trike's review against another edition
4.0
Kind of torn between 3 and 4 stars here. I'm giving it the bump because it has potential.
This is not a perfect book by any means, but it's certainly the best sci-fi graphic novel I've encountered since Think Tank. The biggest issue is that the collection doesn't really resolve anything. Taken together, these first 5 issues are the equivalent of a pilot episode of a TV series that ends on a cliffhanger.
I like the structure of it, as we learn piecemeal why everything is happening the way it is. I also quite enjoyed the dialogue, which is often a stumbling block for these types of books for some reason. We do hit a few tropes of the genre pretty hard and there are a few cliches to be had, but they don't try to stab you in the eye the way other books employ them.
Maybe I'm really reacting to other books in this genre rather than the specific qualities of this one when held up against an ideal version of a Science Fiction graphic novel. Primarily these four stars are because this really shows promise.
This is not a perfect book by any means, but it's certainly the best sci-fi graphic novel I've encountered since Think Tank. The biggest issue is that the collection doesn't really resolve anything. Taken together, these first 5 issues are the equivalent of a pilot episode of a TV series that ends on a cliffhanger.
I like the structure of it, as we learn piecemeal why everything is happening the way it is. I also quite enjoyed the dialogue, which is often a stumbling block for these types of books for some reason. We do hit a few tropes of the genre pretty hard and there are a few cliches to be had, but they don't try to stab you in the eye the way other books employ them.
Maybe I'm really reacting to other books in this genre rather than the specific qualities of this one when held up against an ideal version of a Science Fiction graphic novel. Primarily these four stars are because this really shows promise.
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
3.0
I must be missing something. I like the art, like the story ideas, but I feel like there is some chapters I didn't read or some game or something that explains some holes.
alexauthorshay's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting premise, but not quite enough for me to keep reading. The art bothered me the entire time, though more so at the beginning. It looks traced to me, like someone outlined the poses from photographs and then shaded over the original with digital brushes. Or like the 3d game style used in Borderlands or The Wolf Among Us. Which I've never experienced in a comic book before and somehow felt like cheating? I don't know, but it bothered me. Beyond that, it's difficult to tell the characters apart by appearance, and I can't always tell who's speaking. The dialogue seems very generic and sometimes unneeded.
I did read to the end because I was curious about the object they brought to their ship, curious about the aliens they stole it from. But of course you don't get answers to either of those things since that's what will serve as the ongoing plot throughout the series. I'm curious enough to maybe read a plot summary, if one exists, but not to read every panel.
I did read to the end because I was curious about the object they brought to their ship, curious about the aliens they stole it from. But of course you don't get answers to either of those things since that's what will serve as the ongoing plot throughout the series. I'm curious enough to maybe read a plot summary, if one exists, but not to read every panel.
larakaa's review against another edition
3.0
solid Science Fiction story. a bit foreseeable. establishes a good basis. lacks something special. progrssion is jumpy. artwork a bit too cleancut and generc for m taste and without highlights.
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