An involuntary villain encounters a shape-shifting girl who strives to become his sidekick. Mini-battles with the arch nemesis ensue! Corruption emanates from the evil empire! 
 The coloring is quite vibrant and attractive, and for the most part, I like the artwork. Some places, namely during battle scenes, I found difficult to determine what precisely was occurring. 
 The tone of the story starts off with humor and irreverence, both of which I strongly appreciated. Towards the end, however, things change. Deeper issues arise without being fully resolved. The tone darkens too, and I missed the lighter, funnier events of the beginning. By the end, I wasn't clear on the specific relationship between Ballister and Ambrosius either. 
 Overall I liked it, but didn't love it.