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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
A rich young oil-heir, a mutant octopus and a new country founded on a man-made floating garbage heap are all featured in Great Pacific Volume 1: Trashed, which collects the first 6 comics in the series.
Chas Worthington has it all and is known as a frivolous young man. After his father dies, he is in line to inherit the oil company his family owns, but Chas has other plans. It seems he feels responsible for the mess we've created and decides to found a new country on a floating heap of garbage out in the Pacific. Taking along his best friend, he is quickly pursued by those he left behind. He also runs into mutant animals, pirates and soviet nukes.
All in all a fun ride. An interesting sci-fi premise with a feeling of the great punk comics of the 1980s. Gorgeous art by Martin Morazzo has a real Moebius feel to it, and Joe Harris has written a story with humor, adventure and a great 'stick-it-to-the-man' feel to it. There is so much happening in these 6 issues, and I can't wait to see what they do next.
Chas Worthington has it all and is known as a frivolous young man. After his father dies, he is in line to inherit the oil company his family owns, but Chas has other plans. It seems he feels responsible for the mess we've created and decides to found a new country on a floating heap of garbage out in the Pacific. Taking along his best friend, he is quickly pursued by those he left behind. He also runs into mutant animals, pirates and soviet nukes.
All in all a fun ride. An interesting sci-fi premise with a feeling of the great punk comics of the 1980s. Gorgeous art by Martin Morazzo has a real Moebius feel to it, and Joe Harris has written a story with humor, adventure and a great 'stick-it-to-the-man' feel to it. There is so much happening in these 6 issues, and I can't wait to see what they do next.
bunrab's review against another edition
4.0
As several people have said, there are negatives - the protagonist is a teenager, and the book is something of a coming-of-age story and therefore probably aimed more at YA than at the older audience, and that means that the characters are somewhat simplified. The bad guys always sneer; the aide-de-camp/sidekick always looks bewildered.
On the other hand, it certainly has everything, from eco-message to giant octopus, with pirates and mystery rockets in between. Makes for some fun action - and the octopus really is a neat character.
SPOILER:
The octopus is a female. This may or may not be relevant to anything in the future, but since that part isn't obvious from the cover, I guess it counts as a spoiler. It's certainly unexpected, and maybe makes me give the book a slightly higher rating, since it breaks us out of some cliches.
On the other hand, it certainly has everything, from eco-message to giant octopus, with pirates and mystery rockets in between. Makes for some fun action - and the octopus really is a neat character.
SPOILER:
The octopus is a female. This may or may not be relevant to anything in the future, but since that part isn't obvious from the cover, I guess it counts as a spoiler. It's certainly unexpected, and maybe makes me give the book a slightly higher rating, since it breaks us out of some cliches.
saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
Corporate heir decides to take himself out of the system and build a country on the gigantic trash heap in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
It definitely has an agenda, but there are only a few pages where things feel overly didactic to the detriment of the story. Most of it is high action adventure, with a touch of corporate espionage to boot. I liked how the different groups and creatures which interact with the island interact with each other. I never got a good sense of the main character(s), but maybe that's coming in future volumes.
I hope this continues.
I'm definitely a fan of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch getting exposure.
It definitely has an agenda, but there are only a few pages where things feel overly didactic to the detriment of the story. Most of it is high action adventure, with a touch of corporate espionage to boot. I liked how the different groups and creatures which interact with the island interact with each other. I never got a good sense of the main character(s), but maybe that's coming in future volumes.
I hope this continues.
I'm definitely a fan of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch getting exposure.
spiffysarahruby's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great start on an intriguing story!
A young, oil business heir decides to claim the great Pacific garbage patch as his very own country (New Texas, lol), along with some tech that will help transform/terraform it into... well, not a gigantic pile of environmental waste.
All manner of wacky problems ensue: boardroom meetings, a gigantic octopus, an indigenous tribe (yes, already inhabiting the garbage patch), SEC investigations, pirates, the U.S. Navy, RUSSIAN NUKES!
It could almost be too crazy, but the story works, and I can't wait to read more. :)
A young, oil business heir decides to claim the great Pacific garbage patch as his very own country (New Texas, lol), along with some tech that will help transform/terraform it into... well, not a gigantic pile of environmental waste.
All manner of wacky problems ensue: boardroom meetings, a gigantic octopus, an indigenous tribe (yes, already inhabiting the garbage patch), SEC investigations, pirates, the U.S. Navy, RUSSIAN NUKES!
It could almost be too crazy, but the story works, and I can't wait to read more. :)
spocksveganfries's review against another edition
4.0
very uneven I think. starts out very well but there are too many things introduced at once, the tribe, the octopus, the military etc. as if the writers were afraid that the book might get cancelled before they could introduce all adversaries.
it gets better towards the end with a better structure. still a good read.
it gets better towards the end with a better structure. still a good read.
schnoebs13's review against another edition
3.5
Set to inherit this insanely wealthy energy company is to his father’s death, Chad Worrhington is battling the life style he grew up on with his beliefs in trying to help clean up the garbage and waste plaguing the earth. With a new technological prototype that can manipulate or break down plastics and oil, he sets out on a mission to teach his company a lesson while using the Great Pacific Garbage Patch as a lesson for all.
I love the concept behind this and it’s a story after my own environmental heart. My biggest issue (which I didn’t notice the first time I read this) is that he’s doing all this heavily organized and intricate scheming and planning but he’s 14. He definitely acts like he’s in his 20. The biggest thing this series has going for it though is creativity. From mutated creatures to Russian Cold War tie ins, it’s definitely a creative story. Happy I did a reread and will now be able to carry on with the next volume.
I love the concept behind this and it’s a story after my own environmental heart. My biggest issue (which I didn’t notice the first time I read this) is that he’s doing all this heavily organized and intricate scheming and planning but he’s 14. He definitely acts like he’s in his 20. The biggest thing this series has going for it though is creativity. From mutated creatures to Russian Cold War tie ins, it’s definitely a creative story. Happy I did a reread and will now be able to carry on with the next volume.
panelparty's review against another edition
2.0
What's a bigger pile of trash: this book, or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Alright, this book isn't quite that bad, but wow I did not enjoy this at all. The art was rudimentary and unengaging, not a likeable character among the bunch, and the tiredest of tropes being dragged out one after another. I was so curious after i heard the premise of this story and was hoping for....pretty much just not this. Definitely will not continue series.
Alright, this book isn't quite that bad, but wow I did not enjoy this at all. The art was rudimentary and unengaging, not a likeable character among the bunch, and the tiredest of tropes being dragged out one after another. I was so curious after i heard the premise of this story and was hoping for....pretty much just not this. Definitely will not continue series.
kimboop's review against another edition
1.0
Gross. Just gross. Typical story about white people doing what they think is noble and right and everyone non-white is a prop, or a villain. I wanted to like this due to the environmentalism aspect, I really did.
thecommonswings's review against another edition
2.0
The problem with an anti hero is you have to in some way find him likeable enough to be interested to see where the story goes, and Chas Worthington III entirely fails to be likeable. He is brash, annoying and self involved and as such I kind of spent the whole of the first volume willing him to fail because he’s such a dick. The octopus was cool though