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Preview: Exit Generation #2

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Exit Generation #2

(W) Sam Read (A) Caio Oliveira (CA) Ramon Villalobos, Joe Mulvey

To rescue their loved ones from the insatiable Ruleians, Jack and Mo seek the aid of a pair of antisocial outcasts, and get way more than they bargained for.  Meanwhile, the humans trapped in orbit by their hungry extraterrestrial kidnappers find an unlikely ally! The sci-fi, punk rock adventure from writer Sam Read (Find) and artist Caio Oliveira (Super Ego) continues; make sure you jump aboard!

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Review: Exit Generation #1

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Exit GenerationIt’s 2055. Ninety percent of the world’s population have abandoned a resource-depleted Earth in search of a better home in the cosmos. Those left behind find themselves in an unexpected paradise… and Jack is bored out of his mind. He dreams of action inspired by 80’s movies and punk rock. But when a legion of carnivorous aliens arrive, Jack learns you should be careful what you wish for…

Exit Generation #1 is an interesting comic, in that it’s not what I expected at all. I had previously read writer Sam Read‘s work with his ComixTribe comic Find, which I thought was an amazing release. Find, and Exit Generation, share some similar themes, but beyond that the two works are very far apart tonally.

Exit Generation really revolves around Jack in this new world. Unless we really come to like or enjoy Jack as a character, the comic might not win us over. And I think that’s where my issue with the comic is. Jack isn’t like-able in the first issue, though I have no doubt that he’ll grow and become a hero over time. And because Jack didn’t win me over, I found the comic just ok.

What I did find enjoyable and interesting is the world Read has set up. With most of the human population gone, there’s an excess of goods and materials, which creates an interesting world I wish we could explore more before the twist towards the end. It’s a fascinating concept that could turn into a hell of an exploration and idea.

Cao Oliveira‘s art is very solid with each character having a distinct look and feel about them. The world looks and feels familiar with something just slightly off in the presentation, which makes it futuristic and alien in a weird way. Almost like a junk planet.

Exit Generation is an interesting debut overall. I like the concepts, I’m just not completely sold on the end result. It might have been due to high expectations set by Read’s Find, but I found the first issue of Exit Generation to be good, just not great.

Story: Sam Read Art: Caio Oliveira
Story: 7 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7 Recommendation: Read

ComixTribe provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: Exit Generation #1 (of 4)

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Exit Generation #1 (of 4)

Story: Sam Read
Art: Caio Oliveira
Colors: Ruth Redmond
Cover A: Ramon Villalobos
Cover B: Joe Mulvey
August / 32 Pages / FC / MR / $3.99
DIAMOND ID: JUL151204

It’s 2055. Ninety percent of the world’s population have abandoned a resource-depleted Earth in search of a better home in the cosmos. Those left behind find themselves in an unexpected paradise… and Jack is bored out of his mind. He dreams of action inspired by 80’s movies and punk rock. But when a legion of carnivorous aliens arrive, Jack learns you should be careful what you wish for…

Featuring covers by Ramon Villalobos (E is for Extinction) and connecting variants by Joe Mulvey (SCAM), EXIT GENERATION is a breakneck sci-fi adventure, full of DIY spirit.

EXIT GENERATION #1 Cover

ComixTribe Brings Underground UK Hit Exit Generation to the Direct Market

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Today, ComixTribe announced it will bring the four-part science fiction adventure series Exit Generation by Sam Read and Caio Oliveira, with covers by artist Ramon Villalobos to the direct market.

Set in a near future, where a sudden depopulation of Earth has resulted in a comfortable but dull utopia, Exit Generation follows a bored punk named Jack, who is thrust suddenly into the unlikely role of savior when hungry aliens snatch his nearest and dearest.  The first issue of this monthly series lands in comic shops and on Comixology in September.

In addition to four brilliant covers by Ramon Villalobos, EXIT GENERATION’s direct market release will feature a special variant, ComixTribe’s first ever set of four connecting covers by the most dangerous man in comics, Joe Mulvey.

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Review: Find #1

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Find #1When young Teddy Chance stumbles upon a strange, otherworldly object while out exploring, so begins a night of peril and excitement that will alter the course of his entire life.

I went into the first issue of Find not knowing what to expect. Its publisher Comixtribe usually puts out solid under the radar indie comics, but writer Sam Read was a complete unknown to me and I was only slightly familiar with artist Alex Cormack‘s work.

Find #1 is magical. That’s the best way of putting it. Reading it, I felt transported back into my younger self when movies like E.T. left me excited and full of wonder. There’s something so innocent and cute about it all. It’s a fresh read, and something you don’t see to often in comics, something that’s for all-ages that’s fun for all-ages.

That freshness is helped by the art of Cormack that brings a style that I can only describe as something I’d expect in a kids picture book. That’s not a bad thing at all. The art is solid, and exactly a style I’d expect in a comic whose audience is supposed to be for anyone. It’s a great combo of writer and artist.

Find is an all-ages adventure about the power of curiosity and inspiration, and how comic books really are universal. This is a first issue and it does its job and makes me want to see more. In a year that has already seen over a dozen new series hit the shelves, this stands out as my favorite debut of 2015 so far.

Story: Sam Read Art: Alex Cormack
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

Comixtribe provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review