The spectacular follow-up to Alien Legion: Force Nomad, Piecemaker collects seven more issues in the lien Legion saga. The volatile Jugger Grimrod confronts his violent past while Tamara faces a surprising future.
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This latest resurrection of a title that's too tough to die continues where last year's Alien Legion: Force Nomad left off. The interstellar equivalent of the French Foreign Legion, the Alien Legion is composed of tormented outcasts who have nowhere else to call home; that makes them an exceptionally fierce but close-knit fighting force. Although this description sounds like one of a generic space adventure comic, the series is lifted above the ordinary by its art and writing. Stroman's pencil drawings, the basis of the finished full color artwork, are wonderful. Without copying the appearance of anime, he's mastered the knack of designing whole pages dramatically, and readers won't feel cheated by minimal text or detail. Although Carl Potts created and still owns the title, these reprints were written by experienced pro Dixon. He's very good at varying the tone of each episode and establishing the Force Nomad members as distinct individuals, especially the rambunctious, green-skinned bloke, Jugger Grimrod. In one episode, Jugger realizes the villain he must fight is his own father. But the story doesn't stop with their battle to the death. Jugger spends the next episode hosting a flashback that explains his past and then, in the final segment, performs a solo mission that shows how he's grown to be more than just the violent child of a violent father. A comic book story has tapped a critical human concern and treated it seriously. Maybe that's why Potts's creation has survived and still has power to move readers.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The undercurrent of the book is definitely a strongly developed ensemble cast RandyLande --Fourth Rail
The series is lifted above the ordinary by its art and writing. Stroman's pencil drawings, the basis of the finished full color artwork, are wonderful. --Publishers Weekly
The series is lifted above the ordinary by its art and writing. Stroman's pencil drawings, the basis of the finished full color artwork, are wonderful. --Publishers Weekly
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I own all of the Alien Legion comics and graphic novels and find them very enjoyable. Think of this as the "Foreign Legion in Outer Space" and you won't be far off the mark. Force Nomad, the focus of the series, is made up of a diverse collection of aliens and humans and the author gives each of them a unique personality. Each joined the Legion for their own reason and details slowly emerge throughout the series. The battles are excellent and the writing is tight with good graphics as well. If you are into comics of this style then I highly recommend you check out the Alien Legion series.
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I really enjoyed this. It would make a great movie. In fact, come to think of it... wow, this would REALLY make a great movie! I think anyone who liked Star Wars would like this.
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