Soulwind Book 1: The Kid From Planet Earth

Soulwind (Collected editions)

by Scott Morse

A young boy is transported to a distant galaxy, where only he can stop a war between the peaceful inhabitants of a forest planet and an evil dictator who seeks to take control of their world. A tale of heroism, friendship, and the power of goodness, told in the grand tradition of King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Star Wars, The Kid from Planet Earth is the beginning of a new legend for a new generation.

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

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Scott Morse (sometimes known as C. Scott Morse or C. S. Morse) is an American animator, filmmaker, and comic book artist/writer.

Much of Morse's published work consists of stand-alone graphic novels, although he is perhaps best known for his epic series Soulwind, a story serialised in a sequence of graphic novels, which was nominated for both the Eisner and Ignatz awards.

Reviews

[Lightwhisper · Rating 5 out of 5]

A black and white graphic novel with cute characters and an exciting story.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scott Morse is masterful and weaving together seemingly disparate storylines and creating a cohesive whole, and all in just a few pages. In this first book of the Soulwind series, it is clear that the saga is just being established, that characters are being introduced with minimal development and that the foundation of the overall story has been laid. Where the story will continue to is unclear, and the sparseness of the line drawings, dialog and story establishing narration make it sometimes difficult to follow the different plot lines to their inevitable conclusion. I absolutely love Poke and hope that this won’t be the last we see of him. Overall a fun little story in need of elaboration.

[Bryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute beginning to a light epic. Combination of epic scope and Pogo/kawaii character design leads to a negative comparison with Bone. Some difficulty understanding the image in the darker panels. Will finish the series as the library has all five books.