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A review by scotto
The Red Star: Deluxe Edition Volume 1 by Christian Gossett
5.0
Totally gorgeous book in every respect. The art features pioneering work blending hand drawn pencils of foreground characters with CG backgrounds of vehicles and settings; I haven't really seen anything like it, and the character expressions are so good they're heart breaking.
All in service of an epic story - a mashup of LOTR and "War and Peace" maybe? In a futuristic alternate version of the USSR, sorcery exists and has been militarized. But enemies of the state possess arcane power as well, and battles rage to keep rebellious republics from seceding from the grip of the motherland. Against this backdrop, a shell shocked sorceress begins to question the tyranny of the government she serves, whose wars cost her husband his life. But also, there is a kickass ninja ghost lady swordfighting with a soul-stealing cyborg ringwraith dude. I KNOW, RIGHT?
All in service of an epic story - a mashup of LOTR and "War and Peace" maybe? In a futuristic alternate version of the USSR, sorcery exists and has been militarized. But enemies of the state possess arcane power as well, and battles rage to keep rebellious republics from seceding from the grip of the motherland. Against this backdrop, a shell shocked sorceress begins to question the tyranny of the government she serves, whose wars cost her husband his life. But also, there is a kickass ninja ghost lady swordfighting with a soul-stealing cyborg ringwraith dude. I KNOW, RIGHT?