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A Distant Soil, Volume 1: The Gathering: 10/11/24
A Distant Soil, Volume 1: The Gathering by Colleen Doran (1997) is the first book in a four volume graphic novel space opera. A pair of siblings find themselves in the middle of an intergalactic religious battle that threatens the Earth. From reviews I've read the author apparently started this series when she was twelve and initially self published it in the 1980s before getting it republished in 1997. It definitely has a 1980s vibe, although from the author's age (she's ten years older than I am), the comic would have started in 1975. The artwork is in the style of comics from the 1970s. The men are all generically well muscled and vaguely Ken doll-ish. The women are all rather like escapies from Jem and Holigrams. Then of course there are a few long haired sparkling male characters who are borrowed from anime. There's a lot of info dumping and a lot of long text bubbles. The flow through the pages isn't as smooth as it could be, making an already dull read difficult. The second book in the series is A Distant Soil, Vol. 2: The Ascendant. I, though, am not planning on reading the remainders. Two stars Comments (0)
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