A review by trike
Tartarus Volume 1 by Johnnie Christmas

2.0

This is some weird mash-up of European comics and the 60s New Wave sci-fi. It’s very much in the vein of [b:The Incal|10842223|The Incal|Alejandro Jodorowsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500033240l/10842223._SX50_.jpg|15756581] and other wacky Jodorowsky epics, or something like [b:The Empire of a Thousand Planets|11347727|The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valérian and Laureline, #2)|Pierre Christin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347433904l/11347727._SX50_.jpg|44456467] (Valerian and Laureline), except a lot less coherent, with a messy cast of dozens that rotate through constantly. Ultimately unsatisfying for me on the story level, and the art is quite a mess, too, never clearly conveying what is happening. I kind of admire its ambition, but I just didn’t enjoy it when all is said and done.