Take heed peons,
The calendar has turned once more to that most auspicious of all occasions, my return! I am Solomon E, the tsar of terrifying tinies, the grandmaster of grotesque giants, a lover of Condorman and Space Godzilla, a hater of maple doughnuts, and the most diabolical of all size fantasy reviewers. Freed from my prison in the Ghost Head Nebula I am here to bless you, the unwashed masses, with my opinions. You are welcome. Mwahaha! 😈
This review will cover a pinup comic which my doppelganger purchased from a booth at San Diego Comic Con 2026. Of interest to macrophiles, a variant cover to the sixth and final issue took inspiration from the 1958 film “Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman” (AoTFFW). Bit of a spoiler perhaps, but nonetheless I will report that the cover was not misleading. The sixth issue did indeed feature a giantess! Although, the actual giantess inside the comic looked significantly different than the cover.
Pinupocalypse’s first printed issue released in January 2025 while the sixth and final issue appeared in September of that year. The trade paperback came out in mid-February 2026. Andrew Tarusov drew and wrote this comic. Per his official web site, Tarusov was originally from Russia, but now lives in Berlin, Germany. Brendan Jones edited and co-wrote while Vladislav Troshin did the lettering. The credits also listed Adelya Adienova and Igor Vyunyshov as coloring assistants. (SIDE NOTE: Before it existed in hardcopy format, this was a web comic starting in 2020.)
The story begins in the family home of a young woman called Foxy who just turned 18 on that very day. Her family’s dialogue demonstrated how ladies were subservient to men in this era. There was also a bit which signaled that one of Foxy’s relatives, her Uncle Harvey, acted inappropriately with her. This suspicion about Uncle Harvey’s behavior was confirmed in a later issue.
After non-subtle commentary about 1950s America, Foxy left home to try on a pretty red dress. Alas, in the midst of trying on the expensive dress a car-sized bomb, which looked like a giant butt plug, crashed into the nearby street.
This mysterious weapon spewed a green gas which turned nearly everyone into a zombie! Eventually, Foxy encountered her friend Roxy. Being the only people who were still human, they teamed up.
Later on readers learn that an unnamed alien was behind the transformation and fans of famously inept director Ed Wood may recall that this story sounds like Wood’s “Plan 9 from Outer Space.” Indeed, the alien makes the reference unmistakable when it declares that turning humans into the undead was following “Standard Operating Procedure Number 9.”
The alien turned people into zombies before an impending threat, an “aggressive alien fleet,” which reportedly would destroy Earth. Seeking to preserve the human race the alien gave out two bracelets which rendered the wearers immune. The two bracelet wearers were then supposed to reproduce on the alien craft which would take them away from the danger. Apparently, the alien did not consider the massive inbreeding and physical degradation in future generations which results by starting with only two people. (SIDE NOTE: Somehow the alien learned English, but did not learn anything about human religions or how to distinguish female humans from males.)
Earlier, I mentioned Uncle Harvey. In issue #2 he appeared as a zombie crawling on top of Foxy. His false teeth fell out before he could bite the poor lady. Then Roxy kicked him off Foxy and shouted “Take a hint, gummy! The lady’s not into incest!” Presumably, Uncle Harvey was a monster even before he became a zombie.
In the finale, a robot turned the alien into a giant. The growth ray did not work on regular humans, only zombies. So, Foxy removed her bracelet and turned into a zombie before growing into a zombie giantess!
The artwork was well-done and made the leads very attractive. There was no nudity or sex and not even so much as a kiss between the heroines. Although, in the span of a single issue Foxy woke up after resting her head in Roxy’s cleavage and later on she woke up in Roxy’s crotch. So, there were definitely allusions to hanky-panky.
Regarding areas to improve in this work, there is a discussion to be had regarding whether a particular work is derivative or a homage. Other independent comic books, such as Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which parodied the origin story and many villains from Marvel Comic’s superhero Daredevil), have found success paying homage to older works. However, in my opinion, Pinupocalpyse felt more derivative than anything else. To be fair, significant aspects of the story, such as the lesbian romance in mid-20th century America, were unique. However, because so many of the covers and story elements were based on famous movies, or infamous in the case of Plan 9 from Outer Space, this comic did not establish its own identity. Many of the alternate covers were homages to famous motion pictures and comic books such as Sam Raimi’s films “The Evil Dead” and “Evil Dead 2” plus Robert Kirkman’s comic “The Walking Dead” issue #1. As mentioned before, variant cover B to Pinupocalypse #6 paid homage to AoTFFW and originally caught SolomonG’s eye.
I get the appeal. I also think AoTFFW’s poster is iconic. However, that artwork by Reynold Brown has been copied to death. To give several examples, AC Comics copied AoTFFW’s poster for Femforce #5 in 1986, American pop band Maroon 5 copied it for a t-shirt in the early 2000s, Marvel Comics copied it for Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #13 in 2006, the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival copied it for their 2009 promotional posters, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival copied it for a 2010 poster, and amateur studio Giantess Productions copied it for a promotion in 2022. Given that so many people have mimicked that poster Pinupocalypse’s version was merely another one out of a great many. Tarusov would have been better off making a distinct giantess cover that he could have called his own.
Overall, I recommend Pinupocalypse. I wish more had been done to set it apart, but the gorgeous pinup art and inclusion of size should please giantess fans. Furthermore, folks can read it for free at Webtoon!
That’s it for today. Stay tuned to There She Grows for more scary reviews coming soon. Until then, keep screaming!
* She was eating a pancake, but to my eyes it could have been chicken or several other possibilities.
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