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Porto estelar: Uma graphic novel
Baseada em um roteiro escrito por George R. R. Martin e ilustrada pela finalista do prêmio Hugo, Raya Golden, Porto estelar é uma história em quadrinhos ousada e brilhante. Com os mesmos elementos que transformaram Game of Thrones em fenômeno mundial, a graphic novel mostra uma nova faceta de um grande astro da fantasia e da ficção científica.
Há dez anos, representantes de um coletivo interestelar formado por 314 espécies alienígenas aterrissaram na Terra, convidando a raça humana a se tornar o membro número 315. Agora, depois de atrasos infinitos, o Espaçoporto de Chicago foi enfim inaugurado, servindo de destino tanto para diplomatas e comerciantes quanto para turistas. Do lado de dentro dele, visitantes são governados pelo tratado intergaláctico. Do lado de fora, as ruas pertencem ao que Chicago tem de melhor.
Charlie Baker, recém-promovido ao esquadrão que cuida do distrito do Espaçoporto, mal vê a hora de pôr em prática seu entusiasmo por tudo que é extraterreste; ele não esperava, porém, que logo na estreia chegaria à delegacia na parte de trás de um camburão. A tenente Bobbi Kelleher é viciada em trabalho, o que com frequência a deixa em conflito com Lyhanne Nhar-Lys, campeão da segurança do Espaçoporto e um dos guerreiros mais temidos da galáxia. Infiltrado numa gangue de extremistas antialienígenas, o investigador Aaron Stein não tem o menor problema em misturar negócios com prazer ― até que esbarra em evidências de um plano envolvendo uma provisão de armas roubadas para assassinar um enviado comercial. Agora, a polícia de Chicago precisa deter esses loucos antes que eles deixem o universo inteiro fora de controle.
Há dez anos, representantes de um coletivo interestelar formado por 314 espécies alienígenas aterrissaram na Terra, convidando a raça humana a se tornar o membro número 315. Agora, depois de atrasos infinitos, o Espaçoporto de Chicago foi enfim inaugurado, servindo de destino tanto para diplomatas e comerciantes quanto para turistas. Do lado de dentro dele, visitantes são governados pelo tratado intergaláctico. Do lado de fora, as ruas pertencem ao que Chicago tem de melhor.
Charlie Baker, recém-promovido ao esquadrão que cuida do distrito do Espaçoporto, mal vê a hora de pôr em prática seu entusiasmo por tudo que é extraterreste; ele não esperava, porém, que logo na estreia chegaria à delegacia na parte de trás de um camburão. A tenente Bobbi Kelleher é viciada em trabalho, o que com frequência a deixa em conflito com Lyhanne Nhar-Lys, campeão da segurança do Espaçoporto e um dos guerreiros mais temidos da galáxia. Infiltrado numa gangue de extremistas antialienígenas, o investigador Aaron Stein não tem o menor problema em misturar negócios com prazer ― até que esbarra em evidências de um plano envolvendo uma provisão de armas roubadas para assassinar um enviado comercial. Agora, a polícia de Chicago precisa deter esses loucos antes que eles deixem o universo inteiro fora de controle.
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First published March 12, 2019
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About the author
George R.R. Martin
1,102 books119k followersGeorge Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/george...
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/george...
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February 16, 2022
Świetnie się przy tym bawiłam. Przepiękne ilustracje.
July 23, 2021
Really good premise. Really good world-building. Don't think I'm qualified to comment on the art, but I thought it was decent. Underwhelming ending, though.
Hoping this gets a continuation. And/or a proper adaptation.
Hoping this gets a continuation. And/or a proper adaptation.
April 19, 2020
As is often he case I stumble across books entirely by accident while looking for something else - honest I do. Starport is a prefect example in case. I have read a lot of George R R Martins work (long before the Game of Thrones) from his shared worked of Wildcards to the reimagining of Beauty and the Beast.
So you can imagine my curiosity when I saw a standalone graphic novel - part men in black and part crime thriller this was the story for a new tv show pilot (which I am not will or will not ever be made).
So here you have it - as stories go its fun, fast and certainly full of aliens, the story of colourful both in the characters and in the world then inhabit. I cannot say it draws any similarities to other stories I have read and yet seems awfully familiar. I think as an afternoons distraction I cannot fault it and I really do hope this is the start of something more - although Mr Martin is famous for taking his time with things so do not hold your breath.
The book is great fun and I must admit I am looking for more although so not find it as challenging or as gritty as some of his other works.
So you can imagine my curiosity when I saw a standalone graphic novel - part men in black and part crime thriller this was the story for a new tv show pilot (which I am not will or will not ever be made).
So here you have it - as stories go its fun, fast and certainly full of aliens, the story of colourful both in the characters and in the world then inhabit. I cannot say it draws any similarities to other stories I have read and yet seems awfully familiar. I think as an afternoons distraction I cannot fault it and I really do hope this is the start of something more - although Mr Martin is famous for taking his time with things so do not hold your breath.
The book is great fun and I must admit I am looking for more although so not find it as challenging or as gritty as some of his other works.
December 25, 2025
o ponto alto dessa HQ é com certeza a arte. as cores são lindas e vibrantes e o traço é super detalhado. a história é ok, deu pra entreter e tal, o ritmo é bom, mas é muito clichê pro meu gosto. com certeza não é das melhores histórias do GRRM, porém não ofende, tem alguns momentos legais aqui e vale a leitura.
June 13, 2021
A starport, where aliens are allowed to land on earth, is opened in Chicago. Many of the aliens are very strange looking and acting. The port is not universally popular.
When an important extraterrestrial is murdered, the Chicago police and the aliens team up to find the killer.
Predictable, but the art makes up for it.
When an important extraterrestrial is murdered, the Chicago police and the aliens team up to find the killer.
Predictable, but the art makes up for it.
October 6, 2020
The story was okay but the actual writing and the art were both sub-par. I can't think of a single graphic novel I've read that was as deficient in both aspects. Even if you love graphic novels or Game of Thrones, I wouldn't recommend this. Not terrible by any means, just not good either.
March 23, 2019
Ten years ago the alien Chasheen arrived on Earth. They are members of an interstellar commonwealth known as the Harmony of Worlds, 314 species living and trading together in the interests of galactic peace. They offered humanity the chance to become the 315th member and humanity accepted. Three great starports have been built to link Earth to these other worlds, the latest of which is located in Chicago. Charlie Baker, newly promoted to detective on the squad overseeing the Starport district, is keen to use his knowledge of alien worlds and civilisations to help on the job, but discovers that not all of his fellow officers - or civilians - are that keen on the alien presence.
From roughly 1985 to early 1993, George R.R. Martin worked in Hollywood in the film and TV industry. He worked on The Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast, rising to become a producer on the latter. This earned him enough credits to try creating his own show, so he wrote a slew of pilots. Doorways was the only one that was filmed, and that never made it to series or the air. Another, written in 1992/93 shortly before he gave up on Hollywood to return home to resume work on an epic fantasy side-project called A Game of Thrones, was called Starport. It did the rounds of the four American TV networks before being turned down for being (as per usual with GRRM) too long and too expensive.
A quarter of a century later, Starport has been given a new lease of life as a graphic novel, adapted from Martin's original 90-minute script by Raya Golden. Golden previously adapted Martin's story Meathouse Man as a graphic novel to some acclaim, and Starport is an altogether larger and more impressive project.
As a graphic novel, it's an attractive package. The art is vivid, colourful and pops at the reader. The script is punchy and pacy, with the pages flipping by quite quickly despite the book's impressive length (almost 300 pages). Golden's artwork is excellent, mixing a classic comic book feel with modern colouring techniques and some crazy panels of technicolor alien vistas and species that feels out of a mid-1970s Marvel cosmic epic.
The script has been updated, with VHS jokes going out and smartphones coming in. The dialogue is mostly decent and well-done, although Martin's script hews towards TV standards of the 1990s a bit too closely at times (with more short, soundbitey quips and less of the longer, more erudite speeches that may be associated with his fantasy work, although this does keep the pace flowing). There's also the feeling of some references being updated but others not: so the internet is mentioned but the cultural touchpoints are Gilligan's Island and Kojak, which do feel a bit dated.
The protagonists are a likeable bunch, a mixture of beat cops looking to improve themselves, cynical lifers just trying to reach their pension, geeks fascinated by aliens, bigots who hate them and so on. The characters tend towards archetypes, like the undercover cop who gets in a bit too deep and justifies some dubious behaviour (like sleeping with much younger women) by saying it is to maintain his cover, but do have some depth thanks to the graphic novel's length. The adaptation is generous at almost 300 pages (to cover what was originally a 90-minute TV script) which allows it to delve deep into the characters and premise. There's a few characters who don't have a lot to do, which is where the "TV pilot" feel comes in a bit more (characters set up for bigger things further down the line), but it also helps the story feel more realistically populated.
It's easy to see why Starport never got made in the early 1990s. It has an epic scale and scope which I think would have been hard to translate to the screen. It also came along not long after the Alien Nation movie (1988) and TV spin-off (1989-90) which was abruptly cancelled. Although Starport's premise is rather different - a police force of humans working alongside alien security forces from the titular starport, rather than alien refugees joining the police force - the surface similarity may have put some producers off. The premise also feels a little bit like the later Babylon 5, with the starport serving as a meeting and mixing ground for hundreds of alien races and humans.
Starport (****) is brash, enjoyable and fantastically-illustrated. Those looking for a deep, immersive, serious story like A Song of Ice and Fire may feel disappointed, but those looking for a fun, pulpy SF yarn will be well-catered for.
From roughly 1985 to early 1993, George R.R. Martin worked in Hollywood in the film and TV industry. He worked on The Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast, rising to become a producer on the latter. This earned him enough credits to try creating his own show, so he wrote a slew of pilots. Doorways was the only one that was filmed, and that never made it to series or the air. Another, written in 1992/93 shortly before he gave up on Hollywood to return home to resume work on an epic fantasy side-project called A Game of Thrones, was called Starport. It did the rounds of the four American TV networks before being turned down for being (as per usual with GRRM) too long and too expensive.
A quarter of a century later, Starport has been given a new lease of life as a graphic novel, adapted from Martin's original 90-minute script by Raya Golden. Golden previously adapted Martin's story Meathouse Man as a graphic novel to some acclaim, and Starport is an altogether larger and more impressive project.
As a graphic novel, it's an attractive package. The art is vivid, colourful and pops at the reader. The script is punchy and pacy, with the pages flipping by quite quickly despite the book's impressive length (almost 300 pages). Golden's artwork is excellent, mixing a classic comic book feel with modern colouring techniques and some crazy panels of technicolor alien vistas and species that feels out of a mid-1970s Marvel cosmic epic.
The script has been updated, with VHS jokes going out and smartphones coming in. The dialogue is mostly decent and well-done, although Martin's script hews towards TV standards of the 1990s a bit too closely at times (with more short, soundbitey quips and less of the longer, more erudite speeches that may be associated with his fantasy work, although this does keep the pace flowing). There's also the feeling of some references being updated but others not: so the internet is mentioned but the cultural touchpoints are Gilligan's Island and Kojak, which do feel a bit dated.
The protagonists are a likeable bunch, a mixture of beat cops looking to improve themselves, cynical lifers just trying to reach their pension, geeks fascinated by aliens, bigots who hate them and so on. The characters tend towards archetypes, like the undercover cop who gets in a bit too deep and justifies some dubious behaviour (like sleeping with much younger women) by saying it is to maintain his cover, but do have some depth thanks to the graphic novel's length. The adaptation is generous at almost 300 pages (to cover what was originally a 90-minute TV script) which allows it to delve deep into the characters and premise. There's a few characters who don't have a lot to do, which is where the "TV pilot" feel comes in a bit more (characters set up for bigger things further down the line), but it also helps the story feel more realistically populated.
It's easy to see why Starport never got made in the early 1990s. It has an epic scale and scope which I think would have been hard to translate to the screen. It also came along not long after the Alien Nation movie (1988) and TV spin-off (1989-90) which was abruptly cancelled. Although Starport's premise is rather different - a police force of humans working alongside alien security forces from the titular starport, rather than alien refugees joining the police force - the surface similarity may have put some producers off. The premise also feels a little bit like the later Babylon 5, with the starport serving as a meeting and mixing ground for hundreds of alien races and humans.
Starport (****) is brash, enjoyable and fantastically-illustrated. Those looking for a deep, immersive, serious story like A Song of Ice and Fire may feel disappointed, but those looking for a fun, pulpy SF yarn will be well-catered for.
April 30, 2022
This was a fun concept and a pretty good graphic novel.
The concept is that ten years in the past representatives from an alien interstellar collective made contact with Earth at three locations and we are now in Chicago where the new Starport is operational complete with traders and delegates from 300 odd species of alien.
Outside the Starport, the Chicago police have to deal with aliens, anti-alien protests and regular miscellaneous crime. The style is light-hearted and funny and for the most part, that works well with the mainstream cartoony graphics. I did not love the graphics, though they suit the style of the story for the most part and helped make some of the characters more humorous.
I did actively hate the graphics in that they were used to give the female lieutenant Lara-Croft-esk breasts. Does anyone else remember that early game with equal loathing? Lara Croft with her two helium balloons affixed to her chest, balloons which bobbed up and down even where everything else on the screen was stationary? Often moving in different directs to the chest they were allegedly affixed too, as well as too each other.... A huge HUGE cringe even back in the 90's so an even bigger cringe now.
Also that alien species that are basically based on playboy cartoons...
Ah well, a fun enough little graphic novel to entertain away an hour or so.
The concept is that ten years in the past representatives from an alien interstellar collective made contact with Earth at three locations and we are now in Chicago where the new Starport is operational complete with traders and delegates from 300 odd species of alien.
Outside the Starport, the Chicago police have to deal with aliens, anti-alien protests and regular miscellaneous crime. The style is light-hearted and funny and for the most part, that works well with the mainstream cartoony graphics. I did not love the graphics, though they suit the style of the story for the most part and helped make some of the characters more humorous.
I did actively hate the graphics in that they were used to give the female lieutenant Lara-Croft-esk breasts. Does anyone else remember that early game with equal loathing? Lara Croft with her two helium balloons affixed to her chest, balloons which bobbed up and down even where everything else on the screen was stationary? Often moving in different directs to the chest they were allegedly affixed too, as well as too each other.... A huge HUGE cringe even back in the 90's so an even bigger cringe now.
Also that alien species that are basically based on playboy cartoons...
Ah well, a fun enough little graphic novel to entertain away an hour or so.
June 13, 2019
The story is a little dated as this was a pilot for a series never picked up in the 1990s. So instead of a criminal underground the reader gets an alien port and all sorts of weirdness. Art work by Raya Golden is very much like the art found on 1970's Pinball Machines. Purchased the signed book from the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico who has a signed book feature to their website. So I look at this more as an investment than any literary value.
September 18, 2021
Tenía muchas ganas de leer este cómic, pero la verdad, me pareció descafeinado, aspiraba/esperaba más. Es muy colorido y los diálogos están bien, pero o me ha cogido en un momento muy exigente o en realidad es flojita la trama. Está entretenido para pasar un rato, pero de ahí no pasa, podría decir que hasta se me hizo "largo".
March 6, 2022
Cudowna kreska, dla samych ilustracji warto przeczytać kilka razy, bo wielokrotnie zatrzymywałam się i powiększałam, żeby dobrze zobaczyć kosmitów. Co kolejny to lepszy, niesamowite detale i kolory.
Do tego naprawdę wartka i ciekawa fabuła, trochę przykro, że tylko jeden tom, choć koniec sugeruje, że może autorzy mają jeszcze coś w zanadrzu? ;)) Fajnie by było!
Do tego naprawdę wartka i ciekawa fabuła, trochę przykro, że tylko jeden tom, choć koniec sugeruje, że może autorzy mają jeszcze coś w zanadrzu? ;)) Fajnie by było!
April 1, 2019
Interesting concept that was lost bc of creepy over-sexualization of every female character...
April 8, 2025
2.5
to nie było dla mnie XD
to nie było dla mnie XD
June 21, 2019
I was actually a little more impressed with the artwork than the story since the story progression felt a little slapdash at times. If Martin ends up writing any sequels, they would probably be better developed than this one because he would already have established characters. I would be willing to read a sequel but I'm not anxiously awaiting one. Still, it was a good mix of mystery, action, and humor.
August 6, 2019
10 years ago a collective of species came to Earth. The Chicago starport is open with much aliens, miscommunication, humor, intrigue, even a conspiracy. Many humans don't want aliens on Earth. How can this simmering hatred be solved? Both a mystery and comedy, it's a good read.
March 17, 2023
Było fajne ale czegoś mi zabrakło do większego zachwytu
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June 30, 2021👽PUERTO ESTELAR👽 de @penguinlibros @somosinfinitoslibros
Novela gráfica de George R. R. Martin ambientada en un remoto futuro en el que los humanos comparten la tierra con aliens de distintos mundos y galaxias. No solo comparten sino que se enfrentan entre si, por la cultura, el territorio y las diferencias sociales.
Esta historia fue pensada para un capítulo piloto de una serie que jamás se produjo pero que pienso que sería una fantasía y tendría mucha aceptación.
Si bien es cierto que innovar en el tema “aliens” con ambientación futurista es bastante difícil, creo que esta historia tiene gancho.
El arte es simplemente impresionante, cada detalle y sobre todo los gestos de los personajes están super bien dibujados.
Una gozada de lectura que recomiendo si te gusta el humor mordaz y la narrativa sarcástica del autor.
Y también recomendada a aquellos amantes de la ciencia ficción intensa o simplemente fans de los cómics con estilo clásico.
https://www.instagram.com/p/COLfQP5Fe...
Novela gráfica de George R. R. Martin ambientada en un remoto futuro en el que los humanos comparten la tierra con aliens de distintos mundos y galaxias. No solo comparten sino que se enfrentan entre si, por la cultura, el territorio y las diferencias sociales.
Esta historia fue pensada para un capítulo piloto de una serie que jamás se produjo pero que pienso que sería una fantasía y tendría mucha aceptación.
Si bien es cierto que innovar en el tema “aliens” con ambientación futurista es bastante difícil, creo que esta historia tiene gancho.
El arte es simplemente impresionante, cada detalle y sobre todo los gestos de los personajes están super bien dibujados.
Una gozada de lectura que recomiendo si te gusta el humor mordaz y la narrativa sarcástica del autor.
Y también recomendada a aquellos amantes de la ciencia ficción intensa o simplemente fans de los cómics con estilo clásico.
https://www.instagram.com/p/COLfQP5Fe...
July 30, 2023
Earth joins an interstellar organization, bringing it to 315 species. Chicago, where this book takes place, is one of the three centers on Earth, with a starport and significant alien representation. Then, an important alien is murdered, and it's up to the police department to find the killer. The main character is a newly-assigned cop who is a total nerd about aliens and other things.
The aliens are nicely diverse; we meet maybe a dozen species and subspecies. Some are funny, some relatable, some scary, and some sexy (so yes, interspecies sex). The plot is definitely murder mystery; the detectives plod away, finding the method, accomplices, and finally the perp. At the same time, they are thwarting a xenophobic plot to kill aliens with alien ray guns. It's all done very nicely, though I got confused about who some of the characters were a few times. Other than that, I liked the art a lot, especially the different kinds of aliens.
The aliens are nicely diverse; we meet maybe a dozen species and subspecies. Some are funny, some relatable, some scary, and some sexy (so yes, interspecies sex). The plot is definitely murder mystery; the detectives plod away, finding the method, accomplices, and finally the perp. At the same time, they are thwarting a xenophobic plot to kill aliens with alien ray guns. It's all done very nicely, though I got confused about who some of the characters were a few times. Other than that, I liked the art a lot, especially the different kinds of aliens.
April 19, 2023
Czytałam to strasznie długo i nie wiem czym to jest spowodowane. Natomiast faktem jest, że nie miałam zbytniej ochoty wracać do tej historii po jej odłożeniu.
Pomysł na historię? Fajny
Wykonanie? O wiele słabsze
Moim zdaniem wiele niepotrzebnych wydarzeń, które sprawiały, że całość była trochę nudna :/
Na plus ironiczne i całkiem zabawne dialogi w niektórych momentach.
Co do konsekwencji świata mam wiele zastrzeżeń, których nawet nie chce mi się wymieniać. Ale takie główne to dlaczego praktycznie wszystkie rozumne istoty pozaziemskie miały zbliżony wygląd do ludzkiego? (Dwie nogi, tułów i ręce..) Jak dla mnie można było tutaj o wiele kreatywnej podejść do tematu... :(
Kreska całkiem okej, fragmenty fantastyczne były przepiękne, a te "ziemskie" już trochę gorsze, jednak wciąż były w porządku.
Pomysł na historię? Fajny
Wykonanie? O wiele słabsze
Moim zdaniem wiele niepotrzebnych wydarzeń, które sprawiały, że całość była trochę nudna :/
Na plus ironiczne i całkiem zabawne dialogi w niektórych momentach.
Co do konsekwencji świata mam wiele zastrzeżeń, których nawet nie chce mi się wymieniać. Ale takie główne to dlaczego praktycznie wszystkie rozumne istoty pozaziemskie miały zbliżony wygląd do ludzkiego? (Dwie nogi, tułów i ręce..) Jak dla mnie można było tutaj o wiele kreatywnej podejść do tematu... :(
Kreska całkiem okej, fragmenty fantastyczne były przepiękne, a te "ziemskie" już trochę gorsze, jednak wciąż były w porządku.
May 2, 2019
Excellent book. The story read like a novel, with a lot of depth you dont always find in graphic novels. The characters were well thought out and were presented beautifully on the page. The art was phenomenal, very detailed. The overall story was unique and some aspects of the story resonated with our society today despite the presence of aliens. I'm so glad I read it!
April 10, 2019
I would seriously watch this in a Netflix tv series, or in a HBO one. Why hasn't this been adapted?
June 30, 2022
to było dziwne i tyle jestem w stanie powiedzieć XD
okładka najlepsza z tego wszystkiego, kreska niezbyt moja, no i po dwustu stronach nastąpiło zmęczenie materiału i czekałam aż się to skończy.
okładka najlepsza z tego wszystkiego, kreska niezbyt moja, no i po dwustu stronach nastąpiło zmęczenie materiału i czekałam aż się to skończy.
July 26, 2023
2,5. Entretenido pero sin más.
January 16, 2024
Po Martinie spodziewałam się nieco więcej...
October 12, 2020
This was an 'in-between' read for me. A change of scenery from the previous genres that I have been reading. It was okay.
Aliens had been monitoring earth for a long time and decided that it was time to make themselves known to mankind. Over 300 species now inhabit earth and treaties and declarations have been signed to ensure peaceful living between them all. We are only really introduced to a handful of the alien species and are not very well inducted into how they live differently to us aside from their differences in appearance. I understand that would be too much information to squeeze into one volume, however, I felt that many important details were overlooked and important events were rushed, especially the ending. Martin hints that there will be a continuation, which I hope will improve this story.
Visually this book was quite stunning and easy to read :)
Aliens had been monitoring earth for a long time and decided that it was time to make themselves known to mankind. Over 300 species now inhabit earth and treaties and declarations have been signed to ensure peaceful living between them all. We are only really introduced to a handful of the alien species and are not very well inducted into how they live differently to us aside from their differences in appearance. I understand that would be too much information to squeeze into one volume, however, I felt that many important details were overlooked and important events were rushed, especially the ending. Martin hints that there will be a continuation, which I hope will improve this story.
Visually this book was quite stunning and easy to read :)
December 27, 2019
Supposed to be a pilot of a tv series in 1990s? Wew no wonder it never gets produced. Looking the plot it would take huge money to get it done. It has men in black feel alright, only the aliens weren't kept in secret. So aliens arrived in earth, made base and put humanity as their latest members of intergalactic peace treaties. Technologies advances in a faster pace but there still exist xenophobia. Politics was the same. There was murder to one of the alien species and the humans worked together alien's liaison to find the prep. Though the motive of the murder seemed shallow, and the mystery surrounding the murder was predictable, it is still good. I wonder if they want to make this into a tv series again. I doubt it. But it would be great, I presumed.
October 10, 2020
This was a lot of fun—a little mystery mixed with sci-fi goodness and nice, splashy artwork. I especially liked the full-page depiction of the spider hound! I adored the Lohb and the way they talked, and the arrival of Nihinni was priceless—“who loves the infants”—so great!
I guess this is based on a screenplay GRRM wrote for a TV pilot. With the right cast and budget, it could have been a blast. Oh well, adapting what might have been into a graphic novel is almost as good, as we’ve seen with the continuing “seasons” of Buffy and Angel.
I guess this is based on a screenplay GRRM wrote for a TV pilot. With the right cast and budget, it could have been a blast. Oh well, adapting what might have been into a graphic novel is almost as good, as we’ve seen with the continuing “seasons” of Buffy and Angel.
June 24, 2019
Fun look at police coping with an influx of aliens into their city and the changes this forces them to make. Its TV pilot roots show: there are a lot of characters introduced instead of focusing on one main character as is more usual. I liked the artwork.
February 24, 2020
A fun, quick read, though some plot points feel ignored by the end. Others contradict themselves. Also, lots of ignored casual racism. I get it's a metaphor, but still.
January 28, 2023
This was a fun read! It's an intergalactic detective story with very unique species and characters. Staako Nihi's "grasp" of the English language and idioms is hilarious!
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