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pfunk1130's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
helpfulsnowman's review
2.0
I wish I could do art and story separately.
The art is really good. I like how the characters look like real people, all a little different, but also aren't cartoonish. It's a fine line, but it works, and the art presents some stuff that I think would be pretty challenging to do right, and it looks right to me. The art is on-point.
The story...
Well, it's kinda convoluted.
I think the general idea works, sort of. Scientists decide to make intergalactic pornography, which will gain them a lot of cash because people are tired of every other kind of pornography?
Now, in a time when Fart Jar Girl was hospitalized and it was a news story, there's something very believable about this.
But...I think the story sort of skips some important parts. Like, someone invented what's basically a teleporter, someone else invented a universal translator/automatic drone cameraperson, and those aren't like...sale-able technologies?
There's also some element where aliens came to Earth, discovered humans bad, and want nothing to do with us. Which is okay, but feels a little done, as an idea, that humans are actually the trailer park denizens of the cosmos.
But then there's the story of this particular volume, which I guess is that they go to a planet that's really dry, and they used to know how to access water from underground or something, but then they stopped having free love, so they couldn't access the water anymore, but then the humans do sex stuff and they remember and water is back? Maybe? I dunno. It all sort of seemed like a really complicated way to make it so that people banging is somehow the key to life on this planet.
I think the weirdest part is How do you convince an entire planet to forget about banging? That just doesn't seem too likely.
But whatever.
I guess overall, the premise of people using a space portal to bang new species, boldly go (nut) where no man has gone (and nutted) before, is okay, but when the characters use sex to solve their problem, which is that they're really smart but broke, and then they use sex to solve their next problem, which is a planet with no water, it's a little one-note.
The art is really good. I like how the characters look like real people, all a little different, but also aren't cartoonish. It's a fine line, but it works, and the art presents some stuff that I think would be pretty challenging to do right, and it looks right to me. The art is on-point.
The story...
Well, it's kinda convoluted.
I think the general idea works, sort of. Scientists decide to make intergalactic pornography, which will gain them a lot of cash because people are tired of every other kind of pornography?
Now, in a time when Fart Jar Girl was hospitalized and it was a news story, there's something very believable about this.
But...I think the story sort of skips some important parts. Like, someone invented what's basically a teleporter, someone else invented a universal translator/automatic drone cameraperson, and those aren't like...sale-able technologies?
There's also some element where aliens came to Earth, discovered humans bad, and want nothing to do with us. Which is okay, but feels a little done, as an idea, that humans are actually the trailer park denizens of the cosmos.
But then there's the story of this particular volume, which I guess is that they go to a planet that's really dry, and they used to know how to access water from underground or something, but then they stopped having free love, so they couldn't access the water anymore, but then the humans do sex stuff and they remember and water is back? Maybe? I dunno. It all sort of seemed like a really complicated way to make it so that people banging is somehow the key to life on this planet.
I think the weirdest part is How do you convince an entire planet to forget about banging? That just doesn't seem too likely.
But whatever.
I guess overall, the premise of people using a space portal to bang new species, boldly go (nut) where no man has gone (and nutted) before, is okay, but when the characters use sex to solve their problem, which is that they're really smart but broke, and then they use sex to solve their next problem, which is a planet with no water, it's a little one-note.
sleepygh0st's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
daenknight's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
gemgem18's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
bonafidefaygo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
spiffysarahruby's review
5.0
Dr. Ocampos would be happy to know I'm rating this a 10/10. This is honest to goodness the best graphic novel I've read in a long time! It's SOOOOO smart and SOOOOO funny!
Honestly, porn has the opposite effect on me, it shuts me down mentally and emotionally, so I wasn't sure what to think when my hubs ordered it from a local comic shop during the pandemic shutdown. I wanted to give it a try though because the concept just sounded hilarious (you can read a synopsis of volume 1 from the publisher, I'm not going to rehash it here).
It wasn't... I mean it was a GRAPHIC novel, but it didn't cross the line into pornographic for me. What led me to that conclusion is that it didnt shut me down, I wanted to keep reading. The story isn't all sexsexsex, it's mostly about relationships, and I know it sounds corny to say that but honestly it is. And did I mention just how FUCKING FUNNY it is?!?!?! Because the story, the characters... they are laugh out loud hilarious.
I've been debating on whether to even TRY asking my library to carry this title. Hubs says no. But any good public library is going to have something to offend someone right? It's just so good I want to be able to share this book with people, lol. This is definitely an adults only read though!
Honestly, porn has the opposite effect on me, it shuts me down mentally and emotionally, so I wasn't sure what to think when my hubs ordered it from a local comic shop during the pandemic shutdown. I wanted to give it a try though because the concept just sounded hilarious (you can read a synopsis of volume 1 from the publisher, I'm not going to rehash it here).
It wasn't... I mean it was a GRAPHIC novel, but it didn't cross the line into pornographic for me. What led me to that conclusion is that it didnt shut me down, I wanted to keep reading. The story isn't all sexsexsex, it's mostly about relationships, and I know it sounds corny to say that but honestly it is. And did I mention just how FUCKING FUNNY it is?!?!?! Because the story, the characters... they are laugh out loud hilarious.
I've been debating on whether to even TRY asking my library to carry this title. Hubs says no. But any good public library is going to have something to offend someone right? It's just so good I want to be able to share this book with people, lol. This is definitely an adults only read though!
teesbookjourney's review
2.0
I was expecting a super sexy story with a lot of spice and yes this book had some spice but not as much as I would have liked
considering the storyline is only made to hold up those spicy moments was a little disappointed
considering the storyline is only made to hold up those spicy moments was a little disappointed
scholastic_squid's review
4.0
In our capitalist hellscape this makes entirely too much sense and I would 100% believe that a group of scientists would try to make their own porn for funding their projects.
The artwork and story were cool, I loved the different styles of alien creatures and unique humans. Also, there was character development which I would imagine is difficult in a single comic book.
I’ll have to read more of them if they continued..
The artwork and story were cool, I loved the different styles of alien creatures and unique humans. Also, there was character development which I would imagine is difficult in a single comic book.
I’ll have to read more of them if they continued..