Reviews

Wasted Space, Vol. 1 by Michael Moreci, Hayden Sherman

beemaack's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

🌖 Characters: Billy is a great protagonist. Grizzled, but a spark of hope lies somewhere within. The scene where he talked the young anarchist into helping him was great. Dust is loveable and a great counter to Billy. Mary Sue is a neat character, but not to much has been explored with her yet. And Legion keeps repeating the joke of killing whoever questions them (it?) 

🌗 Plot: Sort of all over the place at the start. Lots of exciting things happening, but events and antagonists feel like they’re coming out of nowhere at times. I’m sure the more I read the more everything will start to fold in on itself.

🌕 Themes: A bit of redemption, a bit of revenge, a bit of found family, a bit of anti-dogma. All of it is blended well and no one theme feels particularly in charge.

🌗 Art: An interesting style that shows a lot of promise. Not too much dynamism on display, and characters feel a bit stiff at times.

🌕 Novelty: Feels very refreshing. There are plenty of bounty hunters and soldiers and failed [xyz]’s in space-y Star Wars-esque stories. But failed prophets? Super neat idea.

meg_thebrave's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this first volume of Wasted Space. It took me a while to read through, but the characters are fun, the world is gritty, and I’m excited to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and War

Moderate: Alcohol and Addiction

Minor: Sexual content

ellelainey's review against another edition

*I received a free copy of "Wasted Space, Vol. 1" by Diamond Book Distributors.*

nana_fy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

thrym's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

doowopapocalypse's review against another edition

2.0

Wasted time, more like.

quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition

4.0

This was a quirky and unique volume, and I loved it! If you're looking for something different than anything else out there, consider giving Wasted Space a try! It's heavily science fiction, with a dash of existentialism thrown into the mix, and then a little bit of chaos put on top.

elatedbooks's review against another edition

2.0

I got a free copy of this from diamond books distributors & I was intrigued to how I’d find an action graphic novel (more typical comic book stuff)
At first, it wasn’t my thing, I feel like their eyes were all really weird & I’ve heard a couple people describe it as sketchy, which I agree with. But I pushed on (I mean, they’re only short) and I enjoyed it more! I can’t say I would go for something like this again but it did sort of remind me of guardians of the galaxy in a way (which I liked so...)

fixatedonfiction's review against another edition

5.0

Not my usual sort of reading, Sci-Fi never is, but this gave me a Guardians of the Galaxy crossed with the Watchmen sort of feel. I enjoyed it.

shenema's review against another edition

4.0

The artwork in this is simply GREAT and so is the story: it has Big Lebowski vibes with 70s' sci-fi comic esthetics, and I loved it.