by Ken GaringI'm really enjoying this new series. In the first issue, main character Silas crashed onto a strange planetoid in the territory of the Ono Mao, an alien race that does not get along well with humans. Silas spent most of the issue scouting the planetoid, which is covered with the wreckage of many ships, and the remains of an abandoned mining operation.
Eventually he met another person, who in this issue accompanies him to The Slab, a large expanse of metal where people live. When attempting to scavenge a recently-downed ship, Silas meets Onica and Ebo. She is a human who has grown up on the planetoid, while he is a member of the Ono Mao slave caste. Silas, and we as readers, learn more about how things work on the planetoid, including the dangers of the sentry robots taken over by the Ono Mao for their own purposes.
Garing is setting this series up to be similar to books like Conan, but set on an alien planet. There are few advantages to technology, although it covers every page. Silas helps a larger group of settlers, and we get a good sense of where this book is headed.
Garing's art is awesome. I've always been drawn to the post-Industrial look, and I love the splash pages that show the wasted landscape. This is a good book for people who are enjoying Prophet, or who want a darker type of science fiction than what we usually see on the comic store stands. Recommended.
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