“It’s an intriguing start, but I’ll admit it now: I thought this was based on the video game of the same name. So I kept wondering when someone was gonna go apeshit and start blowing motherfuckers away.
There are even some parallels. Ish. In one the town is called Eden, in the other it’s Paradise. Guns are involved? I guess that’s about it.
Which is probably for the best. This book has a story, where I’m not sure there’s a whole lot more story to Postal than what’s in the game. The second game has more…I’m not gonna say “story,” let’s just say it’s a collection of things that happen.
That might be why video games don’t always make great movies. There’s a plot, of sorts, but really it’s just a thing that happens, then another thing that happens. It’s a subtle difference, but it’s there. It’s like the opening to The Last Crusade when Indy is on the circus train. A thing happens, then another thing. It’s fun for a sequence, but it couldn’t carry an entire movie.
Anyway, this comic has nothing to do with the video game by the same name. But it’s fun anyway, so give it a whirl. “