While there wasn't anything really wrong with this story—in fact, I will say, on reading it, I quite enjoyed it—there also wasn't anything really new or original about it, either. It's going to go down as a fun, but forgettable read, and that's actually a surprise from Lemire, to be honest.

As others have pointed out, there's some serious WTF moments here, such as a ship AI with total command of the vessel, and a single mission to keep the crew safe, yet they can't stop one child from leaving when they shouldn't be...and so on.

Yet, if you can disconnect your logic centres for a few moments, overall it's a fun, if mostly unoriginal story.

The art is very good, but again, Lemire doesn't really give Walta a lot to work with. It's almost exclusively ship interiors. Walta did a good job, but not a great one.

So, there's nothing really wrong with it, but there's nothing really great about it either. You'll consume it, you'll likely mostly enjoy it, and you'll move to your next read and likely never think about it again. ( )

Nothing too terribly original here... crumbling Earth (reasons unspecified)... colony ships... separatists (reasons unspecified)... an AI. I mainly wish this was longer and had been developed a lot more; a decent sketch of what could have been a grand story. ( )

Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher for this review.

Expertly paced and perfectly illustrated. The ending is great too. ( )

Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher for this review.

Expertly paced and perfectly illustrated. The ending is great too. ( )

I loved this! I found the book through a recommendation after reading all of Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer books, and was lucky enough to get a review copy through #NetGalley

The AI of a colony ship en route to a new planet finds itself in charge of a group of kids who get attached to it as it becomes their surrogate mother. A heart-warming story, kids being kids, adults being jerks, and big emotions.

I like the rustic art style, it works well with the worn, lived-in look of a space ship on a long mission, and the character's expressions are doing a lot of work in the emotional storytelling. ( )