Writing: I found this book to be a cross between Star Wars and The Transporter. I know this sounds like an odd combination but this book is a about a bunch of "Runners", people who transport goods without asking questions about the cargo, set in a galaxy far ....oh you know what I mean.
Sean Wang does a great job of setting up this world and possibly a better job at keeping the pace of the book at just the right speed, never allowing us to get bored or lost. Each individual character's personality is well defined and interesting. (though maybe not treading any new ground)
The band of runners find out what is in the cargo in one of the shipments and the action really takes off (not that it was boring before this either). If you've seen The Transporter (or looked at the cover of the book) you have a good idea what the shipment might be.
Much of the rest of the book is a lot of chase scenes involving our heroes and both the authorites and some bad guys. All of this action is exciting and well worth the time you spend with the book.
Artwork: I really loved the artwork. The characters, backgrounds, ships, and cityscapes are well thought out and very detailed.
Overall: 5 stars. This very well might be my favorite Sci-Fi book that we have reviewed. I'm looking forward to being able to read more Sean Wang titles in the future. This is a book that any Sci-Fi fan should check out.
Ron Miller
Writing: I'll steer clear of references to a certain well-known sci-fi trilogy and just say it's a good story with interesting characters that happens to take place in the icy void of space.
Artwork: Clear, crisp, and all action (with a hint of lime).
Overall: 5 stars. Good, fun sci-fi that's a great run from start to finish. What's not to like?
Alex Haas
Writing: While this series didn't break any new ground with regard to character archetypes, they were well put together and fleshed out nicely through this story arc.
Artwork: I thought the artwork was very clean, and the quality of the characters and their expressions contributed to the overall humor of the book.
Overall: 4 stars. A fun sci-romp.
Robert Weiman
Writing: Capturing issues one through five of this series in this trade paperback gave me a lot of info about the characters in this issue. This was a light fun read with some good action as well as some interesting humor. This was a well done story and although it took a bit of time to get used to the dialog it was a nicely done comic.
Artwork: The art was a good addition to the story. It was clean and easy to follow. The characters were very expressive and the action sequences were top notch.
Overall: 4 stars. This was a fun light read.
Stefan Haas