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2.89 AVERAGE
2.89 AVERAGE
penleguin's review against another edition
3.0
Dramatic, western-style sci-fi set on an off-world planet. A man crash-lands his ship onto this planet and is immediately taken in by the humans already living there, but his gruff and vitriolic behavior land him into trouble. A very similar feel to the Borderlands video game series.
saikron's review against another edition
4.0
This is some of my favorite art work of any comic, and it has a heavy, noir/pulp feeling that I really enjoyed. The plot is on the nebulous side, but I think that can be a positive thing if it leaves time for more mood and mystery.
I was disappointed that there are only about 3 main characters alive by the end of the 5 issues, and they are kind of boring Everymen and an Everywoman. The most interesting character to me was abruptly killed off.
The main plot driver seems to be finding out who the main character really is, and I'm rating this highly in anticipation that finding that out may be really exciting. Hopefully I'm not wrong.
I was disappointed that there are only about 3 main characters alive by the end of the 5 issues, and they are kind of boring Everymen and an Everywoman. The most interesting character to me was abruptly killed off.
The main plot driver seems to be finding out who the main character really is, and I'm rating this highly in anticipation that finding that out may be really exciting. Hopefully I'm not wrong.
williamaowen's review against another edition
5.0
Big and mysterious is good. This is big and mysterious. Remember how you felt when Sawyer shot the polar bear - that's how this feels (except the bear is bigger and made of lightning I think). And you just want it to get bigger and bigger, and be really really unsure how Ivan Brandon and Nic Klein are going to solve the quasar-level gravity of this.
katikay's review against another edition
3.0
Wonderful art however I'm not really following what's going on in the story line, I think it might tak e another read thru or two but a strong enough series that I'll continue it.
morci's review against another edition
2.0
The color saturation is pretty gorgeous but it couldn't save the flat and stereotypical characters. A tough guy, a religious zealot, and no clear plot... meh. I wanted more creature interactions and world building.
gonza_basta's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very cool story and the illustrations are nice, I hope I can keep on reading it!
Questa é una storia molto particolare e i disegni non sono male, spero di poter continuare a leggerla!
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND DIAMOND BOOK DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE PREVIEW!
Questa é una storia molto particolare e i disegni non sono male, spero di poter continuare a leggerla!
THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND DIAMOND BOOK DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE PREVIEW!
blairmahoney's review against another edition
3.0
Nice artwork but I was underwhelmed by the "Man with No Name" western in space schtick.
crystalstarrlight's review against another edition
2.0
Bullet Review:
This is one of those comics that tells Deep and Dark and Meaningful stories that no one understands, but hey, the art is pretty, amirite?
Dude has amnesia (don't they all?), goes into town (check), meets up with sheriff (check), gets into trouble (double check). Cue lots of Deep and Meaningful narration from Amnesia Dude.
But hey, it could be worse.
This is one of those comics that tells Deep and Dark and Meaningful stories that no one understands, but hey, the art is pretty, amirite?
Dude has amnesia (don't they all?), goes into town (check), meets up with sheriff (check), gets into trouble (double check). Cue lots of Deep and Meaningful narration from Amnesia Dude.
But hey, it could be worse.
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Drifter, Volume 1: Out of the Night' by Ivan Brandon and Nic Klein is a graphic novel to read more for the art than the story. That's not a bad thing, if you like style over substance.
When a lone spaceman named Abram crash lands on the world of Ouros, he's in for a strange time. He encounters strange creatures, then is shot. When he comes to, he's in an interesting enough town, but the time since he crashed has elongated. Rather than a short time, he finds it's been quite a while. The town seems like a throwback to Westerns, with a saloon and grubby miners. Abram is still finding his footing as this volume ends.
There seem to be a lot of plot elements and many of them are thrown out without context. This left a kind of jarring reading experience as the reader is constantly shifting and trying to figure out what part of the story they are in. I like the space western setting. It's been done a lot, but I think it's not overstayed it's welcome yet. The art by Nic Klein is what really saves this. It's strange and clean and gorgeous to look at. It did keep me turning the pages to see what strange thing he'd paint next. A spaceship crashed in the water or goggled renegades or dangerous underground worms. It's all quite good. Maybe the story will settle down and begin to make some coherent sense, and maybe that's the point of the early volumes, to throw the reader off-kilter like Abram is. For now, I wish the story had lived up to the art.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
When a lone spaceman named Abram crash lands on the world of Ouros, he's in for a strange time. He encounters strange creatures, then is shot. When he comes to, he's in an interesting enough town, but the time since he crashed has elongated. Rather than a short time, he finds it's been quite a while. The town seems like a throwback to Westerns, with a saloon and grubby miners. Abram is still finding his footing as this volume ends.
There seem to be a lot of plot elements and many of them are thrown out without context. This left a kind of jarring reading experience as the reader is constantly shifting and trying to figure out what part of the story they are in. I like the space western setting. It's been done a lot, but I think it's not overstayed it's welcome yet. The art by Nic Klein is what really saves this. It's strange and clean and gorgeous to look at. It did keep me turning the pages to see what strange thing he'd paint next. A spaceship crashed in the water or goggled renegades or dangerous underground worms. It's all quite good. Maybe the story will settle down and begin to make some coherent sense, and maybe that's the point of the early volumes, to throw the reader off-kilter like Abram is. For now, I wish the story had lived up to the art.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Image Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
rollforlibrarian's review against another edition
2.0
The art's very pretty but the storyline's a mess. This is becoming a theme in some of the comics I've read lately.