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Review: The Last Space Race Vol. 1 Pale Blue Dot

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A mysterious object is spotted deep in space and the United States scrambles to put together a mission to intercept it.

The Last Space Race Vol. 1 Pale Blue Dot collects issues #1-5

Story: Peter Calloway
Art: Alex Shibao
Color: Natália Marques
Letterer: Marshall Dillon

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Review: The Last Space Race #5

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The Last Space Race #5 delivers a sci-fi thriller as we hold our breath not knowing if an out of control ship will drift off into space or get back on course. And who sabotaged the mission!?

Story: Peter Calloway
Art: Alex Shibao
Letterer: Marshall Dillon
Color: Natália Marques

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Review: The Last Space Race #1

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It started as an anomaly. An outlier in the noise that’s so common in astronomical data. But the truth sends the United States-and the world-careening into what will become humanity’s LAST SPACE RACE.

Written by Peter Calloway, there’s a certain fun about Last Space Race #1 that takes a story we’ve seen a few different times and gives it a nice energy about it. Calloway’s story revolves around Sasha Balodis, a tech billionaire that feels like a less douchey Elon Musk. He’s Tony Stark with a space race fetish.

Now, that sounds like something we’ve seen before but Calloway gives Balodis some depth that’s unexpected. The story could be pure Top Gun cockiness with a rich guy when it comes to attitude but Calloway hints at tragedy in Balodis’ life that indicates there’s more to him than what we mainly see. How that plays out should be interesting and intriguing and set the series apart.

The art by Alex Shibao with colors from Natalia Marques and lettering by Marshall Dillon is solid. The designs is excellent with each character looking unique and a technology and world that feels familiar. It’s a smart idea of design in that it allows the reader to connect a bit more than if it were set a decade in the future and things were much more different. Shuttles like similar to what we have in real life with slight tweaks, same with space suits. A familiarity of it all helps.

At its core, the comic is something we’ve seen before but it’s the fun attitude of it all that makes it entertaining. There’s just something about the interactions and characters that deliver a first issue that has you wanting to come back. It feels like when actors have fun in their roles which makes what you’re watching more entertaining. Now, to see if it can really differentiate itself. It has the opportunity to go a wide range of ways. And, with what’s hinted at, there should be some emotional depth to what’s to come. And if done right, this could wind up being one hell of a series.

Story: Peter Calloway Art: Alex Shibao
Color: Natalia Marques Lettering: Marshall Dillon
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

After Houdini (Insight Comics) – Harry Houdini is a top-secret operative for the US Government during World War I and the government needs his son to take his place! Sounds like fun to us!

Captain America #4 (Marvel) – Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run on Captain America has been amazing so far and we’re expecting no less from this issue. It’s a perfect blend of action and depth.

Infinite Dark #1 (Top Cow Productions/Image Comics) – The universe has ended and humanity exists on a ship whose occupants await the next Big Bang. But, there’s a murder that needs to be investigated. The concept sounds amazing and original and we’re totally in.

Infinity Wars #4 (Marvel) – The event has been much better than expected and with everything warped, we want to know what what happens next.

Last Space Race #1 (AfterShock Comics) – The pitch for the series which sounds a bit like the Right Stuff and X-Files has us intrigued to find out more about this.

My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies (Image Comics) – Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips with an original graphic novel. Nuff said.

Ruinworld #4 (BOOM! Studios) – Really fun fantasy for all-ages.

Spider-Geddon #1 (Marvel) – Marvel has been putting together a solid lead up to this even which again brings together various Spider-people from around the Multiverse.

Transformers: Unicron #5 (IDW Publishing) – Things are wrapping up and it looks like everyone is dying. This is definitely the dark before the light as IDW brings to a close an epic run of the Transformers that’s been years in the making.

The Wrong Earth #2 (AHOY Comics) – The first issue of this series was amazing which has two heroes switching places with their multiverse self. Image grim and gritty mixed with a happier version. Add in so much more material in the comic and you’ve got a hell of a package from a publisher that’s showing we should expect more from comics.

AfterShock Announces The Last Space Race from Peter Calloway and Alex Shibao

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It started as an anomaly. An outlier in the noise that’s so common in astronomical data. But the truth sends the United States—and the world—careening into what will become humanity’s LAST SPACE RACE.

Leading the effort for the United States is one man, Sasha Balodis. A fun-loving tech billionaire turned aerospace titan, Sasha’s seemingly perfect life has been gripped by recent tragedy. Building and launching the most expensive, most ambitious and most important project in history—well, it gives him something to live for again. 

There’s only one thing standing in his way: his arch-rival and chief aerospace competitor, Roger Freeman.

Written by Peter Calloway and drawn by Alex Shibao, The Last Space Race is an imaginative investigation into wonder, hope and humanity’s grandest purpose.

The Last Space Race #1 is out October 9th featuring colors from Natalia Marques, lettering by Marshall Dillon, and covers by Shibao and Marques as well as Juan Doe.