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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.
tinyinfinity's review against another edition
2.0
Gorgeously stunning art, only wish the writing could be as strong. There are instances of potentially engaging stories, but there are too many individual ones introduced in this first book to get attached to any one of them.
stevequinn's review against another edition
1.0
What....the hell?? I have no idea what that was. The art was quite beautiful in a lot of places, but I have no idea what was happening in this one. How did it get more than one volume?
hsienhsien27's review against another edition
3.0
This was received from Netgalley for an honest opinion
Either Image Comics provides most of the graphic novels on Netgalley or I'm just a religious follower of Image Comics and I don't even realize it.
I can't say much for this. I'm into Saga but not this one. The cover is immaculate. The artwork is pretty decent and the usual for the genre. The inking and coloring inside are very appealing to the eyes, especially the blues and reds.
The plot however, didn't interest me much. I had no idea what was happening in the beginning and then eventually I lost interest. It's your typical mysterious hero with little memory, or in this case, the storyteller takes forever to reveal things about the past in order to make the character mysterious and as if he forgot everything. There's conflicts and the main character is exploring this world he crashed into and he's just like "Whoah," as the friends he makes, that found him and nursed him, fight off some monsters and dudes. Then there's this guy who's doing some nefarious stuff. And honestly I skimmed through most of this and don't remember anything. Lots of sand, aliens. Borderlands stuff.
There were flavourful coloring and good looks. But the plot just didn't get me in the first 30 pages. So this was just a forgettable sci-fi volume. Maybe I should I pick it up again if I see it in a library because it looks like it might be a hit. Maybe, I will give it another try some other day.
Rating: 2/5
Originally posted here:http://wordsnotesandfiction.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-shortest-review-i-have-done-in.html
Either Image Comics provides most of the graphic novels on Netgalley or I'm just a religious follower of Image Comics and I don't even realize it.
I can't say much for this. I'm into Saga but not this one. The cover is immaculate. The artwork is pretty decent and the usual for the genre. The inking and coloring inside are very appealing to the eyes, especially the blues and reds.
The plot however, didn't interest me much. I had no idea what was happening in the beginning and then eventually I lost interest. It's your typical mysterious hero with little memory, or in this case, the storyteller takes forever to reveal things about the past in order to make the character mysterious and as if he forgot everything. There's conflicts and the main character is exploring this world he crashed into and he's just like "Whoah," as the friends he makes, that found him and nursed him, fight off some monsters and dudes. Then there's this guy who's doing some nefarious stuff. And honestly I skimmed through most of this and don't remember anything. Lots of sand, aliens. Borderlands stuff.
There were flavourful coloring and good looks. But the plot just didn't get me in the first 30 pages. So this was just a forgettable sci-fi volume. Maybe I should I pick it up again if I see it in a library because it looks like it might be a hit. Maybe, I will give it another try some other day.
Rating: 2/5
Originally posted here:http://wordsnotesandfiction.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-shortest-review-i-have-done-in.html
acrisalves's review against another edition
3.0
Com imagens do interior em https://osrascunhos.com/2017/01/07/drifter-vol-1-ivan-brandon-e-nic-klein/
Drifter tem um visual brutal. Entre grandes planos de paisagem alienígena, túneis subterrâneos com enormes espécies escavadoras, fundos oceânicos com naves intergalácticas afundadas e desertos com sol avassalador, página após página, vão surgindo imagens graficamente espantosas.
E tanto destaque para o aspecto gráfico porque… do ponto de vista narrativo não se chega a grande conclusão – ou estamos perante uma série extraordinária ou a um buraco sem fundo, mas ainda não será, neste primeiro volume, que percebemos.
Detalhando. A história começa por nos apresentar um homem que acorda às margens de um lago. Rodeado por espécimes alienígenas que toma por hostis tenta defender-se mas a arma que possui não dispara como esperado. No último momento, uma mulher aparece e salva-o. Dois dias depois, acorda numa enfermaria.
Oriundo de uma nave despenhada no lago, o homem tenta recuperar alguns objectos da nave, e perceber como é que, estando apenas adormecido há dois dias, decorreu um ano desde que se despenhou. Ao sair do lago encontra humanóides hostis e apenas sobrevive porque a mesma mulher o salva. Durante a escaramuça surge nova criatura alienígena, desta vez tão poderosa que todos preferem fugir a enfrentá-la.
Sem continuidade temporal entre os episódios que se sucedem, a cada novo conjunto de acções o enigma aumenta. O lapso de dois anos não é justificado, mas vamos assistindo a episódios que não enquadramos na acção presente, algumas passadas, outras futuras, mas que, ainda, não respondem, nem nos permitem, por enquanto, compreender todos os acontecimentos.
Por todos estes motivos, mais que não seja pelo aspecto visual, será uma série que irei continuar, pelo menos por mais um volume.
Drifter tem um visual brutal. Entre grandes planos de paisagem alienígena, túneis subterrâneos com enormes espécies escavadoras, fundos oceânicos com naves intergalácticas afundadas e desertos com sol avassalador, página após página, vão surgindo imagens graficamente espantosas.
E tanto destaque para o aspecto gráfico porque… do ponto de vista narrativo não se chega a grande conclusão – ou estamos perante uma série extraordinária ou a um buraco sem fundo, mas ainda não será, neste primeiro volume, que percebemos.
Detalhando. A história começa por nos apresentar um homem que acorda às margens de um lago. Rodeado por espécimes alienígenas que toma por hostis tenta defender-se mas a arma que possui não dispara como esperado. No último momento, uma mulher aparece e salva-o. Dois dias depois, acorda numa enfermaria.
Oriundo de uma nave despenhada no lago, o homem tenta recuperar alguns objectos da nave, e perceber como é que, estando apenas adormecido há dois dias, decorreu um ano desde que se despenhou. Ao sair do lago encontra humanóides hostis e apenas sobrevive porque a mesma mulher o salva. Durante a escaramuça surge nova criatura alienígena, desta vez tão poderosa que todos preferem fugir a enfrentá-la.
Sem continuidade temporal entre os episódios que se sucedem, a cada novo conjunto de acções o enigma aumenta. O lapso de dois anos não é justificado, mas vamos assistindo a episódios que não enquadramos na acção presente, algumas passadas, outras futuras, mas que, ainda, não respondem, nem nos permitem, por enquanto, compreender todos os acontecimentos.
Por todos estes motivos, mais que não seja pelo aspecto visual, será uma série que irei continuar, pelo menos por mais um volume.
iffer's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley for the free advanced digital copy.
Although the atmosphere of Drifter is the familiar Mad Max/Borderlands-esque/"Defiance"/Dune fringe western planet sci-fi setting, I found the art (especially the coloring) vibrant, and the potential story-line intriguing. I say "potential" storyline, because this volume is mysterious, ends in a giant cliffhanger, and mostly establishes the setting and the characters. After finishing this volume, it "felt" like a 3-4 star book, but I'm not sure if that's merely because the foundation laid holds promise, and my opinion isn't risked by actually revealing what the heck is really going on.
Is this book sci-fi? western? horror? Who knows? I'm interested to read more to see if this one fulfills its potential.
Although the atmosphere of Drifter is the familiar Mad Max/Borderlands-esque/"Defiance"/Dune fringe western planet sci-fi setting, I found the art (especially the coloring) vibrant, and the potential story-line intriguing. I say "potential" storyline, because this volume is mysterious, ends in a giant cliffhanger, and mostly establishes the setting and the characters. After finishing this volume, it "felt" like a 3-4 star book, but I'm not sure if that's merely because the foundation laid holds promise, and my opinion isn't risked by actually revealing what the heck is really going on.
Is this book sci-fi? western? horror? Who knows? I'm interested to read more to see if this one fulfills its potential.
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.
standardman's review against another edition
5.0
Questions, not answers in a beautiful, harsh world that pushes down on its characters, forming strange cracks in the strongest and breaking the others.
Clearly a collaborative book with a lot preparation, looking forward to where this team takes us.
Clearly a collaborative book with a lot preparation, looking forward to where this team takes us.
sitronsaft's review against another edition
3.0
Amazing art and the story is interesting, but too confusing. There was no explanation to anything so I have really no idea of what is going on, but still it left me curious so I'll probably read the rest of this series.