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TRIGUN BOOKCLUB TRIMAX VOL8 PART1
As a warning, I will start babbling about Vashwood in this volume (though not really in this part yet) and then probably in all volumes to come, too. Obviously because I love the pairing but also because their relationship is so important and impactful, and this volume marks such an important milestone.
What I really like in Vash and the talk between him and Knives at the start of Chapter 1 is, that Vash also acknowledges the pain and abuse that humans have inflicted upon the Plants. He totally understands Knive’s anger and why he acts that way, but the kind sides of the humans that Vash was witness to as well, Knives never got the chance to learn. And if you’d try to show kindness to him now, he wouldn’t appreciate or even see it.
Not the face of someone who’s happy to be back with his old crew obviously. (Sometimes some drawings of Wolfwood make him look so much less bulky and more fragile and like the tiny Wolfwood, like here on the right…maybe because we can’t see these huge shoulders. I like that!)
Still trying to live by Vash’s and now his ideals, even though there’s no way these soldiers are gonna get back out of this alive anyway…and how he stubbornly doesn’t answer Chapel…(Meanwhile Livio is thinking “Nice! Free banquet! *continues to slaughter the men*)
Oh my boy you’ve come such a long way :’(
The whole rest of the talk between Knives and Vash at the end of ch1 was a great character insight, and next to what lots of other people already said I wouldn’t know what to add to that. So I’m just choosing to save these panels here, sums it up pretty nicely and we get to see the two brothers in a nice comparison!
Chapter 2:
Please take my boy out of this situation. He clearly doesn’t want to be there. (the way Wolfwood looks so much not-in-control of the situation….oh man)
Make a pirouette, and I’ll give you a 10/10 for this jump, Knives.
If some had not been aware until now, at this point at the latest everybody will have noticed that Nightow doesn’t fuck around with depicting some traumatic and cruel stuff. (And boy does he know how to do it)
There are so many awesome pages in these later volumes that I’m basically just copying whole pages in these posts here but HOLY COW doesn’t this look epic.
And the whole time, Vash is unable to do anything. At least he’s giving Legato a hard time, too.
That above panel damn. And look how it’s killing Wolfwood internally. He’s seeing all those evil deeds done by the arc, helping alongside Chapel now too, probably, and then he’s already got the guild of bringing Vash here to get him trapped….all just because he wants to save his home and the kids there but BOY is it killing him inside. It sucks when you have to be the bad guy to save the ones you care about.
Also, the turn the story takes at this point, with everything falling into chaos so quickly…it’s gotten very quickly so much darker now. I do like dark stories too so I was enjoying this with anticipation how it could get resolved when I read this for the first time. Still, very tough stuff to digest.
And then, of course, omg these girls appear again!!! You go!!! However you managed to survive, you’re looking well. I’m also glad Luida is still here too ♥
Chapter 3:
If I’m ever in need for a mechanic and had to choose from the Trigun cast you know I’d go for Brad. Look how crafty he looks with that..drill…thingy. Leaking faucets, here’s your mortal enemy!
THANK YOU Luida. Yes, Vash has dangerous powers, but he’s also Vash and you all owe him so much!! Not letting some fear prevent you from trusting in him!
Wolfwood awoooing at the moon, just like his name says. Also, this was the scene where the plants memories are being shown, and I love that we actually get to see something from their view! The way it’s done, with only same-size panels from the same view is also the perfect way to make that clear.
Super neat way to show how all these different memories and plant consciousnesses (?) are breaking him apart
Please look at our queen in all her murderous glory.
oh god oh god oh god (I’m reading this for the 12234th time but still)
oh god OH YES