Reviews

Farscape, Vol. 3: Gone and Back by Keith R.A. DeCandido, Rockne S. O'Bannon

mjwerts's review

3.0

To borrow a Doctor Who expression, this Farscape tale is a timey-wimey installment, with John Crichton thrust into an "unrealized reality" while trying to figure out his son's weird ability to stutter time. In this other world, D'Argo and Zhaan are still alive, Crichton has a different wife and child, and there is some guy brand-new to the Farscape universe. Meanwhile, the beloved Aeryn Sun is off in Peacekeeper world. While Farscape is always enjoyable, this comic falls a little flat because too much of this unrealized reality is the same, while too much is different, but perhaps the worst part is the contrived part. For instance without the original cast of characters and events, would Moya really have still found her way to Katralla's planet, except this time there is no royal advisor she is secretly in love with and is therefore free to fall in love with and marry Crichton? The best science fiction tales bend rules and reality, but this tale felt like a little bit of a stretch. If you leave those items aside, it's enjoyable to see D'Argo and Zhaan again and to revisit John's unique relationship with each of them. It will be interesting to see how the information that John learned in his unrealized reality impacts his reality with Aeryn and Deke.

wanderlustlover's review

3.0

I re-read all of these in the summer while blitzkrieging for a game. I still find myself feeling about the same for the Farscape franchize comics/graphic novels as I ever did. They are sometimes well written, but the art is really sad (because I just love the show and actors so much). Some of the stories meander too much, and Aeryn's ending still gets to me in a way where I don't absolutely agree that's where she should have ended up. But it was a fun summer reread.

jadejade's review

4.0

Story and dialogue were *chef's kiss*, definitely worth a read for fans of the show.

Despite some clever layout and frames, I'm not the biggest fan of the art sorry - the eyes often looked off to me, and voluptuous!Chiana really needed to be larger - but actions and who's who were clear.

thiefofcamorr's review

4.0

Quite good. Though the ending happened a little too quick - it seemed like right when they were getting into the action, they cut and bam. Ahh well. Still very enjoyable.

cmiller0401's review

5.0

A faithful continuation of the Farscape series! =)

John is accidentally transported to an "unrealized reality" (again). While this is a tangent from the main story arc, John gains vital information during his misadventure. It was also really nice to see Zhaan again. :)

A small quibble: In this unrealized reality Chiana is supposed to have gained a lot of weight (which they mention several times), but I couldn't really tell that they drew her differently.