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ljrinaldi's review
3.0
This is a bit of a mess. We are thrown into the story, and we have to swim hard to catch up. And while I enjoy doing that if the story is really good, from what I could see, the illustrations were better than the story itself
Aslo was abandoned by his father, by accident, and his aunt abandoned him as well. His father, Henry got sucked into an steampunk world where the indigenous people are ghosts like beings, and the current settlers are human like beings. And the US government is extracting ores of some kind, which is never explained what sort, from the planet as well.
Can you keep up yet?
Yeah, the illustrations are fun, but the story just runs along a mile a minute.
If you can keep up, that is fine, but I never felt as though I got to know the characters or care about them. Even Arlo is a bit of an icon, the boy who saves everyone.
So, not sure if I would recommend it or not. Your mileage may vary.
Aslo was abandoned by his father, by accident, and his aunt abandoned him as well. His father, Henry got sucked into an steampunk world where the indigenous people are ghosts like beings, and the current settlers are human like beings. And the US government is extracting ores of some kind, which is never explained what sort, from the planet as well.
Can you keep up yet?
Yeah, the illustrations are fun, but the story just runs along a mile a minute.
If you can keep up, that is fine, but I never felt as though I got to know the characters or care about them. Even Arlo is a bit of an icon, the boy who saves everyone.
So, not sure if I would recommend it or not. Your mileage may vary.
lemon_drop's review
4.0
Really interesting panel work and framing perspective earn this 4 stars from me!
bargainandbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
daclyde's review against another edition
4.0
In a very brief space, Ford, Leslie and de la Cruz have managed to cram a ton of personality and backstory into the world of Pother and each inhabitant. It is impressive how they are able to define each character so well in the space of a single panel with only an line or two of dialog, body posture and facial expression.
Transitions were abrupt at times, making the action a bit tough to follow from one scene to the next, but the pacing never let up from the start.
I would love to see more stories in this world.
Transitions were abrupt at times, making the action a bit tough to follow from one scene to the next, but the pacing never let up from the start.
I would love to see more stories in this world.
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