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magpiemuze's review
4.0
IDW is putting out some compelling work. I recently finished the first two issues of Earthdivers, a new dystopian comic series by Stephen Graham Jones!
It follows an indigenous cast of apocalypse survivors who send one of their own back in time to stop Christopher Columbus.
I’m very intrigued and need to read issue three and four asap.
Shout out to artist Davide Gianfelice and colorist Joana LaFuente for matching SGJ's words with inspiring visuals that keep me turning the pages.
It follows an indigenous cast of apocalypse survivors who send one of their own back in time to stop Christopher Columbus.
I’m very intrigued and need to read issue three and four asap.
Shout out to artist Davide Gianfelice and colorist Joana LaFuente for matching SGJ's words with inspiring visuals that keep me turning the pages.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
house_of_hannah's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Thank you so much to IDW Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC; it is greatly appreciated.
My dumbass went into this thinking it was a graphic novel, when it is, in fact, a comic book, so imagine my surprise at how few pages there were ! The art style is certainly eye-catching, and we are instantly thrown into the story, but there were elements that I found confusing.
There were several moments where it was difficult to tell what was actual dialogue, and what was someone's thoughts. I'm no stranger to Graphic Novels and Comics, so I was surprised this kept happening. I also had to flip back and forth between pages a few times, because the jump in scences made it seem like a page or two were missing. It just really seemed like we were missing some info.
The motivation for these characters seems to be saving the world, and to do that they need to stop America from being founded. However, we don't really learn more than that in this first volume. If they do succeed on their mission to kill Columbus, then what's stopping someone else from "discovering" America ? What exactly did America do to cause the apocalypse ? The events that the comic describes seem more like the effects of climate change, which is a world wide issue.
Overall, the art and the characters themselves are the main draw for me at the moment. The plot seems weak, but that is something that can be improved as the story progresses. With volume 1 we are definitely left with a ton of questions, and, as always, we'll have to read on to learn more.
My dumbass went into this thinking it was a graphic novel, when it is, in fact, a comic book, so imagine my surprise at how few pages there were ! The art style is certainly eye-catching, and we are instantly thrown into the story, but there were elements that I found confusing.
There were several moments where it was difficult to tell what was actual dialogue, and what was someone's thoughts. I'm no stranger to Graphic Novels and Comics, so I was surprised this kept happening. I also had to flip back and forth between pages a few times, because the jump in scences made it seem like a page or two were missing. It just really seemed like we were missing some info.
The motivation for these characters seems to be saving the world, and to do that they need to stop America from being founded. However, we don't really learn more than that in this first volume. If they do succeed on their mission to kill Columbus, then what's stopping someone else from "discovering" America ? What exactly did America do to cause the apocalypse ? The events that the comic describes seem more like the effects of climate change, which is a world wide issue.
Overall, the art and the characters themselves are the main draw for me at the moment. The plot seems weak, but that is something that can be improved as the story progresses. With volume 1 we are definitely left with a ton of questions, and, as always, we'll have to read on to learn more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Murder
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