I quickly leafed through this book at the used book store and thought I would probably enjoy it based on the quality of the artwork. I was wrong.
87 pages in and I've discovered this book to be obnoxious in so many ways. The main character is a classic Marty Stu with no real personality and there is no realistic worldbuilding to speak of - this world does not possess an internal logic. The so-called aliens just think and behave like mid-20th century humans, and it is clear the author did not give much thought to what a foreign mind might be like.
This isn't a surprise considering he is also unwilling to engage in basic empathy for women. Clearly the product of a pornsick mind, this book features plenty of gratuitous female nudity, and all of the female characters are either Manic Pixie Dreamgirls or are literal whores regarded as having no redeeming value. One of the supporting characters is a rapist, and this is depicted as "funny" rather than horrifying.
The book is rife with scatological "humour" and a painfully juvenile obsession with onanism and penises. None of the characters demonstrate any real self-awareness and there seems to be no deeper meaning behind any of the idiotic happenings in the story.
This book will only appeal to a niche audience: white males of a certain age and certain lack of empathy. The book is incredibly dated and the characters repellent or forgettable. Don't waste your time. There are vastly superior graphic novels out there waiting to be discovered.
87 pages in and I've discovered this book to be obnoxious in so many ways. The main character is a classic Marty Stu with no real personality and there is no realistic worldbuilding to speak of - this world does not possess an internal logic. The so-called aliens just think and behave like mid-20th century humans, and it is clear the author did not give much thought to what a foreign mind might be like.
This isn't a surprise considering he is also unwilling to engage in basic empathy for women. Clearly the product of a pornsick mind, this book features plenty of gratuitous female nudity, and all of the female characters are either Manic Pixie Dreamgirls or are literal whores regarded as having no redeeming value. One of the supporting characters is a rapist, and this is depicted as "funny" rather than horrifying.
The book is rife with scatological "humour" and a painfully juvenile obsession with onanism and penises. None of the characters demonstrate any real self-awareness and there seems to be no deeper meaning behind any of the idiotic happenings in the story.
This book will only appeal to a niche audience: white males of a certain age and certain lack of empathy. The book is incredibly dated and the characters repellent or forgettable. Don't waste your time. There are vastly superior graphic novels out there waiting to be discovered.
