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A review by carroq
Rai Volume 1: Welcome to New Japan by Matt Kindt
4.0
This book does a lot of setup for the 4001 timeline of the Valiant universe. I felt that this made the pacing on the first half of the story pretty slow. There was just too much to pick up on for the mystery portion to work. That being said, the second half of the book is great. It flips things around and drew me in enough to want to read the next volume.
The title character is a futuristic cop that is part human and part machine. His mission is to protect the people of New Japan, a giant space station orbiting Earth. When an unprecedented murder occurs, he is set on discovering who is behind it. There is a dystopian bent to this world. Rai's place in the story is a strange one because of the way the story unfolds.
The art is fantastic. It is much different from the other Valiant titles. The style is more like an anime, which is very fitting for the setting. Rai is checking out for the images alone.
The title character is a futuristic cop that is part human and part machine. His mission is to protect the people of New Japan, a giant space station orbiting Earth. When an unprecedented murder occurs, he is set on discovering who is behind it. There is a dystopian bent to this world. Rai's place in the story is a strange one because of the way the story unfolds.
The art is fantastic. It is much different from the other Valiant titles. The style is more like an anime, which is very fitting for the setting. Rai is checking out for the images alone.