Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Art by Fiona Staples
The Solicitation
Y: THE LAST MAN writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN returns to comics with red-hot artist FIONA STAPLES for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Star Wars-style action collides with Game of Thrones-esque drama in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers, as new parents Marko and Alana risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. The adventure begins in a spectacular DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with forty-four pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $2.99!
Preview
The Story
Wow, does this book do a lot to introduce the world, characters, and premise for the series.
I am greatly impressed with how much is in this comic. We got a lot to deal with, set up, and get going through.
I remember reading some of the interviews that Vaughan did for this comic and he made it his goal for people to understand that this book is for mature readers.
That being said, the first sequence features a birth, a horned creature gnawing on the umbilical cord, and breast feeding. If that keeps you interested, congrats, you've got a comic to enjoy. If the is a turn off, then this comic won't be for you. Trust me.
This is part Romeo and Juliet love story, part mysticism, all alien, and part Y: The Last Man of people running away and being tracked down by others. Its almost like Warren Ellis and Vaughan got together to create this comic, it is that unexpected combination of everything that you wouldn't expect from him, and I'm enjoying it.
All I can really say to review it properly is for everyone to read the preview. If that intrigues you, then go try the book. Its a bargain for the $2.99 that you will put down. If you find yourself breezing through the story and enjoying it, then knowing Vaughan's track record, this will be a book for you. If it just falls flat, stay away.
The Art
I like this style. Staples knows how to draw. I recently read a Northlanders book where she did some of the art and I was mighty impressed with it. Little did I realize that she would be here and things are looking stellar again.
All the characters are drawn in some good detail while the backgrounds look faded and far away. It reminds me of old cartoons from the 50s and 60s that had the one part you knew would move and be animated, and the background just sorta stayed there.
We do get some good, expressive faces. Which is nice. They don't seem stiff and unmoving. Certain characters' personalities can be seen from the way they are drawn. It speaks good to the artist's ability to tell a story in and of itself. With all the weirdness going on at first glance, that is a good thing to have.
The Cover
Simple, direct, grabs you. it tells you exactly if this is the type of book for you.
Grades
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 9/10
Recommend: I most certainly enjoyed it, and I think that there is an audience out there for this book. You just have to judge if you are a part of it or not.
Buy Next Issue: Sold for me, just as long as my shop doesn't run out of a copy.
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