50 Signal #1
Madius Comics
Writer and Artist: Nick Gonzo
Reviewer: Rob Wrecks
Summary: 50 Signal is a comic about space exploration and facing the unknown, an extended meditation on solitude, told from the perspective of a vat-grown astronaut. Raised by machines, our hero scours an unfamiliar wilderness planet, only to find he is expected…
Reviewer: I had the chance recently to check out Nick Gonzo's first issue of 50 Signal. And while it at least one glaring issue, I did enjoy reading this. Though I will admit this would be perfect for anyone with a kid to read. Unless your kid hates comics that don't have color in them, then it might not be for them. Plus, this is a comic about space exploration and a little man flying about in the universe in a space ship. What's not to love about that!? Nick's art is pretty great to look at as well for youngsters. Heck, put this as a kid's show and Nick's writing of it could potentially be the next big thing when it comes to kid shows.
The interesting thing about our space fella is that evidently he was grown for the role of space exploration, along side his ship. Which I think is cool and reminds me somewhat of Farscape. Only less in the way of pretty crazy happenings that John Crichton tended to find himself in. I wonder though how our wee little Spaceman would handle some trouble since he seems to have a pretty basic routine going for him. One that is explained in detail until certain things come to a head when he's investigating a life sign within a dead giant creature on a planet he winds up on in this issue.
Which this portion of the story is where the glaring issue I mentioned comes into play. And its the use of cursive writing for dialogue from another character Spaceman encounters. I found it pretty hard to read and that basically took me out of the story, not to mention making me feel lost about what was going on. As for me, the second character we see here just seems to be speaking gibberish half the time about having seen Spaceman before. Which is interesting, but not as interesting as it could be thanks to the way the dialogue looks. I would strongly recommend for future issues writing that out a lot better so its easier to understand.
I'm definitely willing to see where this mystery of Spaceman's takes him though.
Editor's Note: Interested in checking this out for yourself? Then head on over to Madius Comics!
Madius Comics
Writer and Artist: Nick Gonzo
Reviewer: Rob Wrecks
Summary: 50 Signal is a comic about space exploration and facing the unknown, an extended meditation on solitude, told from the perspective of a vat-grown astronaut. Raised by machines, our hero scours an unfamiliar wilderness planet, only to find he is expected…
Reviewer: I had the chance recently to check out Nick Gonzo's first issue of 50 Signal. And while it at least one glaring issue, I did enjoy reading this. Though I will admit this would be perfect for anyone with a kid to read. Unless your kid hates comics that don't have color in them, then it might not be for them. Plus, this is a comic about space exploration and a little man flying about in the universe in a space ship. What's not to love about that!? Nick's art is pretty great to look at as well for youngsters. Heck, put this as a kid's show and Nick's writing of it could potentially be the next big thing when it comes to kid shows.
The interesting thing about our space fella is that evidently he was grown for the role of space exploration, along side his ship. Which I think is cool and reminds me somewhat of Farscape. Only less in the way of pretty crazy happenings that John Crichton tended to find himself in. I wonder though how our wee little Spaceman would handle some trouble since he seems to have a pretty basic routine going for him. One that is explained in detail until certain things come to a head when he's investigating a life sign within a dead giant creature on a planet he winds up on in this issue.
Which this portion of the story is where the glaring issue I mentioned comes into play. And its the use of cursive writing for dialogue from another character Spaceman encounters. I found it pretty hard to read and that basically took me out of the story, not to mention making me feel lost about what was going on. As for me, the second character we see here just seems to be speaking gibberish half the time about having seen Spaceman before. Which is interesting, but not as interesting as it could be thanks to the way the dialogue looks. I would strongly recommend for future issues writing that out a lot better so its easier to understand.
I'm definitely willing to see where this mystery of Spaceman's takes him though.
Editor's Note: Interested in checking this out for yourself? Then head on over to Madius Comics!