Galactic

    (Dark Horse, 2003)
™ and © Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

Here’s another intentionally rough-edged comic book in the Rocket line that raises the question: Why is it always the middle-class white kid that gets picked up by aliens to join them on cosmic adventures?

It’s answered with Heath and the inner-city world he should be happy to leave behind, except that this band of aliens doesn’t seem to have his best interests at heart. These so-called “ambassadors of genocide” look like characters from a fighting game who’ve done a couple of tours in ’Nam.

As it’s become predictable these days, Galactic #1 is all set-up, but it’s very strong set-up; Jim Krueger makes readers care about the characters, and the art by Sanford Greene may be a little rough and raw, but it’s also effective and makes for a good marriage to the material. Once again, here’s a comic book that might actually appeal to a kid, if you could somehow put one in his or her hands.

— S.A. Bennett
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#1

August, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
7 copies available from $1.68 		Jim KruegerSanford Greene
#2

September, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
9 copies available from $0.99 		Jim KruegerSanford Greene
#3

October, 2003
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $1.92 		Jim KruegerSanford Greene