Off-World Blues Vol. 1

Off-World Blues #1

by Jean-David Morvan, Bachan (Artist)

This political Sci-Fi action adventure sees the survivors of a peacekeeping spaceship forced to make planet-fall on the alien world they had seemingly left at peace. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. On New Year's Eve 2999, a peacekeeping troop ship is violently attacked. Out of 3,000 soldiers aboard, only six survive, the remnants of an all-female commando team. Battling deadly adversity, they manage to land on the planet they had departed 16 years earlier, after brokering a careful truce between the human colony and the native alien population, only to discover it now fractured by hostile indigenous freedom fighters and the human warring faction. Meanwhile, the shadow of rogue Captain Nirta Omirli -- who rallied the colonists to his cause -- still looms large over the planet, despite having being executed 24 years previously...

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

57 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2004

About the author

Jean-David Morvan is a French comic author, best known as the creator of the Sillage/Wake series.

After studying arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels, he first tried being a graphic artist, but eventually settled for writing instead.

His main series are 'Spirou and Fantasio', 'Sir Pyle' and 'Merlin', all with José Luis Munuera, and 'Sillage', with Philippe Buchet.

Reviews

[Trike · Rating 1 out of 5]

This story is incredibly basic, featuring characters who are merely stereotypes. It’s weird that these European comics are so short — each one feels like the first two chapters rather than part of an arc. If it were me, I’d want to use every available space for character development, rather than have multiple pages without dialogue. Although given the quality of the writing here I doubt double the space would add anything.

[Iranoctis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ziemlich billiger Sci Fi-Spaß mit Brüsten und speziezistischen Menschen gegen Aliens. 0 % lyrisch, nicht besonders hübsch, aber irgendwie noch in Ordnung als leichte Kost.

[Edd Sanders · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Weak 3/5 Graphic Novel Volume