Corvus

by Buddy Beaudoin (Writer / Letterer), Christopher Sassman (Artist), Rebecca Sotira (Artist)

Corvus follows Daryn Dall, a twenty-something Black gamer who’s spent most of his life carrying the grief of losing both parents—and escaping into the digital worlds he loves. He’s a nerd, a loner, and one of the best players on Earth at Quest 4 War, the planet’s most competitive war-strategy shooter. Maybe too good. His skills have drawn attention far beyond anything human. When a secretive, grassroots intergalactic resistance identifies Daryn as a strategic prodigy, their sentient ship—CORVUS—abducts him and drafts him into a war he never asked for. Their enemy: The Mare, a terrifying alien species whose psychic abilities force entire populations to relive their worst traumas on an endless loop, driving civilizations to collapse. Their only goal is annihilation. Trapped light-years from home, Daryn must confront his own buried pain while learning to fight a threat capable of turning memories into weapons. As the galaxy’s last line of defense, he’ll have to decide whether he’s willing to rise to the role others see in him—or watch humanity fall.

Genres: Science Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

Expected publication March 24, 2026

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

Welp. This is definitely a graphic novel.

Have you ever had anyone ask you to review something they have done, but they start out by almost making you feel guilty if you actually critique it by what they say before you review it? That’s how this starts out. The introduction talks about the work and almost sets you up to feel guilty if you have issues with it. Fortunately for me, I’m a teacher and have no feelings and thrive off of killing people’s hopes and dreams. Kidding.

The positive is the artwork is good.

Everything else about it goes downhill from there. The story isn’t great and has been done before and done better.

It did feel like the author wanted to make sure you knew every cussword that they have ever heard or learned. Like I said, I teach school. Been there, done that. Doesn’t offend me. It just didn’t serve a purpose. There is also a “nightmare” of one character that deals with their sexuality that felt like the same thing. Almost like, “Look at me! I’m edgy.” Nope. Didn’t add depth to the character. Didn’t really add to the background of the character. It just felt like lazy writing.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75/5 rating: This one was fun! I'm a huge nerd and really appreciated the premise of a like-minded person being thrust into what can only be described as an impossible situation. As much as I love my video games and fantasy worlds, I probably wouldn't want to suddenly find out that some of it could be real. Art panels were great. The pacing felt a little off, with not enough story to really get me to connect to all the characters just yet. The "big battle" towards the end felt a little anticlimactic, honestly. Overall, I like the premise and I'm looking forward to seeing where the rest of the series goes.

[Curious Madra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for allowing me to read this graphic novel.

Story seems alright enough although not spectacular as it’s been done a million times before even though I do appreciate the 3 main characters being a team to kick some alien azz. Also I hate the fact the artwork changed all of a sudden half way without notice like what was wrong with it in the first place?!

Overall it’s okish if you want to waste time on but there’s major room for Improvements with this story especially again the art side of things….

[Adri Holt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daryn works at Game Space and obsessively plays games. A ship named Corvus beams him aboard to assist in their fight with a different species called The Mare. They are pure evil and screw with your head. He must overcome his own personal battles that The Mare reminds him of and help find a way to defeat this evil intergalactic species.

I feel like it was a bit rushed, but overall it was an enjoyable read with interesting characters and plotline.

#ThxNetGalley #BuddyBeaudoin #Corvus

[Troy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks again to the creative team for providing me this eARC in exchange for an honest review. Excellent story about sci-fi horror, my favorite since I saw Alien in the movie theater back in 1979. Art was wonderful, great dialogue and the engrossing storyline was top-notch. Where's the sequel? Highly recommended.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty much your standard aliens attack earth story. This one does a lot in its 6 issues so the pacing can feel uneven and a lot of things are left unexplained. Still it's not bad. And kudos to Letterer, Buddy Beaudoin, for writing his first comic.