the team into fighting in unknown streets. Can Jabari get his new team out in time?

This series reminds me a bit of Gantz and Darwin's Game. You've got the familiar aspects of high school hero, seedy high school, secret government activities, and strange mutant creatures who seem nice as humans but turn murderous real quick. There are the semi-cliche geek with glasses, calm nature girl, strong girl who doesn't show weakness (like Kikoryu from Kaiju No. 8), mysterious level-headed leader, and the semi-evil school principal/general (Like Makima from Chainsaw Man or Genji from NGE). If you're into high school shonen action, this might be the series for you.

Art remained the same with no major differences. I liked the manga style, though for some speech bubbles the convo was hard to follow, so I continue to recommend they add arrows or numbers. If this ever gets made into a TV show, then the crew would have a very good storyboard already ready to go.

You can buy volume I for $19.95 at their website here.