From the back cover: An astronaut in full spacesuit appears out of thin air in a busy shopping centre. Maybe it's a publicity stunt. A photo shows a well-dressed woman in a red coat lying dead at the edge of a crater on the dark side of the moon—beside her beloved dog 'Poochie.' Maybe it's a hoax. But as the Doctor and Amy find out, these are just minor events in a sinister … [Read more...] about Apollo 23 by Justin Richards: B
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Afterschool Charisma 1 by Kumiko Suekane: B-
Sigmund Freud. Florence Nightingale. Napoleon Bonaparte. These are not merely the names of eminent historical figures. They are also the names of students at a certain high school. These children are the fruit of leading-edge genetic engineering technology. In other words… they are clones. It’s the year 2XXX A.D. and St. Kleio Academy is home to many students, all clones of … [Read more...] about Afterschool Charisma 1 by Kumiko Suekane: B-
Saturn Apartments 1 by Hisae Iwaoka: B+
In this low-key, dystopic sci-fi story, a boy named Mitsu takes up his missing father’s occupation as a window washer in the hopes that it will yield answers about his disappearance, or maybe just life in general. Humanity has vacated Earth. They were not, however, willing to move too far away from their former home, now declared a vast nature preserve, and have instead … [Read more...] about Saturn Apartments 1 by Hisae Iwaoka: B+
Astonishing X-Men 2: Dangerous by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday: B
From the back cover: A tragic death at the Xavier Institute reveals a powerful enemy living among the X-Men that they could never have suspected—and no, it's not Magneto. Things heat up in a way none of the X-Men ever dreamed, but will teamwork save the day when they can't even depend on themselves? Review: You know those episodes of Buffy where the supernatural threat is … [Read more...] about Astonishing X-Men 2: Dangerous by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday: B
To Terra… 1 by Keiko Takemiya: A
From the back cover: The future. Having driven Terra to the brink of environmental collapse, humanity decides to reform itself by ushering in the age of Superior Domination (S.D.), a system of social control in which children are no longer the offspring of parents but the progeny of a universal computer. The new social order, however, results in an unexpected byproduct: the Mu, … [Read more...] about To Terra… 1 by Keiko Takemiya: A