“Sea of Stars” Review


Being a space trucker may sound like a cool job, but in reality it can be boring as hell. So when recently widowed Gil gets a long-haul gig across the universe, he figures it’s safe enough to bring his young son Kadyn along for the ride. But when their “big rig” gets bitten in half by a gigantic Space Leviathan, Gil is separated from his young son-with a breached suit that’s venting oxygen at an alarming rate. He’ll have to defy the odds and stay alive long enough to rescue Kadyn. But Kadyn seems to be getting all the help he needs from a talking Space Monkey riding a Space Dolphin… or maybe it’s the strange powers he’s suddenly manifesting. From the writing duo of JASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, Thor) and DENNIS HALLUM (Cloak & Dagger, Vader: Dark Visions), with dazzling art by STEPHEN GREEN (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) and cosmic colors by RICO RENZI (Spider-Gwen) comes an intense, galaxy-spanning adventure with all the scope and heart of the The Neverending Story crossed with imaginative weirdness of Miyazaki.

Eleven issues of a story that starts off with a high adrenaline situation and never lets up from the gas. The art is incredible, the story is rich, and it ended in an extremely satisfying way. I’d love to see more work from this team, either in the same universe filled with space leviathans chasing space truckers that have their bratty but extremely lucky kids with them, or in a new universe filled with just as interesting concepts.

The entire story is in two TPBs and is out now, so if you like space stories as much as I do, this is one that should be on your list.

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