Spaceman thoughts

[VonVonderful]

Hey there everyone! For you guys that picked up Spaceman today, what are your thoughts? Do you think this was a promising first issue? Does the series have potential? Please share

[ugdave]

I actually had forgotten I put this on my pull list. Couldn't remember why I had until I saw Azarello's name on the cover. To be honest it was very hard to get into. I was confused from the start about the dream and the language was offputting as well. The art is really cool and the paper it is printed on is very tactile as well. This is one I expect I need to sit with for a while and absorb. For as much as what I've said seems negative, it really isn't - this is just SO complex that I need more time than just today to mentally break it down. It definitely has the potential to be a sleeper classic. And you simply can't discount the pedigree of the creative team.

[cpattersoniv]

I loved it. I thought it did a good job of introducing characters and setting up the story.

Azzarello and Russo are wonderful together.

[DarkKnghtJared]

I dug it--the future speak was a little weird at first, but it's consistent enough that you pick it up pretty quick. Definitely looks like a great combo of sci-fi and crime, which is, like, my two favorite genres. I'll definitely pick up the trade.

[keilthetarheel]

Azz and Risso are back. It was a really good first issue. Risso's art is tip-top as usual.

The dialog is a bit confusing - but not so much that you can't see a very solid story developing right away with issue 1

This kind of comic is why I'll never give up on the medium.

[The Adventurer]

I read the SPACEMAN preview in Strange Adventures, and to be honest I wasn't entirely sure what to make of it. It had a very interesting science fiction premises (genetically engineered individual for a Mars expedition that never happened because the world fell apart). But I wasn't entirely sure I liked how the story was presented. I have not read 100 Bullets (yet), so I didn't have any built in faith with the creative team. And I'll be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that issue #1 was a Dollar I probably would have passed on it until the word of mouth built up. But I've very glad I didn't wait, because Spaceman #1 might be my book of the week. I really like the unique lingo used, it helps establish that this is the future, and a future where education has broken down language usage, among other things. The world building going on here is really exquisite. The kidnapping arc, and the characters it presents also was fascinating.

I do like what I read, and I'll be following this series to its conclusion.

[ticklefist]

I dug it--the future speak was a little weird at first, but it's consistent enough that you pick it up pretty quick. Definitely looks like a great combo of sci-fi and crime, which is, like, my two favorite genres. I'll definitely pick up the trade.

That was future speak? I thought it was horrible 'ghetto.' Even had to laugh since he had it coming out of an ape.

[brundlefly]

This kind of comic is why I'll never give up on the medium.

I can't do better than this quote. I loved this issue; easily my 'book of the week.'

[Alex Keller]

It's not bad, but I'm unimpressed. The future speak was annoying, and something just felt off about Risso's art. I dig how the weather problems have completely changed every day life though. Spaceman's transportation is cool.

I hope things pick up in issue 2.

[thwhtGuardian]

This could turn out to be something really great. You don't really get that feeling from anything actually in the book but rather from the questions it raises about the future of the plot.

In a lot of ways it reminded me of Frank Miller's Ronin, with the back ad forth between Orson's idealistic fantasy and the bleakness of the the real world. The interplay between those two modes is one of the things that could make the story truly great, depending on how they develop it as the story goes on.

The other reason that has me optimistic is just how dense it is. It does so much in the first issue that the pace feels so slow, so much so that it was hard to get into. That sounds like a negative, and it was at first, but by the end it's pace reminded me of the opening of 2001. I remember how hard that was to initially get into when I was younger, but boy did it pay off. I'm hoping for a similar pay off here, that the mood that was slowly and painstakingly crafted here in the first issue will set the stage for some great science fiction.

[NickFury90]

I didn't understand a word anybody fucking said

I want my dollar back

[thwhtGuardian]

I didn't understand a word anybody fucking said

I want my dollar back

It didn't seem that bad to me, as most words that seemed unintelligible at first were made pretty clear by context.

Slightly annoying at first? Sure thing, but I think it really added to the atmosphere of the story so in the end the annoyance was worth it.

[VonVonderful]

It didn't seem that bad to me, as most words that seemed unintelligible at first were made pretty clear by context.

Slightly annoying at first? Sure thing, but I think it really added to the atmosphere of the story so in the end the annoyance was worth it.

Totally agree on that point. It was annoying trying to interpret what was said, but eventually I got used to it and it added to the story. If anything it was like when you first read Shakespeare, or something else published in a different period in time, an initial learning curve exists, but with due time you accept it and it becomes bearable.

[SoftlySpokenLas]

I didn't understand a word anybody fucking said

I want my dollar back

You ever read Clockwork Orange? very similar approximation of future-speak. Sure it can be challenging, but as other posters have said, context should make most of it pretty self explanatory.

[Trey]

Cool critique of Spaceman and interview with AZZ by a great comics critic over at PopMatters:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/...opian-fiction/