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Fear Agent, Vol. 1: Re-Ignition

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Fear Agent really harkens back to the days of old sci-fi pulps and TV shows and movie serials with a thrilling, and adventurous story in the best tradition of Keith Laumer and Harry Harrison. This trade paperback collects the first four issues of Fear Agent published by Image Comics and written by Rick Remender and pencils by Tony Moore.

Heath Houston is a Fear Agent, the last of his kind---and alien exterminator with a license to kill...as long as the lifeform is the right class. There's nothing Heath likes more than his job, other than perhaps a good bottle of booze. A harrowing escape from the planet Frazterga following a somewhat botched job (In the Mayor's opinion) leads to Heath taking a job to investigate a trading and re-fueling outpost that has lost communications. Heath arrives to find the space station outpost apparently abandoned...but not quite. Heath soon discovers that the outpost has been overrun by Feeders, an octopoid-like race that does nothing but feed on flesh and reproduce.

Heath soon finds that an alien race called the Dressites have smuggled the feeders to the outpost but that's not the worst of it...now having re-fueled the Dressites are on their way to Earth with their deadly cargo, ready to wipeout mankind. Only Heath, and an outpost survivor named Mara stand in their way!

What a true joy it was to read this book! This is good, old-fashioned space-opera, laced with witty, sarcastic humor. Houston is like a sci-fi version of James Bond...if he were to imbibe far too many martinis. Two-fisted and packing all sorts of butt-kicking weaponry, Houston is truly a hero for the 21st century. Tony Moore's art is perfect for the title. Heath isn't some muscle-bound, steroid-enhanced super hero and Mara isn't a super-model with augmented [...]. Credit Moore of knowing how to be subtle and working within the framework of Remender's story.

My only complaint is that much like the old Flash Gordon movie serials, the book ends with a cliffhanger. I guess we'll just have to wait until part two.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

Part western, part sci-fi , part comedy , this book has it all without drowning out the most important element; story. Mr. Remember has crafted a very fun tale that takes the reader through a roller-coaster ride of action and intrigue. And Tony Moore's pencils are at his usual top-notch quality. I could'nt believe this book was under $10.00 and I can't wait for the next trade !

This book is great, if you have any respect for classic comics or classic Sci-Fi, you'll love this book. It's the right book at the right time, classic sci-fi drawn by a contemporary master. I Can't recommend it enough!

...it would be an unholy freak with quite a story to tell, which is exactly what this book this.

This book eats everything you love about sci-fi and poops out a juicy story with tasty art.

Not to be missed!

Balls to the wall Sci-fi adventure, Heath Huston is the new Hans Solo!!!

Such a fun book. A must read.

Science fiction returns to comics with an old school bent and a modern burst of energy. Remender's lead is the kind of character built to sustain a book over the long haul, and Tony Moore is one of the budding geniuses of modern comic book art. Lots of fun, and a pretty package, to boot.

An amazing blend of old-school retro sci-fi and modern cynicism, Fear Agent delivers the kind of thrill absent since the days of EC comics. Tony Moore provides eye-popping visuals and Rick Remender cooks up a burned-out hero who has his head in the bottle and one foot in the grave. Somewhere, Wally Wood is smiling...

Fear Agent is sci-fi the way it should be. I recommend this very highly. You'll pay for the whole seat but you'll only need the edge!!!

Fear Agent is a very cool new comic that feels old - and I mean that in the best possible way. The book is a well drawn and well told throw back to the dawn of sci-fi - when heroes...or anti-heroes packed ray guns, bounced around space in rockets and had bubble helmets on. Heck of a lot of fun!

Do you like comic books? Then you NEED this series. Unless you absolutely HATE jetpacks, lasers, science fiction, time travel, etc., this will be one of the best things you've spent your hard earned cash in awhile. Take the best parts of Star Trek:NG, Indiana Jones, Buck Rogers, Two Fisted Tales comics, and your favorite western, add a splash of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmons) quotes and stir. Voila, FEAR AGENT. It reads best if you have the whole series to read back to back as there's a lot of Time/space/alternate reality jumping and can get confusing if you wait a few months between trades, but do not let this deter you! The constant rewriting/altering of history, characters and timelines is ment to be fun and almost in jest. It's a serious story but it's also a love letter to all sorts of Sci Fi concepts and takes a very kitchen sink approach to it's story telling.
The best part for me is the level of awesome crammed into each issue. It's amazing how much goes in in such a relatively small amount of material. Some may feel it moves too fast but you WILL get your money's worth.
I wont go into the story. Just read it. Heath Houston is in my top 5 protagonists of all time and is you love action, suspense and sci fi, this is UNMISSABLE. Buy it now.