Stefano Cardoselli

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

2.5
Man, this was a huge miss for me. Something about how discordant the plot feels and my distaste for the character design for the only woman in the entire cast made me dislike this entire graphic novel. The world is a mix of Mad Max and WALL-E and is drawn in a style slightly reminiscent of Tank Girl. The art style I personally don't care for as it comes off as a confusing mess in multiple parts. The character designs mostly were alright, but the stark difference between the single female character versus the men irritated me. The rest of the men are in heavy bulky suits, to protect them from the hazardous environment Earth has turned into. Yet, the female character is in a skin-tight catsuit and is built like Nanami from One Piece. She's also a trashman, yet she's got nowhere near the amount of protective gear the rest of the cast has. The plot itself moves way too fast, and it felt like I was watching only the first ten and last ten minutes of episodes of a show. The chapters are all connected, but nothing flows together. It leaves the overall plot feeling jerky. A lot of stuff happens in this volume but nothing is explained. You get bare-bones details about the world, but nothing beyond it. Half of the time I was sat down reading in confusion, because I didn't know what the heck was going on. It's a pity because, on paper, the plot sounds exactly like something I would enjoy, but I did not enjoy this at all.… (altro)