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amybellbooks's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.0
Quick graphic novel read - sci fi space story and an interesting opener to the series.
zare_i's review
4.0
Very interesting book about the enhanced law enforcer returning from long voyage to be decommissioned.
And when I say decommissioned I mean it decommissioned like an old combat tank. Because you see enhanced law enforcer are not unlike UN Envoys from Takeshi Kovacs' universe - heavily augmented and deadly. So deadly that even their central command is ready to blow them up the moment bad news start coming up because int he past enforcer going crazy caused such mayhem it took substantial resources to bring them down.
And then things go bad - space station in orbit of Titan gets blasted out of space and sole survivor is our hero. Being absent for so long he is not aware of energy conflicts going on and discovery of Titan's fuel and numerous companies fighting over it. Truth be told he does not require all of that information because he is fast learner and once crime is committed he is on track. And no-one who wants to live can stop him from solving the crime.
It is an interesting book with interesting space based cyberpunk story. You wont find any external augmentations, they are all subtle beneath the skin. Events take time and book 1 abruptly stops in the middle of it. If there is one thing that I did not like then it is this. I wish more story was fleshed out - unfortunately this way we are not even one fifth into the story. Hopefully new volumes will be coming soon.
Art is OK, very reminiscent of Mike Mignola's style, wide panels and play with color and shade. To be honest I like to have more elements in the panels (Mignola's style is lots-of-empty-space for me) but it is OK. It is just that story wise I find this book lacking.
All in all recommended to all fans of SF, cyberpunk and old frontier justice movies. But you might want to keep waiting until additional volumes are released (hopefully soon).
And when I say decommissioned I mean it decommissioned like an old combat tank. Because you see enhanced law enforcer are not unlike UN Envoys from Takeshi Kovacs' universe - heavily augmented and deadly. So deadly that even their central command is ready to blow them up the moment bad news start coming up because int he past enforcer going crazy caused such mayhem it took substantial resources to bring them down.
And then things go bad - space station in orbit of Titan gets blasted out of space and sole survivor is our hero. Being absent for so long he is not aware of energy conflicts going on and discovery of Titan's fuel and numerous companies fighting over it. Truth be told he does not require all of that information because he is fast learner and once crime is committed he is on track. And no-one who wants to live can stop him from solving the crime.
It is an interesting book with interesting space based cyberpunk story. You wont find any external augmentations, they are all subtle beneath the skin. Events take time and book 1 abruptly stops in the middle of it. If there is one thing that I did not like then it is this. I wish more story was fleshed out - unfortunately this way we are not even one fifth into the story. Hopefully new volumes will be coming soon.
Art is OK, very reminiscent of Mike Mignola's style, wide panels and play with color and shade. To be honest I like to have more elements in the panels (Mignola's style is lots-of-empty-space for me) but it is OK. It is just that story wise I find this book lacking.
All in all recommended to all fans of SF, cyberpunk and old frontier justice movies. But you might want to keep waiting until additional volumes are released (hopefully soon).
louisaroselewis's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
2.0
Sadly this book wasn't my cup of tea. I think the artwork is compelling. However, the story didn't move fast enough for me.
That being said if you are looking for a Dark sci-fi slow-moving adventure to read, I think this comic is best suited for you.
That being said if you are looking for a Dark sci-fi slow-moving adventure to read, I think this comic is best suited for you.
lottiereads's review against another edition
5.0
Robocop meets Terminator in space. I’m still not sure how I feel about this. It was good but also long winded. There were whole pages of text, in a graphic novel… that’s weird.
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