Reviews

We Only Find Them When They're Dead, Book One: The Seeker by Al Ewing

doubleokayy's review

3.0

3.5

jakobitz's review

4.0

Lovely art, an intriguing story slowly unveiled over the course of the volume - all around good sci-fi

hannah_ananab's review

5.0

This had some vague Thor vibes, but was a great, original sci-fi read. The art was gorgeous. I would highly recommend this book!

jonathan_lee_b's review

5.0

We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, Vol. 1: The Seeker is watching a play in a movie scene.

arat's review

3.0

Almost 4 stars. Really strong entrance to a series. There were a few pages of copy-pasted panels and speech bubbles that were supposed to create a montage and enhance a relationship between characters, but I'd much prefer more details and scenes between those characters. The characters were just on the edge of being fully realized, so I'm looking forward to the next volume.

I'd also love some more worldbuilding as to how this "industry" functions: how are the parts of the gods used in society? How had it shaped the economy and other parts of life? These questions were hinted at and hardly addressed. This is a job that apparently supports an entire Galaxy of people, and we don't ever see how.

The art is incredible, and the scope is clearly depicted. Definitely the best part.

ceraphimfalls's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Holy shit. HOLY SHIT. This got going and didn't stop for breath. Genuinely, I don't know if I breathed the last 20 pages. The audience is along for the ride and, damn, if you're not paying attention, you might as well be lost in space. But, if you can keep focused, what a payoff.

zorpblorp's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

panelparty's review

4.0

This fucking A R T omg

crookedtreehouse's review

4.0

While the story went off the rails a bit at the end, I'm intrigued to read the next chapter. It has a solid sci-fi premise: fuel miners collect energy from the corpses of dead gods in a world that is heavily regulated by the military. It veers away from tropes. It includes a diverse cast where the queer interracial relationship between two of the main characters is never mentioned as out of the ordinary, it's just two of the characters have a relationship, they're both male-identified and from different cultural backgrounds. I appreciate that choice.

The art in this book is either going to floor you, or put you off. The colors are vibrant and contrast with the often black background of space. The angular layouts balance the rounder character features perfectly, for me.

Al Ewing is one of my favorite current writers at Marvel, and so far, I'm on board for picking up more creator owned work by him. This is a blast.

If you like Guardians Of The Galaxy, but don't have time for forty years of continuity, this is your book.

chaosthebookdragon's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5