Invisible Republic, Volume 1 (Paperback)

from LisCarey

The revolutionary regime that ruled a colonized moon for forty years has fallen, and there's general political and economic collapse and chaos. An offworld reporter is tracking down a story, when he stumbles on the journal of Maia Reveron, long-forgotten cousin of the deposed dictator. And what s...

from villemezbrown

There are a lot of solid elements here, from art to characters to dialogue. But the story seems to lack any sort of stakes for me. This literally sets itself up as the secret story behind the rise of a recently deposed local strongman on a backwater moon far from Earth in the distant future. Sorr...

from ladycato

I read this has part of the Hugo nomination packet. This graphic novel uses a dark and gritty art style as it depicts a lunar colony's revolution gone amok, showing both the build-up and the difficult aftermath. While I found Maia to be a relatable character, I felt like the plot didn't really de...

from JonArnold

Marketed as SF but on the evidence of this first collection it's a conspiracy thriller lightly flavoured with SF. There are no aliens, no real advanced tech except as background and it eschews the tendency of books like Saga and Descender to hit you with a new idea every couple of panels. The noi...