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geekwayne's review
4.0
'String Divers' by Chris Ryall with art by Nelson Daniel is a microcosmic adventure. I was reminded a bit of the Micronauts when reading it, but that's probably just me.
There are problems at the subatomic level. The only way to patrol and fix them is with a special team of robots (nanobots?) called the String Divers. Each one has a different specialty and a different color to match. When a problem occurs, Red is torn in half, along with a chunk of our cosmic boundaries. A new Red is revived, but this one has all the memories and has developed a bit of PTSD about going in again. There is also a shadow diver and various other ones. There is some humor along the way, which I liked, but seemed a bit weird considering how the epic storyline was causing untold havoc in the real world. Can the String Divers stop fighting long enough to save the universe?
I liked the concept and I liked the art. It was a bit different, but suited the SF storyline well. The humor helped to keep the story from venturing into science lecture territory, and there are some nice surprises along the way.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from IDW Publishing, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
There are problems at the subatomic level. The only way to patrol and fix them is with a special team of robots (nanobots?) called the String Divers. Each one has a different specialty and a different color to match. When a problem occurs, Red is torn in half, along with a chunk of our cosmic boundaries. A new Red is revived, but this one has all the memories and has developed a bit of PTSD about going in again. There is also a shadow diver and various other ones. There is some humor along the way, which I liked, but seemed a bit weird considering how the epic storyline was causing untold havoc in the real world. Can the String Divers stop fighting long enough to save the universe?
I liked the concept and I liked the art. It was a bit different, but suited the SF storyline well. The humor helped to keep the story from venturing into science lecture territory, and there are some nice surprises along the way.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from IDW Publishing, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
jmanchester0's review
3.0
Fascinating! Androids that explore string theory at the subatomic level.
And they can quote The Doors!
Wow. And a bit intense.
If found it was easy to get wrapped up in the story.
But it was all a bit weird. And the ending was a bit sudden. It would have been nice to explore the impacts of what happened. Interesting enough for a 3-star "I liked it".
Thanks to NetGalley and IDW Comics for a copy in return for an honest review.
And they can quote The Doors!
Wow. And a bit intense.
If found it was easy to get wrapped up in the story.
But it was all a bit weird. And the ending was a bit sudden. It would have been nice to explore the impacts of what happened. Interesting enough for a 3-star "I liked it".
Thanks to NetGalley and IDW Comics for a copy in return for an honest review.
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