Hedra (One Shot)by Karen MaedaReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk. Publisher
Credits Grade: 8 Hedra paints a dark future for the planet Earth as it opens with several nuclear warheads destroying most of the life on our planet, specifically the plants. Without plants helping out our atmosphere and keeping the ground from blowing away, it is impossible for farmers to grow food, which in turn, makes it even more difficult for the survivors of this war to live. Fortunately, there are a few rays of hope in this dark future.I liked Hedra lot! The art is simplistic and fantastic. Like, "when does the Hedra postcard set come out?" kind of awesome. It's bold, graphical, and gets the story across. What I understood out of the liner notes is that this comic has been around for a while; it has just taken this long for a publisher to mass produce it. It was worth the wait to bring this story to daylight, it's pretty cool. What happens in Hedra? There is a lottery to send one person off the planet to see if new plants will grow there. A woman wins it and a short while later is sent in a rocket where she explores a couple of new planets to attempt to reestablish Earth's population. She sees someone outside her spaceship window and the two form a strange bond. The planets she visits seem to be hit or miss on inhibition, as some of their inhabitants are not the most friendly of beings. There are a couple of gaps in the action where words or maybe a couple more (or different?) picture frames would have helped a little, where you are left a bit out in space trying to figure out what is going on. It may take a little back tracking to figure it out to fill in some of the holes once you identify them. But once again, pictures are worth a thousand words, which makes this story universal (no pun intended) and readable by anyone. This is a fun read and I would recommend this to ages 10+, folks who are fans of Moebius type comics, students learning sequential storytelling, and people who just like art 'cuz it is cool! Written: July 26, 2020
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