I don’t feel i wasted any time reading it, but i do think this is one of those books that’s probably only really interesting to big fans of the show. preferences in art style may vary wildly, though, so i’d recommend previewing a couple of pages to see if it’s your cup of tea. characters are very stylized and difficult to recognize except by hairstyle and clothing. The same goes for the art: there is minimal shading, barely-there backgrounds, and a sketchiness to the lines that i felt was very at odds with the almost clinical approach to coloring. it’s short and minimal, and it feels flat in ways the show absolutely does not. I bought it because i was starved for content (alas, the delivery of leviathan wakes was delayed), and it barely scratched that itch for me. and honestly, none of the stories really add surprising insights into the characters that can’t be gleaned from other sources. some are even thoroughly explored in the show amos’, alex’s, and naomi’s histories instantly come to mind. Most of these backstories can be cobbled together from the show. It’s entertaining, but ultimately adds very little new content. we’ve got five origin stories for james holden, naomi nagata, alex kamal, amos burton, and joe miller. some are even thoroughly explored in the show amos’, alex’s, “we’re all a little broken inside… but we can help fix each other.”this is a graphic novel showcasing what the main cast of season one of the expanse was up to before the show properly kicked off. most of these backstories can be cobbled together from the show. it’s entertaining, but ultimately adds very little new content. “we’re all a little broken inside… but we can help fix each other.”this is a graphic novel showcasing what the main cast of season one of the expanse was up to before the show properly kicked off. Miller makes some concessions to take down a big hitter on Ceres, and it costs him more than what he bargained for.more This story makes the whole collection worth checking out. Also, the inclusion of the infamous socio/psychopath trolley problem test in this was a nice touch. I cannot wait to see how they handle it on the show. What a clever way to give a little hint of Amos' backstory. I was hoping for something much more interesting in Alex's past. I think it's a massive improvement compared to the first issue which focused on Holden, although the artwork is still just. It has some terrific moments that really add to the overall development of these characters. The story hints heavily toward additional background yet to be revealed for both Naomi and Amos. This is a great little backstory for The Expanse tv series involving Naomi hiring Amos as a mechanic for the Canterbury. The Alex/Amos/Naomi backstories in the novels/novellas have a lot more to them, so hopefully their issues in this series will get into some of that stuff. It doesn't tell us anything that we didn't already know, and the artwork was fairly generic. Holden disobeys an order to fire on a ship, gets into a fight with a superior officer, gets discharged. All in all, they're much better than the usual TV tie-in comic book fare, and this collection is definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of The Expanse. I’d read 100 more issues of Miller going around catching bad guys and being morally ambiguous on Ceres. The stories are a little uneven, quality wise, but the Naomi, Amos, and Miller issues are very good. Corey (Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), the writers of The Expanse book series and the television adaptation, created these backstories, but the nitty gritty writing is done by Hallie Lambert and Georgia Lee, two more writers from the show. They are combined in this collection with a new fifth issue covering Detective Miller's backstory before the events of The Expanse, and this is the only physical release of these issues. The first four of these were originally released as individual digital comics. Each issue collected here covers a backstory for an individual main character on the show. Granted, there isn't much difference between the two, but they are growing further apart as the show continues to develop the books to series, and I'm starting to make an effort to keep them separate in my head. The first four of these were originally released a Posted at Heradasįirst things first, these stories follow The Expanse television series continuity and not necessarily the book series continuity. Posted at Heradas First things first, these stories follow The Expanse television series continuity and not necessarily the book series continuity.
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