Crashdown Vol. 1

by Tom Garcia

The Earth is dead. Humanity's last hope is the distant planet EMPYREAN and the ship full of colonists ready to repopulate our civilization. But what happens when their new home doesn't want them there and it fights back?

Equal parts Lost and Alien, with a Lovecraftian twist, Crashdown delivers a dark vision of our world's final days.

Collects issues 1-4.

124 pages, Paperback

Published March 4, 2025

Reviews

[Johan Haneveld · Rating 3 out of 5]

7- (3,5 stars) An engaging SF/horror-story that hews pretty close to the well known tropes of the genre, not leaving the influence of 'Alien' and such behind. This is volume 1 though, and it seems to go to more original places at the end (and there are giant tentacles coming from the ocean), so I will certainly seek out volume 2. Even if it's not very orginal the story and the art do convey tension. At first I thought the art a bit too raw, too sketchy. And while I like my SF to be realistic and detailed, this worked wonders for the horror - this making it easier to suggest, rather than show. Also the colors, with acid green and stomach churning red helped in conveying a threatening atmosphere. With a non linear structure tension was built and i felt the kind of dread that I like to feel with stories like these.
Recommended for fans of space horror, even if they don't veer all that far from the well trodden paths of the genre.

[Tayler K · Rating 3 out of 5]

This advertised itself as Lost meets Alien, and that's fairly accurate. However, to me it felt a lot like watching Alien: Covenant without having a distinct flavor of its own. I like this genre of space colony missions and cryo pods and parasites and whatnot, so I liked Crashdown vol 1 well enough, but so far this hasn't given me anything to set itself apart from any other story.

Hopefully the further issues will give the story more distinguishing elements.

2.5 stars rounded up.

Also random side note: I find it weird how many of the artists for the cover variants decided to make Allison look like Anya Taylor-Joy. But her character sketch did say "BIG EYES!" so *shrug*.