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Superstar artist Sean Phillips (Fatale, Criminal, Sleeper, Incognito, Marvel Zombies and Hellblazer) illustrates this gripping science-fiction thriller for fans of Alien, Star Trek, Star Wars and Firefly!
The crew and inmates of Goliath 01 have been massacred by the twisted Coloner Mercer. Now this prison ship in space drifts, powerless and empty – but for the dead. John, sole survivor of the massacre, must find a way to escape this floating, oppressive tomb –without falling prey to Mercer’s murderous attentions…!
The crew and inmates of Goliath 01 have been massacred by the twisted Coloner Mercer. Now this prison ship in space drifts, powerless and empty – but for the dead. John, sole survivor of the massacre, must find a way to escape this floating, oppressive tomb –without falling prey to Mercer’s murderous attentions…!
48 pages, Hardcover
First published September 2, 2014
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Herik Hanna
61 books2 followersHerik Hanna is a French writer of comics. He was born in France in 1977.
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October 27, 2025
Very original and thrilling story: the crew and the inmates of prison ship Goliath 01 have been massacred by Colonel Mercer (warden) after he goes insane. A lone prisoner (John) must try to find his way out of a labyrinth of madness - you will not see the twist until the very end! Highly recommended!
April 14, 2015
I came across this graphic novel while I was searching the Internet for space horror comic books. Herik Hanna translated this story about a spacecraft adrift in deep space, torn apart from outside and from within, in the vein of the landmark psychological film Event Horizon (1997). The story builds its foundation well, however, it does not deliver a surprising twist but rather an anticipated and therefore disappointing ending.
The artist for this Titan Comics hardcover release from 2014 is Sean Phillips who often collaborates with writer Ed Brubaker. Phillips delivers visuals that hit the reader with a dark palette of color and a heavy dose of gore and blood, expected of the genre. Phillips art elevates this otherwise weak story.
Although I was disappointed by the story, Void does incorporate space tropes and is useful at a research level. And perhaps it is an early indicator, along with Caliban and Deep Gravity, of more space horror stories yet to come to this sequential art medium.
The artist for this Titan Comics hardcover release from 2014 is Sean Phillips who often collaborates with writer Ed Brubaker. Phillips delivers visuals that hit the reader with a dark palette of color and a heavy dose of gore and blood, expected of the genre. Phillips art elevates this otherwise weak story.
Although I was disappointed by the story, Void does incorporate space tropes and is useful at a research level. And perhaps it is an early indicator, along with Caliban and Deep Gravity, of more space horror stories yet to come to this sequential art medium.
October 22, 2019
One of those books that you spend the whole time gathering evidence to prove that you're right about...
LOVED the last pages!
LOVED the last pages!
September 19, 2024
Great art, really set the dark mood wonderfully. Okay story.
February 28, 2016
A prisoner named John finds himself on a prison ship in crisis. The ship has passed through a meteor shower resulting in a hull breach and chaos. Life support is failing all over the ship and people are dying. Now, the ship’s captain Mercer has been pushed to the breaking point and has decided no one is to escape Goliath 01...and the fight for survival begins!
Written by Herik Hanna and illustrated by Sean Phillips, Void is a sci-fi fantasy graphic novel. The stand-alone story is published by Titan Comics and was released in an oversized hardback.
Void feels like a lot of sci-fi thrillers. The book borrows from stories like Sunshine, Alien, Event Horizon, and even The Black Hole. Though aspects of the story are derivative, the book holds up due to the stylish art of Sean Phillips. Due to aspects of the story a *****Spoiler Alert****** remains throughout this review.
The story attempts a trick ending. Throughout the story, you’re tied to John, a prisoner on the ship, and he’s fighting to escape the mad Mercer. It seemed obvious to me that Mercer and John were most likely the same person and the games played in the writing of the story seemed to be unnecessary. I think that for the story to work Mercer should have been seen and looked completely different like Tyler Durden in Fight Club or even something like The Picture of Dorian Gray…John might not see himself as the evil that exists inside Mercer. If we had seen a completely different looking Mercer, it might have been more believable.
The book’s art, however, manages to get past the story’s problems. I enjoy Phillips work on Fatale and it is nice to see him go in the opposite direction by headed to space. Phillips has a great rawness to his work that works with the coldness of space and the void which the story circles around.
Void is good but problematic. I don’t think the story works completely, but the art does. If you can enjoy the experience without dwelling on the plot clichés, you can enjoy this book. With a generally low price and a nice presentation, it isn't much of an investment of time or money and worth the payout. Generally, I don’t put art over substance, but here, I can forgive Void for the transgression and enjoy the richness of space.
Written by Herik Hanna and illustrated by Sean Phillips, Void is a sci-fi fantasy graphic novel. The stand-alone story is published by Titan Comics and was released in an oversized hardback.
Void feels like a lot of sci-fi thrillers. The book borrows from stories like Sunshine, Alien, Event Horizon, and even The Black Hole. Though aspects of the story are derivative, the book holds up due to the stylish art of Sean Phillips. Due to aspects of the story a *****Spoiler Alert****** remains throughout this review.
The story attempts a trick ending. Throughout the story, you’re tied to John, a prisoner on the ship, and he’s fighting to escape the mad Mercer. It seemed obvious to me that Mercer and John were most likely the same person and the games played in the writing of the story seemed to be unnecessary. I think that for the story to work Mercer should have been seen and looked completely different like Tyler Durden in Fight Club or even something like The Picture of Dorian Gray…John might not see himself as the evil that exists inside Mercer. If we had seen a completely different looking Mercer, it might have been more believable.
The book’s art, however, manages to get past the story’s problems. I enjoy Phillips work on Fatale and it is nice to see him go in the opposite direction by headed to space. Phillips has a great rawness to his work that works with the coldness of space and the void which the story circles around.
Void is good but problematic. I don’t think the story works completely, but the art does. If you can enjoy the experience without dwelling on the plot clichés, you can enjoy this book. With a generally low price and a nice presentation, it isn't much of an investment of time or money and worth the payout. Generally, I don’t put art over substance, but here, I can forgive Void for the transgression and enjoy the richness of space.
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November 19, 2017Received the hard cover book today. Very nicely illustrated. Very talented artist. A quick read. A little gory for my liking, but that’s the nature of this kind of book, I imagine. Adult themed, not intended for children. I appreciate receiving the book and signed print from Sean Phillips. Very, very nice.
July 26, 2022
While it doesn't deliver the surprise ending it thinks it does (I knew where this was going very quickly and I don't usually pick up on these things) this is a brief, nasty, exceptionally violent story about a man, alone, drifting in space, surrounded by horror. Well worth a read for anyone looking for a strikingly drawn sci-fi horror comic book.
June 2, 2025
Perfectly good if exceedingly stereotypical. If you’ve read the description, you’ve already guessed the plot of this book. And there isn’t that much else to this book that distinguishes it. And that makes it sound bad but its really not. The art is good though it could certainly do more to experiment given the premise. The writing is interesting. It just does what it says on the tin. Another thing holding it back is its exceedingly short so it barely gets a chance to start exploring its ideas. Still, if you're in mood for an analysis of the mind-breaking effects of space that touches on that aspect of cosmic horror, this will satiate that hunger.
April 16, 2024
3.5 stars for art
Seemingly written as a summation of the descriptor: this is from the point of view of an unreliable narrator (until the very end).
Sean Phillips' artwork is as scuzzy and bloody as the story demands and by a third of the way in it's obvious that the main character is not even close to being in his right mind. It's quite a slim volume, so it didn't take a huge amount of time to get through; a diverting, slight read.
Seemingly written as a summation of the descriptor: this is from the point of view of an unreliable narrator (until the very end).
Sean Phillips' artwork is as scuzzy and bloody as the story demands and by a third of the way in it's obvious that the main character is not even close to being in his right mind. It's quite a slim volume, so it didn't take a huge amount of time to get through; a diverting, slight read.
July 10, 2023
Interesting to see Sean Phillips draw a story not written by Ed Brubaker. Pretty gory.
December 23, 2024
aaaayyyyyyyyy guuuuuuuuuudddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
January 8, 2025
I bought this for Sean Phillips wonderful artwork, story is fairly typical if you have read a lot of SF as I have.
April 5, 2025
Okay space horror comic, nothing special
December 13, 2018
The Void takes place on a prison ship in space that has recently experienced anarchy and a prison riot, resulting in the death of nearly the entire crew and all prisoners. The protagonist is possibly an escaped convict hiding throughout the ship to avoid the killer . . . while also having to contend with the known delusional thoughts coursing through his broken mind.
A very quick read with a foreseeable twist at the end. Fans of Sean Phillips art is what will attract readers and those who enjoy a science fiction thriller . . . even one that feels like it's been told before, will still enjoy.
A very quick read with a foreseeable twist at the end. Fans of Sean Phillips art is what will attract readers and those who enjoy a science fiction thriller . . . even one that feels like it's been told before, will still enjoy.
October 14, 2016
The art is great because Sean Phillips doesn't get to do much sci-if anymore, so it's cool seeing him do it. I also dug the Alien/2001 influence it has going on. But I saw where it was going from literally the first page. So great art, short and mediocre story.
July 23, 2015
It was not bad... nice artwork, story was a bit predictable.
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