Drafted: The Essential Edition

Drafted #99¢ Special, 1-12

by Mark Powers, Chris Lie, Rebekah Isaacs

Collecting the epic sci-fi series in one volume for the first time! A celestial race appears out of nowhere, drafting humanity into a galactic war. In an instant, the world is changed forever. Forcibly removed from their old lives and placed into battalions in which ethnicity, status, and gender have no meaning - and facing the common threat of extinction - the human race must unite as never before. Gabriel Contreras, a convenience store clerk, is placed in a unit that includes the former President of the United States. As he and his fellow soldiers struggle with their own emotional demons, they are thrust to the forefront of Earth's defense against a terrifying enemy: the World-Eaters - a species of colossal, predatory worms who exist only to consume and destroy. After pursuing man's benefactors across space, they have come to Earth in massive numbers. And they hunger... !

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction

296 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2009

About the author

Mark Powers is the writer who created several of the graphic novels adapted The Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher and co-writer of The Encoded from Devil's Due comics. He is a writer at Mega Powers Entertainment and a producer at Volta. At Mega Powers Entertainment he has written comic books and graphic adaptations for various companies including Drafted, Rest, GI Joe, and adaptations of The Dresden Files. He was also a Senior Editor at Marvel managing the X-Men line of titles.

Reviews

[Shay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Loved the premise but something in the execution was lacking for me. In a story about humanity coming together I should have cared more.

[Mayank Agarwal · Rating 3 out of 5]

The series start’s off well, nice plot - one alien species helping Earth to unite, train and equip before another attacks it.The storytelling is fast paced,the characters interesting,but by second volume the storytelling turns muddled, unnecessary revolt among humans which are too small,too late and without any rhyme or reason. Also the twist in the end while interesting leaves the story incomplete, the writer end the series with the saying “The End of the Beginning”,It’s this incomplete story which ticks me off.

I enjoyed the art but there is a lot of experimenting with changes in artist and style from the start of second volume,this continues change is odd and takes getting used to.

[Tymothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable read that was fast-paced and engaging for the first volume, but stalled out some in the second volume. The over-all story was interesting, but plot twists later-on left me a little disappointed.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

An extremely interesting concept, all of humanity drafted into a galactic war. The collected edition ends right when the story got interesting. Ah well.

[Paulo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool graphic novel that sadly didn´t found a better ending ;)