Niourk

NiourK #1-3

by Olivier Vatine (Adapter), Stefan Wul (Adapted from ), Brandon Kander (Translator)

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, where mankind has regressed to a handful of primitive tribes hunting and foraging for a meager, oppressed existence, a lone black child, shunned by other members of his tribe, sets out on an epic journey to what used to be known as New York, land of the gods! Written by Stefan Wul, author of cult favorite Fantastic Planet, illustrated by acclaimed French comics artist Olivier Vatine, this unusual hero's journey is a memorable examination of a child's compassion -- and the human race's cruelty.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Science Fiction, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fantasy, Dystopia

176 pages, Hardcover

First published September 23, 2015

About the author

Olivier Vatine est un scénariste et dessinateur français de bande dessinée. Vatine en dédicace à O Tour de la Bulle à Montpellier en 2010.
Il est le dessinateur de la série de science fiction Aquablue, scénarisée par Thierry Cailleteau et publiée aux éditions Delcourt. En 2005, il publie le western Angela en collaboration avec Daniel Pecqueur et Isabelle Rabarot.

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts off strong, following a bunch of barbarians on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Dark Child is shunned in the tribe for his dark skin and goes off on his own adventure. He eventually comes across some tech which makes him way more powerful. The third act goes off the rails when he meets some humans from Mars and gains super-powers. The art is fantastic. Based on a popular French sci-fi novel from the 50's which has never been published in English.

Received an advance copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

[✔️ JAVI ®️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

9/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dibujo sencillo, de esos que parece intuirse el boceto. Paleta de colores pobre, en muchas composiciones de viñetas predomina el bitono. Pero todo destila ese arte del artista que sabe dibujar, del dibujante que tiene talento. Una obra de arte a cargo de "Olivier Vatine". El argumento también es suyo, dándole una "explosión" de ciencia ficción en el último volumen al mismísimo estilo de "Ken Liu" (El zoo de papel). Esta edición integral consta de los tres volúmenes (obra completa). En el primer volumen descubrimos un mundo apocalíptico donde nuestro protagonista de color es repudiado por su tribu. Este se verá forzado a empezar su particular viaje. Siendo el género de aventuras el que predomine este inicio de historia. De ahí que sorprenda tanto como evoluciona la historia hacia una excelente trama de ciencia ficción.
¡Recomendadísimo! Tanto el cómic como el canal de YouTube "Mikyhawk" de donde supe de la existencia del mismo.
Mencionar que está descatalogado, eso hará que en algunas tiendas lo encontréis más barato de su precio inicial. Y en otras, en cambio, con esos precios prohibitivos y abusivos aprovechándose de la escasez de copias.

[Mangrii · Rating 4 out of 5]

Siglos después de que una catástrofe de índole ecológica provocase el secado de los océanos del mundo, la humanidad yace en un estado primitivo donde solo unas tribus prevalecen en un estado meramente salvaje. Una de ellas, la tribu liderada por el fuerte y valeroso Thoz, cuenta en sus filas con un miembro único y diferente, un niño de piel negra que es repudiado. El anciano de la tribu ha decidido que visitará la aldea de los dioses, Santiag, diciendo y sellando el destino del niño negro, ya que a su vuelta este deberá ser sacrificado. El anciano nunca vuelve y el Niño Negro decide partir durante lo noche en solitario en su busca, un viaje que lo llevará a redescubrir la civilización humana del pasado.

Adaptando la novela homónima de uno de los nombres más conocidos de la ciencia ficción francesa, Stefan Wul, nos llega este integral de los tres volúmenes en que se dividió la obra original. El espectacular cómic lo firma el ilustrador francés Oliver Vatine en todos los aspectos, ya que tanto guion, dibujo y color corren de su cuenta, respetando totalmente el material original, conservando la división de capítulos de la novela y cada cliffhanger final. Un cómic de entretenimiento, aventura y ciencia ficción que no deja de ser una fábula ecológica dentro de un mundo postapocalíptico. A través de los ojos de Niño Negro iremos conociendo el mundo devastado, los motivos de ello y como es la supervivencia del ser humano en un terreno tan hostil. Esto cambiará a partir de la mitad del álbum, donde el relato se torna en una historia de ciencia ficción futurista, donde elementos tecnológicos avanzados como robots o clones tomarán el protagonismo de la historia.

El apartado gráfico es espectacular desde que abres la primera página. Las ilustraciones y el color ofrecen lo que pide cada escena, con viñetas de gran tamaño que quitan el hipo; donde las imágenes de paisajes desbordantes, ciudades destruidas y fondos marinos te absorben la vista. El preciosismo de los paisajes y el detallismo de los personajes te deja prendado, sabiendo integrar muy bien elementos tecnológicos con ese mundo desgarrado y abandonado. Un dibujo claro, definido y trabajado, con un color muy preciosista que dota a la historia de vida propia.

[Ed Erwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Graphic novel adaptation of a 1957 French SF work by Stefan Wul. Wul is most know these days for the film version of Fantastic Planet. The only other one of his novels currently published in English is The Temple of the Past.

Starts out as a tale of a small band of people living in a hunter-gatherer tribe in post-apocalyptic Earth. Eventually the main character, a young boy, makes friends with a bear, eats brains of a giant radioactive squid, gets captured by humans who've come from Mars, clones himself, evolves into a superhero and moves the Earth out near Saturn! Pretty insane as a story, with too many ideas in too short a time, but the graphics are good.

Some aspects of the novel may have inspired "Planet of the Apes", which is a much better book.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Borja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tenía todo para ser cuatro estrellas. Dibujo genial, historia chula.... sin embargo, esas últimas quince páginas... esas últimas quince páginas!!!

[manuti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Le damos 4 estrellas por que nos hemos divertido leyendo la historia del "niño negro". El final es un poco raro, muy exagerado no lo recordaba así del libro original. Aparte de la historia en sí, los dibujos son muy buenos y creo que la versión en color se disfruta más que la de Blanc et Noire que tengo en francés.
Voy a releer el libro original. Sobre todo porque creo que a mitad del cómic se desvía de la historia de Stefan Wul y es precisamente esa último tercio el que menos me ha gustado.

[Nuno R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, beautiful and inspiring!!!

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts off rather numbly but the story finds it's footing after the middle. A rather enjoyable post-apocalyptic survival comic with bits of supernatural fantasy and sci-fi.

Art looks nice to the eye.

Nothing special but you'll be entertained for 1-2 hours.

[Ignacio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ciencia ficción de aventuras muy clásica. La Tierra ha sido abandonada por la humanidad y sus descendientes han retrocedido a un estado primitivo. El trabajo de Vatine en la narración y la creación de escenarios es excelente. Hay en este álbum escenas llenas de belleza de esa Tierra futura, especialmente cuando se llega a dos grandes ciudades y se observa cómo la naturaleza se mezcla con las ruinas de la civilización. No funciona tan bien la coherencia interna de ciertas elecciones al trazar los escenarios o resolver el argumento, que empujan el relato más allá de las fronteras de la ciencia ficción, y cómo se precipita la historia al llegar el último álbum. Poca cosa porque, siento repetirme, el dibujo me parece prodigioso.

[Louie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was better than I thought it was going to be, even with the bonkers latter chapters. And now that I know it was adapted from a novel, I really want to read that now, if I can even find an English edition.

[Relstuart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful art in a large edition. This was originally published in French. It follows a child in a post apocalyptic world living with a tribe of people that have basically gone back to the stone age way of doing things. He is shunned by the tribe in part, because his skin is darker. He ends up leaving them and exploring the ruins of a city. The book progresses and explains what happened to cause the apocalypse and what happens the tribe as they run into foes they can't compete against. It was well done until the end with the story wraps up a bit quickly and with one of the characters becoming way to powerful too fast.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was such a unique blend of various genres. You have post-apocalyptic scenarios, super futuristic worlds, and prehistoric lives all blended together. And, surprisingly enough, all taking place at the same time.
I wouldn't necessarily say that this was a favorite of mine. But I think that's solely because once it jumped to super futuristic towards the end I stopped enjoying it as much?
Granted it is a good read and I do recommend it for a unique story-line. But it did kind of lose me towards the end. Possibly because the ending was a little abrupt and not what I was expecting.

I know this book is translated from French but there is an English version floating around these days. I don't have a direct comparison but I'm fairly certain that the translation is done very well. It's not difficult to understand in the slightest even with the translation.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une belle mise en image d’une terre post-apocalyptique. Le scénario va néanmoins trop au delà des limites habituelles de la science fiction pour que le résultat soit au-dessus de la moyenne.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

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From the 1930s to the 1950s, we saw dystopian become the hallmark of the new view of the future: from Brave New World to 1984, Fahrenheit 451 to Atlas Shrugged. In 1957, a French dental surgeon wrote several science fiction stories under a nom de plum: Stefan Wul. More famous for the animated version of his Fantastic Planet novel, his 1957 dystopian work Niourk now gets the modern treatment with this graphic novel adaptation. Surprisingly, it holds up well through it is clear to see where the author took liberties to modernize a science written written before the US put a man on the moon.

Story: A lone child is shunned by his primitive tribe. When the elder shaman goes on a pilgrimage, the boy known only as "Dark Child" follows and thus begins a grand adventure through an Eastern Seaboard US destroyed by climate and man.

The story has two clear arcs and stories/messages: the first follows a primitive 'cave men' like tribe of which Dark Child is a part. They exist hand to mouth in the Caribbean region of Haiti/Dominican Republic. The second story involves people evacuated to Mars returning to the world illicitly (it's prohibited due to the radiation contamination) and encountering the mutated creates and Dark Child.

The story is, admittedly, odd. Dark Child goes from speaking only a few words and with neanderthal-thinking capabilities to eventually turning into a messianic figure. There's some radiatation telepathy, computer monitoring, lots of eating of brains, stupid human Martians, walking arthropods, and a faithful bear in between. In all, it's fairly incredulous how the story goes from boy to god, even with the modern updates from the illustrator, so you'll need to suspend disbelief a bit. A lot of the book is a road trip of discovery for our Dark Child/Alpha and it really does all hinge on that eating the brains of the person/thing you've defeated in order to gain their intelligence/experiences.

I won't go into too much detail of the plot for spoiler reasons but the author did a fairly convincing job of creating a reason for the dystopian/devastated Earth and the consequences after. Thought it came a decade later, I can't help but feel French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel La Planète des Singes (Planet of The Apes) owes much to Wul's work and there are similar themes (though no 'damn dirty apes' in Niourk). The animals are always smarter than the humans and often more noble.

The title refers to New York - the eventual destination of Dark Child's first road trip. I enjoyed the first story though not much happens. It's about the mystery of this ruined Earth. The second half with the Martians and Dark Child's transformation into omnipotent being was honestly kind of silly. The Martians were pointless and the story went from 10 to 1000 in the span of a few short pages. Those looking for a bit of nostalgia won't find it here - this has been thoroughly modernized and there are few, if any, aspects of the 1950s dystopian remaining. That is both an asset and a negative here since the story can feel ludicrous outside of its period perspective.

The illustrations are perfectly suited for the story and keep it very grounded in a modern sensibility. There are some very good panel choides and the colors are appropriate for the story. The overall feel is quite rich and the illustrator keeps the characters from feeling cartoony or silly (as I imagine they came off in the original story).

In all, an interesting story that derailed completely by the end. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[John Driscoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned only after reading this that it was a modern adaptation of a 1957 novel by French author Stefan Wul. In retrospect I can see the pulpy 1950's sci fi roots, but in many ways this felt modern and relevant as well. Overall there's a lot to like here, even if it went a little off the rails in the latter parts.

The main character is a young black boy in a primitive tribe of ethnically indistinguishable people (but definitely not as dark-skinned as him). Known only as "Dark Child," he is shunned for being different, because the tribe elder believes he is disfavored by the gods and is therefore the reason that food has been scarce.

When the Elder decrees his intention to travel up the mountain and consult with the gods, then to sacrifice Dark Child upon his return, the boy decides to follow the old man up the mountain. He finds the old man frozen to death, so eats his brain to gain his wisdom (according to tribal beliefs) and explores the ruined city. Here we get our first hints of what this setting really is - a post-apocalyptic Earth in which the oceans have dried up, and what remains of humanity has been reduced back to primitive, superstitious hunter-gatherers.

On his way back to his tribe, Dark Child finds an advanced weapon from an older civilization (which he thinks is a magic weapon gifted by the gods), tames a grizzly bear, and meets with a man from the sky who advises him to go to New York (or Niourk, the best the boy can pronounce it) for better hunting.

There's a lot of socially and politically relevant stuff here, which is probably why Dark Horse decided to make this adaptation now. The story is set in a world ruined by human foolishness and hubris. The hero is a minority character who begins as the lowest and weakest of his tribe and ends up practically a superhero and genius. I can certainly see this appealing to a lot of people, especially in an age where a lot of people are no longer satisfied with the vast majority of comic heroes being white. But neither does this feel like tokenism or beating the reader over the head with a message of diversity - it's handled quite well and everything feels natural and like it makes sense that Dark Child would have been in that situation.

As I mentioned earlier though, things start to get pretty weird as it goes on, and that's why I can't give this a 5 star rating. All the sci fi trappings start to take a backseat to pure fantasy, such as when Dark Child gets a telepathic linkup from the crazy octopus monsters that live in what remains of the ocean, which allows him to begin magically recovering all the lost knowledge of human civilization, or when he starts developing super powers like being able to grow to infinite size or exist in multiple places at once.. It sort of feels like the story jumped tracks and crashed into a completely different genre. Combine that with the story accelerating very fast in the last act, hurrying through some things and jumping forward in time months and years at a time, and the last act feels a little disjointed.

Still though, despite a few flaws Niourk is a worthy read that deserves to be getting more attention than it has been.

[Matt Graupman · Rating 4 out of 5]

NOTE: This review is for the hardcover version, though I assume it’s pretty much identical to the Kindle version (there’s just no Goodreads entry for the recent Dark Horse Books reprint).

There’s a great part in the movie “Fight Club” where Tyler Durden describes how humanity will live after the collapse of civilization. He talks about how the survivors will wear clothing made of fur and dry strips of venison on crumbling, overgrown highway lanes. There’s a certain kind of nihilistic poetry about the scene which is something the film has in common with this graphic novel. Olivier Vatine’s “Niourk” (an phonetic variation of “New York”) is what you’d get if you expanded those few lines into a 179 page comic. It’s a gorgeous - GORGEOUS! - piece of art that enhances a fairly paint-by-numbers story.

Hundreds of years in the future, mankind has finally succeeded in destroying the environment, specifically by dumping nuclear waste into the ocean, triggering a series of cataclysmic weather events and spawning a fleet of mutated octopus creatures. A mass exodus to Mars leaves a handful of people behind, tribes of men, women, and children who regress to a nearly Neanderthal-esque state. Dark Child, an outcast from one of these tribes, yearns for a higher purpose and, in his travels, he ends up discovering things about humanity that will change the course of Earth’s fate. In a sense “Niourk” is really two books in one: the first half being a primitive post-apocalyptic action story and the second half being a more straightforward sci-fi tale with overt superhero elements. It’s not a bad story, it’s just kind of generic, even a little uninspired. “Niourk” is all about the art. Vatine’s panels are exquisite. His body language, composition, landscapes, and sense of rhythm are all amazing. He has a drawing style that combines Mike Mignola, Eduardo Risso, Carlos Meglia and even a little Chris Bachalo and I was blown away by how dynamic and inventive each page looked. From open plains full of buffalo to decayed cityscapes to the interiors of spaceships, Vatine’s work rewards the reader who takes the time to really look at all the little details.

Honestly, there’s not much more I can say. The art is stunning and the story is serviceable enough to hold your attention. But my advice is: read it for the visuals. It’s eye-candy. Total eye-candy.

[jedioffsidetrap · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful art. Post-apocalypse story following a tribe of Stone Age people focusing on the leader, Thoz, and a pariah, the Dark Child. It’s an abandoned earth, overgrown & regressed, and with eighty-foot tall octopi-monsters that shoot darts out their cheeks and walk on land. You know, the usual… ;-)

Dark Child is separated from the tribe and finds old tech ( a laser rifle). He believes himself favored by the gods, and that he should lead the tribe. He follows them as they migrate north, across the dry Caribbean Sea to “Niourk.” He shoots a bear but then heals it, and they become pards. He also comes across a golden man in a flying craft that we learn is from the human colonies in Mars, exploring the supposedly deserted earth.

It starts to get a little wacky when Dark Child meets the visitors. He’s I’ll from radiation from eating the contaminated octo-monsters, who were created by humans to dump radioactive waste into undersea tectonic trenches since humans had messed up earth. Earth was abandoned when volcanoes shot out the toxic goop & poisoned the planet. Not everyone could evacuate so some were left behind and the tribe descended from them.

The visitors heal the Child in their ship and then he basically becomes magic from interfacing with the ship computer somehow, so now he can talk & fly & repair the ship & duplicate himself as well as enlarge himself & then move the entire planet earth to a new solar system somehow. Whoa, that got of hand quick!

Until the very end when things go haywire, it is excellent. Realistic, interesting science, cool monsters, a Bildungsroman for the Dark Child, the ultimate outsider & underdog. The last 25 pages is just so bizarre and so compressed it’s almost hard to take it seriously. So the Child basically becomes a god and progenitor of a new advanced civilization. Uh what? Just way over the top but can’t say it’s not ambitious…

[Travis · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book that starts off seeming like it will be one thing, very quickly changes to something completely different, then goes completely off the deep-end near the end. It wasn't an unenjoyable read, but it was disappointing because it felt like it could have been better. I was not aware when reading it that it was based on a novel from the 50's; it doesn't really change my impression of it, though I do think that explains some of the oddness. I wonder how faithful of an adaptation it was. For me the part that drew me in was the weird giant stilt-legged octopus things; otherwise a glance through the book suggested that it was just another post-apocalyptic savages traveling through the wreckage of modern society type things. So it was disappointing that it was mostly that and the octopus creatures were mostly antagonist monsters and there was little to no meaningful interaction with them in the story. Part of the problem is the little prologue bit that introduces them, which suggests that they should be of central importance; I'm not sure if it was originally there or added to tie it together with later parts of the story, but I think it worked against the flow of things.

But disappointment over lack of sufficient cool octopus creatures isn't really enough to condemn the book. The bigger problem for me is the ridiculous deus ex machina sort of ending which just keeps piling on new super powers and new plot twists without any coherent structure or sense of reason. And it doesn't help that it has the usual comic book convention of all the women (including the primitive tribes people) being slender and buxom (I was going to complain that this was a very Euro-comic sort of thing, but I realized that is only evident by the primitive women being bare-breasted; the sexist tendencies are common to most mainstream comics it seems).

[Karissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

I got this graphic novel through the Amazon Vine program for review. This was an impressive graphic novel set on a post-apocalyptic earth. It follows a boy named Dark Child as he struggles to survive and, through a strange set of circumstance, gains superhero like abilities.

The illustration is very well done. It is beautifully detailed with full color and is easy to follow. The story is epic in breadth. We follow Dark Child from his humble beginnings, eking out a living on the edge of a caveman-like human tribe, to his ascension to godlike power.

I enjoyed the breadth of the story and how we get to see the whole cycle of Dark Child’s life. Things do get a bit strange and tough to follow in the end; but there are a lot of interesting ideas and themes introduced throughout.

My 10 year old was begging to read this and I decided to let him. There is some swearing and some vague nudity (the cave people don’t wear much for clothing) and I was worried some of the concepts might be kind of advanced for him. However, he absolutely loved the story and we ended up sitting down and discussing some of the concepts he didn’t quite get. This was kind of mind-blowing for him and he’s been reading it over and over.

Overall I was very impressed with this graphic novel. The illustration is very well done and the story is amazing. There are some parts that are a bit confusing to follow, but in the end I would recommend. This is very well done; I am happy that I read this and excited that this is finally available in English.

[Dale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Promising Start, Disappointing Ending.

Adapted from a French novel written in 1957 by Stefan Wul

Published in February of 2018 by Dark Horse Originals.

Set in the future, the Earth's ecosystem has been severely damaged by mankind. Very few people have survived the collapse of civilization and those that have live in a Stone Age society.

A shunned member of a tribal band acts out of desperate need to be accepted by the only group of humans he knows. Known as The Dark Child, he accidentally discovers some of the truth as to what happened and leads his people towards the ruined city of Niourk (New York) in search of better hunting. This is a long trip considering that they started in the dried out basin of what used to be the Caribbean Sea.

Along the way, he discovers...

Read more at: http://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2018/...

[Salem Starlight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maaaaaaan this book is sooooo -- whooosh! YAAAAS <3 I am still currently reading it, I will edit this with more detail for a proper review when I finish reading it tomorrow cos it is 1 AM and I need to go to sleep -sobs forever- but hollllllyyyy hellll, I am loving this, I could totally stay up to read this but I could also just sleep and start my day off with it tomorrow so that's what I'm a do lol

Okay adding/continuing this review. LOOVE! i LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH I want to read the sequels apparently that there are? Definitely want to own this book series as soon as I can. I already want to read it again. the art is amazing. the dystopic world is so fucking gorgeous. I love it so much. I want to see it as a movie but I also don't, I feel like a movie would take from the perfection of it in the form of a graphic novel. Just woe, I love this book so much. I love the world of it, this is the kind of scifi that I want to write one day.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Majestic panels, large sized with great illustrations. There are some tropes, but they flow in their own more original directions toward the end - making me think it might be more of an homage than a trope - i.e. the remains of the Statue of Liberty or an homage to the original Planet of the Apes? The art work keeps you riveted. The story in itself draws you in I am certain because it lacks any overbearing political agenda. I like how there are separate story lines that seem disconnected for much of the book until the characters reveal themselves. By the end, it makes sense and much that seemed sinister is now seen in a different light. Great book, great journey.

[Ross Williamson · Rating 3 out of 5]

not nearly as racist as all the other french stuff i've read, tho it does strike me as uhhhhhh.... implausible that exactly one (1) person of color would survive the apocalypse (on earth, anyway). but it's not an overt caricature so. progress i guess? also the plot starts out Weird and then sort of goes off the rails in a way that's less fun and more just. confusing and mary sue-ish.

the protag has a pet bear though, which is great. and the art was pretty good too.

[Rachael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book club selection. I found out about a graphic novel book club for adults that meets at my local library so I’m reading their current selection. I definitely wouldn’t have found out about this book on my own, but I’m glad I read it.

It was a good story. Solid. I was a little worried about how the “Dark Child” (a little Black boy) would be portrayed but there was growth for him and everyone and there wasn’t truly a villain. Science fiction that left room for hope and humanity.

[Brian Dickerson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Niourk is presented in a beautifully illustrated oversized hardcover. I loved the story for the most part... But, I wish the transformation of "Dark Child" to "Alpha" was further explored and explained. In just a page turn the ability to teleport through the bars of a cage appeared and then it was exponentially on from there.

It's still a lovely read that I would recommend to anyone.

[Anafenix · Rating 2 out of 5]

Vaya manera de fastidiar una buena historia y unos dibujos maravillosos, con un final, bueno que no se puede llamar final. Habra a gente que no le moleste pero a mi un libro sin final ni explicación pierde absolutamente todo el merito. Por lo tanto, no me ha gustado(he leido el integral, aunque, visto lo visto, hubiera quedado mejor el final del supuesto primer comic)

[Gerin Moblo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes confusing and losing my interest, it brought me back full core. Interesting, new philosophy on post apocalyptic reality mixed with pre (post?) historic survival and understanding...evolving? Humanity vs. robotics vs. nature. Didn't love that all the adult women had massive tits, but if that's your thing...

[Steven Gauthier · Rating 4 out of 5]

The artwork is often astonishingly good, sometimes reminding me somewhat of Barry Windsor Smith. The art is five stars.

The story is less pleasing, a post apocalyptic fantasy that seems to have been influenced by HG Wells, Kamandi, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The ending seems disconnected from where the story began.

Oh well, you will enjoy this journey.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

starts off with with what I suppose was early Earth but then becomes a crazy story about cloning and defeating giant monsters — the beginning of the story doesn’t seamlessly become the science fiction story ...