crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
In this fourth volume of Resident Alien, we get a bit more backstory about Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle (actually an alien) than we have in any previous volumes, and eventually someone he interacts with figures out his secret. But, once again, that's just a minor point in a story about solving crimes in a small town. And, once again, it's a really fun story.
Part of what makes this series work is [a:Steve Parkhouse|554069|Steve Parkhouse|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]'s charming art.
Charming seems like faint praise, but I promise it isn't. This series wouldn't seem as authentic if the art was Stupendous or Amazing or Fantastic. Parkhouse's mastery of expressions often gets brought up in reviews, and with good reasons, but I really appreciate how he has populated this town with many people who look very normal, and yet none of them could be confused for each other. So many artists, most whose work I love, have only one or two types of female characters they can draw, and one or two types of male characters. Parkhouse has an incredibly wide range of figures and faces that all work really well.
I really wish more people were reading this excellent series.
Part of what makes this series work is [a:Steve Parkhouse|554069|Steve Parkhouse|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]'s charming art.
Charming seems like faint praise, but I promise it isn't. This series wouldn't seem as authentic if the art was Stupendous or Amazing or Fantastic. Parkhouse's mastery of expressions often gets brought up in reviews, and with good reasons, but I really appreciate how he has populated this town with many people who look very normal, and yet none of them could be confused for each other. So many artists, most whose work I love, have only one or two types of female characters they can draw, and one or two types of male characters. Parkhouse has an incredibly wide range of figures and faces that all work really well.
I really wish more people were reading this excellent series.
trike's review against another edition
3.0
Soon to be a TV series on SyFy: https://youtu.be/Lbu_0ObJxkQ
The show looks like a comedy. The comics are nothing like that.
The show looks like a comedy. The comics are nothing like that.
wandering_not_lost's review against another edition
mysterious
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
More of the same in this series, with another mystery in town as well as some nice movement as Dan and Harry finally have The Talk about Harry's origins. I really like how that's handled, and how it's clear that Harry's endeared himself to more than one person in town at this point.
gothamgal's review against another edition
4.0
The people who have been hunting him have seen him now.
Harry realizes that he needs to do a few more things as he closes in on the killer, and realizes a few of his friends may be getting closer to danger, themselves.
Harry realizes that he needs to do a few more things as he closes in on the killer, and realizes a few of his friends may be getting closer to danger, themselves.
user226's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Not as great as the first 3 volumes but still a lovely comic with wonderful characters.
shim's review against another edition
3.0
Really you could take out the fact that he’s an alien and you’d have pretty much the same comic.
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