Drifter Volume 1: Out of the Night (Drifter, 1)

When I first heard the premise for the first issue of Drifter, I yawned. It seemed as though the story would be the repetition of the trite "guy crash lands on a strange planet and struggles to survive" model. Nonetheless, I was curious to pick it up, and did so with a fair degree of curiosity. While we ARE going off the "post crash survival" model of sci fi here, I can firmly say that what Ivan Brandon and Nic Klein are playing around with hereis nonetheless pretty unique in itself. Our protagonist, Abram Pollux, is a rough around the edges character, not really likable, and is struggling to find his way in this new world that appears to have threats at each and every turn he makes. What begins as a pretty straightforward narrative soon takes a turn into landscapes of the surreal, horrific, and at times, utterly confusing. There are several points in this first volume of Drifter in which one cannot entirely tell whether the story being told is taking place in the present or the past. As Pollux tries to figure out the puzzle of how long he's been on Ouro (the planet), why the man who shot him did so, and more, dark shadows from his past begin to creep into the picture, andin cruel twist of irony, he begins to move farther from the truth the closer he tries to get to it.This is not an easy story by any means, and one that I would only recommend for those who are highly interested in a creative team that's trying to show you something (relatively) fresh and original in what they're putting together. There is very little character development in this first arc, making readers not overly attached to the characters, but in a paradoxical way this also sucks you right into the story, as the intrigue, and subtle shades of wonder and curiosity only make you want to know more. If you're looking for something straightforward here, to put things bluntly, you're probably better off spending your money elsewhere. If this first arc of Drifter establishes one thing more than anything else, it's that here Ivan Brandon is aiming for a deep, complex mystery that will slowwwly unravel itself over time, with no easy explanations, no blatant hints, and no spoon-feeding that will get readers within glimpse of its resolution. If that sounds like a fun ride to you, then buy this trade NOW. If you love strange, complex, and eerie sci fi (with EXCELLENT art from Nic Klein to boot), you're in for a treat with this one.

I want to love this book. Premise is great. Artwork is fantastic. However, the story and sometimes dialog is disjointed. A one page prologue in the beginning, just to start us off, would have been appreciated. It seems to have gotten better, later in the book. Now, I'm still gonna buy installment 2 when it comes out...hopefully, since I know slightly what's going on now, it will be worth it despite a lack of editorial continuity.

This purchase was as good as any given purchase. To say the least, I don't have any problem with this purchase.

Great comic the story is almost a mixture of firefly and starwars in one. The art is amazing and crazily detailed. The alien races are very diverse and that's just in the first volume! I already have vol 2 on the way . Yet another great Sifi image comic.

Good read! Great art, if you are a sci fi fan, pick this one up.

I was initially attracted to this by the quality of the art, while leafing through comic books at the store. However the premise and story are sort of boring.

Not bad. Hard to follow the narrative at times, but an interesting space premise. Worth it for the price.

Some good here. I liked elements of the art, and the coloring. I like the space western setting. I like fragmented narratives in general but this one just didn't hang together for me in any way. It gets bogged down in the fragments rather than accelerated by them. Not recommended.

Nearly avoided this due to some negative reviews; so glad I didn't. Yes, it is a bit overly-mysterious and obtuse sometimes, but the payoff in volume 4 is more than worth the wait. Plus, Nic Klein's artwork is absolutely mind-blowing!

The artwork is fantastic, top notch illustrations. I read a lot of different graphic novels and although the story may not be the most original the quality of the artwork makes up for that. It's a comic book, people, not the next Shakespeare...I think this book deserves credit just for the style and graphics if nothing else.

Hervorragender Mix aus Space- Adventure, Western-Style und Mystery!Ich habe seit "Fear Agent" von Rick Remender kein so spannendes und interessantes Space-Adventure-Comic gelesen - obwohl völlig anders, versteht es "Drifter" ebenso, das Interesse an der - an den coolen Fremden im Italo- Western erinnernden - Hauptfigur zu wecken. Allerdings setzt Drifter mehr auf Mystery und Ungereimtheiten (Fear Agent punktet eher mit skurriler Zeitreise-Action) und entwickelt sich langsamer ... aber nicht weniger spannend.

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