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[Cold Space] [Author: Jackson, Samuel L] [December, 2010]
From Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning, best-selling AFRO SAMURAI comes their next original series-COLD SPACE. When an on-the-run outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war, he finds himself in the crossfire between two warring factions. But in chaos lies opportunity-because where there's money to be made. A hard-boiled sci-fi action-adventure with covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Dave Johnson and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffrey Spokes!
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First published December 7, 2010
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Samuel L. Jackson
22 books5 followersSamuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s. With Jackson's permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury.
Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Elizabeth and Roy Henry Jackson. He grew up as an only child in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Jackson attended several segregated schools and graduated from Riverside High School in Chattanooga. Jackson initially majored in marine biology at Morehouse College before switching to architecture. He later settled on drama.
He is married to LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has a daughter, Zoe. In 2009, they started their own charitable organization to help support education.
In June 2013, Jackson launched a joint campaign with the charity Prizeo in an effort to raise money to fight Alzheimer's disease. In August 2013, he started a vegan diet for health reasons, explaining that he is "just trying to live forever".
~Selected items from Wikipedia
Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Elizabeth and Roy Henry Jackson. He grew up as an only child in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Jackson attended several segregated schools and graduated from Riverside High School in Chattanooga. Jackson initially majored in marine biology at Morehouse College before switching to architecture. He later settled on drama.
He is married to LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has a daughter, Zoe. In 2009, they started their own charitable organization to help support education.
In June 2013, Jackson launched a joint campaign with the charity Prizeo in an effort to raise money to fight Alzheimer's disease. In August 2013, he started a vegan diet for health reasons, explaining that he is "just trying to live forever".
~Selected items from Wikipedia
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July 30, 2015
What the actual fuck?
Lots of actors try to be musicians and suck at it. Your Bruce Willises, Kevin Bacons, and, worst of all, Russell Crowe, who sings like a coyote caught in a leg-hold trap.
Recently a bunch of actors have tried to the same thing with comics to varying degrees of awfulness. This piece of crap from Sam Jackson is the equivalent of Snakes on a Plane except without the cleverness. If a coyote had the choice between reading this and getting its leg caught in a leg-hold trap, it would choose the goddamn trap.
Avoid this steaming pile. Watch those credit card commercials he does instead. They have better writing and a better plot.
Lots of actors try to be musicians and suck at it. Your Bruce Willises, Kevin Bacons, and, worst of all, Russell Crowe, who sings like a coyote caught in a leg-hold trap.
Recently a bunch of actors have tried to the same thing with comics to varying degrees of awfulness. This piece of crap from Sam Jackson is the equivalent of Snakes on a Plane except without the cleverness. If a coyote had the choice between reading this and getting its leg caught in a leg-hold trap, it would choose the goddamn trap.
Avoid this steaming pile. Watch those credit card commercials he does instead. They have better writing and a better plot.
September 29, 2015
*Book source ~ Library
From Goodreads:
From Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning, best-selling AFRO SAMURAI comes their next original series-COLD SPACE. When an on-the-run outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war, he finds himself in the crossfire between two warring factions. But in chaos lies opportunity-because where there's money to be made. A hard-boiled sci-fi action-adventure with covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Dave Johnson and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffrey Spokes!
Not a terrible read, but it’s kinda clunky and has some plot holes. I like Mulberry though. He’s a badass. But Dee? What’s with the hooker gear? Pu-leaze! Now, let’s talk artwork. Excellent drawings and the dark colors fit the theme, but some of it is very hard to read. Talking bubbles are ok since they’re white with black lettering. But any kind of narration or “in the head” type of stuff had dark lettering and dark background. Not good. Next to impossible to read unless in bright light and thus it irritated the fuck outta me. All-in-all it could have been much better, but it’s a fast read, so give it a whirl.
From Goodreads:
From Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning, best-selling AFRO SAMURAI comes their next original series-COLD SPACE. When an on-the-run outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war, he finds himself in the crossfire between two warring factions. But in chaos lies opportunity-because where there's money to be made. A hard-boiled sci-fi action-adventure with covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Dave Johnson and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffrey Spokes!
Not a terrible read, but it’s kinda clunky and has some plot holes. I like Mulberry though. He’s a badass. But Dee? What’s with the hooker gear? Pu-leaze! Now, let’s talk artwork. Excellent drawings and the dark colors fit the theme, but some of it is very hard to read. Talking bubbles are ok since they’re white with black lettering. But any kind of narration or “in the head” type of stuff had dark lettering and dark background. Not good. Next to impossible to read unless in bright light and thus it irritated the fuck outta me. All-in-all it could have been much better, but it’s a fast read, so give it a whirl.
August 14, 2013
Really wasn't impressed with this. The story such as it is, is basic, the characters are beyond stereotypes, and the writing just doesn't do anything. It's like a caricature of every other space western. Even the lead, who is basically Samuel Jackson's persona in space, doesn't do anything. He shoots holes in cards. That was about the highlight. Yeah, really just blah art, blah writing, blah story, blah everything.
May 22, 2024
Good try but not quite enough.
December 18, 2010
BOOM! Studios put out this graphic novel written and created by Samuel L. Jackson /Eric Calderon with the artwork done by Jeremy Rock. Yes, it is THE Samuel L. Jackson. Who knew the guy was a comic book fan? He explains all that in the introduction in a style that is all his own. I had the feeling he was talking directly to me, explaining what I was going to be experiencing in the graphic novel. Here is the synopsis of the 112 page Cold Space:
“From Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning, best-selling AFRO SAMURAI comes their next original series-COLD SPACE. When an on-the-run outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war, he finds himself in the crossfire between two warring factions. But in chaos lies opportunity-because where there's money to be made. A hard-boiled sci-fi action-adventure with covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Dave Johnson and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffrey Spokes!”
If you are looking for fun, adventure and witty dialogue in your graphic novel this is the right one. Here is Mulberry ( Samuel L. Jackson’s character) yapping in one of the panels, it just sounds like him:” Are you sure you wanna do that? ‘Cause if you ain’t..You need to be getting’ up outta my space.” Mulberry is a fun character that is a mix of many things, and many things he is not. Jackson explains in his introduction what they are trying to do with the character, it is fresh and fun.
The artwork is nice, the cover gallery is cool, and this is just a hip, rad, romp. I was surprised to see this available, and I have plans to try to keep up with it if there are any other editions. I can definitely see him playing Mulberry in a movie if they get it made. If you read it, get back to me on who you think could play the other main parts. I am going to give this the five star treatment: fun characters, fun introduction, fun dialogue, fun… I think you get the picture. Give reality a vacation and go for the intergalactic ride with Samuel L. Jackson/Eric Calderon; they wouldn’t leave you out in a Cold Space.
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“From Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Eric Calderon, the team that brought you the Emmy-award-winning, best-selling AFRO SAMURAI comes their next original series-COLD SPACE. When an on-the-run outlaw crash-lands on a hostile planet on the brink of civil war, he finds himself in the crossfire between two warring factions. But in chaos lies opportunity-because where there's money to be made. A hard-boiled sci-fi action-adventure with covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Dave Johnson and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffrey Spokes!”
If you are looking for fun, adventure and witty dialogue in your graphic novel this is the right one. Here is Mulberry ( Samuel L. Jackson’s character) yapping in one of the panels, it just sounds like him:” Are you sure you wanna do that? ‘Cause if you ain’t..You need to be getting’ up outta my space.” Mulberry is a fun character that is a mix of many things, and many things he is not. Jackson explains in his introduction what they are trying to do with the character, it is fresh and fun.
The artwork is nice, the cover gallery is cool, and this is just a hip, rad, romp. I was surprised to see this available, and I have plans to try to keep up with it if there are any other editions. I can definitely see him playing Mulberry in a movie if they get it made. If you read it, get back to me on who you think could play the other main parts. I am going to give this the five star treatment: fun characters, fun introduction, fun dialogue, fun… I think you get the picture. Give reality a vacation and go for the intergalactic ride with Samuel L. Jackson/Eric Calderon; they wouldn’t leave you out in a Cold Space.
What are you reading today? Check us out and become our friend on Shelfari & Linkedin. Go to Goodreads and become our friend there and suggest books for us to read and post on. You can also follow us on Twitter, Wattpad and the Gelati’s Scoop Facebook Fan Page. Did you know you can shop directly on Amazon by clicking the Amazon Banner on our blog? Thanks for stopping by today; We will see you tomorrow. Have a great day. http://www.gelatisscoop.blogspot.com
February 11, 2020
Have I read this story before? Yeah. Read it, watched it, been there, done that. But that doesn't mean that I didn't half ass enjoy it. I've definitely read worse and watched worse too.
Standard story, good guy that really isn't a good guy but not exactly a villain and not quite a anti-hero either.
Lots of fun fights, boobs and bad guys. Enjoyable but most likely not memorable.
Artwork was better than most that I have come across of late. Distinct faces, semi-detailed backgrounds.
Not a complete waste of 20 minutes.
Standard story, good guy that really isn't a good guy but not exactly a villain and not quite a anti-hero either.
Lots of fun fights, boobs and bad guys. Enjoyable but most likely not memorable.
Artwork was better than most that I have come across of late. Distinct faces, semi-detailed backgrounds.
Not a complete waste of 20 minutes.
September 20, 2021
A genuinely fun read. The feel of it (but not the plot) is kind of like if The Hateful 8 took place in a sci-fi setting. I think that how good it is depends, in large part, on how well you can imagine Samuel L. Jackson's voice. I found that imagining the main character's voice sounding like Jackson did in Hateful 8 to be very fitting.
December 29, 2022
The story treads familiar waters that everyone has swam in before. It borrows from better works before it such as Yojimbo, Firefly, etc. The artwork is good and I am a sucker for a space western which I believe is why I enjoyed it at all.
January 12, 2023
Yes, back in the day, that Samuel L. Jackson wrote a comic book. It's a space western. The most stereotypical space western you'll ever read. The main character is just an undisguised Samuel L. Jackson. The art is solid though and it's some mindless entertainment for an hour, so it was fine.
May 24, 2017
Samuel l. Jackson stars in a remake of "last man standing", which is itself a remake of mutherfuckin'"yojimbo". cool!
August 13, 2022
Samuel Jackson show
Cold space is just a graphic novel written to reiterate the fact that Samuel Jackson is cool. The story is nothing special and every frame just exists to re-establish the fact that Samuel Jackson is an alpha male. The artwork is definitely top notch. Would have been better had they focussed on story too.
Cold space is just a graphic novel written to reiterate the fact that Samuel Jackson is cool. The story is nothing special and every frame just exists to re-establish the fact that Samuel Jackson is an alpha male. The artwork is definitely top notch. Would have been better had they focussed on story too.
January 3, 2016
A man on the run from the law finds an oasis of unlawfulness, where bad guys rule and badder guys are coming after them.
Note: I've never included graphic novels in my reviews before. I saw some in some year-end roundups and thought I'd include the few that I manager to check out from the library.
Overall, I'll say Samuel L. Jackson's intro to this work was way more entertaining than the actual work itself. There were several cool fights, but nothing really gripping. For me, I really had no one to root for. I don't care about any of the characters, and I have zero desire to learn any more about them were there to be another volume some day. Even the so-called good guys were really bad guys, just bullies with a badge.
The art was okay. Some of the word balloons in the beginning were difficult to read. Red and black are cool design elements but unfortunately make an extremely uncool reading combination, especially joined with smaller print (had to break out the readers).
The story itself was lacking, though. Rival gangs, being chased by the police, and betrayals, all known types of elements. This has been done before, which is fine, but there's nothing here that makes anything really stand out other than being associated with Samuel L. Jackson. That's the only real positive I can give. And I didn't have to pay for it. A disappointing two stars.
Note: I've never included graphic novels in my reviews before. I saw some in some year-end roundups and thought I'd include the few that I manager to check out from the library.
Overall, I'll say Samuel L. Jackson's intro to this work was way more entertaining than the actual work itself. There were several cool fights, but nothing really gripping. For me, I really had no one to root for. I don't care about any of the characters, and I have zero desire to learn any more about them were there to be another volume some day. Even the so-called good guys were really bad guys, just bullies with a badge.
The art was okay. Some of the word balloons in the beginning were difficult to read. Red and black are cool design elements but unfortunately make an extremely uncool reading combination, especially joined with smaller print (had to break out the readers).
The story itself was lacking, though. Rival gangs, being chased by the police, and betrayals, all known types of elements. This has been done before, which is fine, but there's nothing here that makes anything really stand out other than being associated with Samuel L. Jackson. That's the only real positive I can give. And I didn't have to pay for it. A disappointing two stars.
April 18, 2011
Finished this over a couple of sittings. It does have a bit of that "Samuel L. Jackson" tough guy vibe to it, so fans of the actor will probably like it. It is the story of the outlaw who lands in an isolated planet with an isolated town, which can well be described as a ghetto. Rival gangs vie for power, and our hero finds himself in the middle of it. Being a good hustler, he finds a way to make deals to come out of it, hoping to make some money in the process. It was an ok read. It is mostly a pretty short book, and it ends pretty quickly. The art is pretty good for the volume.
March 19, 2013
What he said. No substance, and nowhere near as much style as it needed to make up for that. I thought something which leaned so heavily on its link with Samuel L Jackson would be just that little bit ...cooler? well thought-out? funnier? deeper? You pick. Not a lot of fun here, and no thinky at all. Stilted and disappointing.
December 15, 2010
Samuel L Jackson as a intergalactic wild west outlaw. Think Deadwood meets Firefly. No depth in character or story but a fun, quick shoot em up.
March 7, 2011
If snakes on a plane was a comic book, this would be it. I read it for Samuel L. Jackson, and that was why I gave it a star. But it is missing everything else.
November 18, 2011
This graphic novel was a lot like a summer blockbuster: all flash and no substance. The illustrations were well done, but that's about the best I can say about this mindless effort.
June 16, 2012
A fun, fast-paced sci-fi western. No room for in-depth character development but if you like action flicks, this could be a good choice.
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