The writing - ⭐⭐⭐
The story - ⭐⭐⭐
The illustrations - ⭐⭐⭐
Overall - ⭐⭐⭐

This was very Alien/Prometheus-esque with a bit of a twist. I enjoyed it, you are thrust straight into the action, the issue i had with it is the amount of explaining they had to do (something that often seems to happen in any sci-fi) to give the reader context. 

Fave quote - 'Remember when people used to think space was beautiful? Before interstellar travel every scientist with a 'scope might as well have been a love struck poet. Now though, I realise, they were full of shit.'

Fave moment - The 'Zoms' a form of deep sleep the crew are put into where they are asleep but their bodies still pilot the ship and move around.

Rogue Planet
by Cullen Bunn, Andy MacDonald, Nick Filardi, Crank!
Pub Date: 02 Mar 2021 

The art work is very detailed here, more so then I relly expected. I did enjoy the story line as well.

Really cool sci-fi horror book you can finish in one sitting. Great artwork amd great story, although it's not really bringing anything new to the recent sci-fi/horror revival.

Rogue Planet by Cullen Bunn, Andy MacDonald, Nick Filardi is a Sci-Fi graphic novel / comic. The book starts with a bunch of astronauts going into space and suddenly finding an abandoned planet. Salvage vessel Cortes tracks the Lonely Orphan, a planet with no star system to call its own.

The graphic of this book was very harsh. I do not wish to read such Alien rip off books to be honest. The crew did not seem professional at all. The alien or whoever that creepy looking thing on the planet was starts to fight. No time to actually develop the universe in the book.

The crew actually first resembles them as Lungs!! I mean "Are You Serious?" why would you want to call it that. It was gross and not at all entertaining. How did that one crew members disappears and stays back in the rogue planet isn't clear. I did not like this book.
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Thank You to NetGalley and Publisher for sending an eARC in exchange for a honest opinion.

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Rogue Planet
by Cullen Bunn, Andy MacDonald, Nick Filardi
★★☆☆☆
136 Pages
Content Warning: child sacrifice (alien), sacrifice, death, gore


This story started off with so much potential. It was in deep space, with a mystery, aliens who got on-page dialogue, and horror elements that weren't too gory but added a good atmosphere.
However, I was really disappointed to find that – as the story progressed – it felt like a blend of Alien and Prometheus, with very few original features that made the story stand out.
The big bad scare-factor was too reminiscent of the Alien xenomorphs to be surprising or frightening. And, though the story was about fear and how we create our own nightmares, I was left disappointed at the execution of the plot. Where it should have been psychological horror, it fell flat. I've seen the same concept done, recently, in Strange Skies Over East Berlin, and it had a far greater effect with the original storyline. I think the fact this was one too close to the Alien movies in concept, execution, and style, meant that I was left unimpressed.

I received a copy of this graphic novel through net galley in exchange for an honest review.

I have seen this graphic novel for a while now when I log into net galley and finally decided tonight to give it a chance... mostly because the cover kept sucking my attention to it.

The story was well written, the graphics were amazing, I guess I just felt like they could have brought out the struggle and the fear a little more.  

Everything moved almost at lightning speed, which works but doesn’t work at the same time.  I enjoyed the characters a great deal but it was the artwork that kept me sweeping through the pages.

I will be recommending

Rogue Planet was really surprising to me. It's the final book I read in 2020, just hoping for a short book to get me a head and I'm so happy to say I really enjoyed this story. Though it seems simple on the surface, there are a lot of smart things going for it. A group of humans arrive on this strange planet after detecting a signal coming from it. They explore the dark rocky landscape and soon discover something horrifying is going on involving a monstrous God that feeds on fear. Death is imminent as they each get picked off one by one in many different ways. The last act was especially impressive, I think, as it explodes in a mess of gore.

The writing is solid, so much so that even readers who are not familiar with scifi elements can and will enjoy the read. The author keeps the storytelling tight for this gory thrill ride.

This was a promising graphic novel involving a crew exploring a mysterious planet and things going sideways. I had a good enough time reading this sci-fi horror story and it gave me strong Prometheus and The Thing vibes, but unfortunately the writing just wasn’t super strong with this one. I was just left with a lot of questions by the end and wish there was more than one volume to fully flesh out the characters and plot. Right from the bat I was super impressed with the artwork, but unfortunately that wasn’t enough to carry the book. Overall, I feel pretty meh about this one but you might enjoy it for the impressive artwork.

*Thank you to Netgalley and Oni Press for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review*

This is an easy to recommend sci-fi title. The world is weird, deadly, and intriguing. Although we only meet the characters for a brief time, they have enough humanity about them to garner our empathy. The writing is top-notch; the story goes in directions you don't see coming. You become a happy, and terrified, traveler on this journey. The ideas behind the plot and characters, especially the alien natives, are universal in theme and the title does a nice job showing the story through different perspectives. An absolutely enjoyable read.

The crew of the salvage vessel Cortes detects a distress signal and ends up on a seemingly abandoned planet. What they find is an hostile environment: poisonous vapors, razor rocks and... a graveyard of spaceships. What happened on this planet? And if it's abandoned, then who sent the distress signal?

Rogue Planet is a great horror/sci-fi graphic novel and it was a true pleasure to read!
The story is quite good and, even if there are some elements that are classic of the genre (I can't say more or I'd spoil you the plot), it kept me glued to the pages until the end. It's a quick and entertaining read, I finished it in one sitting and found myself wanting more!

There are 8 people in the crew of the vessel Cortes but it's a bit difficult to tell them apart (they all wear spacesuits with helmets most of the times!). Unfortunately we don't know much about them, and only two actually talk a little bit about their personal life... not enough, in my opinion. I believe this book would have benefited a lot if it had a better description of the characters and their development during the story.
The pace of the book is also good: it has its slow moments, but it's mostly quite fast with growing tension. In my opinion it worked really well for this kind of story, but I found the ending a little bit too rushed: I would have appreciated a few more pages.

Now, the illustrations: they are just incredible, rich in details and with beautiful bright colors. I had to stop while reading just to admire the artworks, I loved the style and the vibrant colors: it was so gorgeous and fascinating and at the same time terrifying (which is exactly my cup of tea).

I really enjoyed Rogue Planet and I'd recommend it to all sci-fi and horror readers!
4 stars.

* Thank you to Oni Press and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I'll be sharing this review on my Instagram @michelareads, on GoodReads, on my Twitter account @michelareads and on my personal blog.

A great concept for a graphic novel, a cross between Dead Space and Sphere. While the overall story and accompanying imagery was absolutely fantastic, I felt a bit lacked in the overall story telling department. While I understand that this is an action packed fast paced read, it also lacked many opportunities to include rich story telling, perhaps about the alien civilization, or more about the deity they worshipped out of fear. Despite this, for a quick short action packed read about a mysterious alien force, definitely check this title out.

This was pretty disappointing. The cover art, the alien design was really nice. But the story itself? Not great. Confusing and not in a good way. The last 5-10 pages tried to wrap everything up and felt rushed.

An entertaining read with a cool concept. I really loved the artwork and the colors. It isn't groundbreaking but I had a lot of fun reading the story.

This was pretty derivative and skippable. Every time the book almost went somewhere interesting, like cryosleepwalking or living fear, it was quickly ruined by campy nonsense, and not the fun kind. The art felt very flat and too bright overall, and the space meat donut monster reminded me of the Thing remake, in the worst way. The characters were all one-dimensional and interchangeable. I felt no attachment to any of them, even when several died. The dialogue was plodding and overly explicit. I feel like the “show; don’t tell” rule should especially apply to comics.

A salvage ship goes to a seemingly abandoned planet to try and score big. But the crew got more than they expected when they landed in a nightmare. As they explore the planet to find the payload they are looking for they must dodge razor rocks, that look like giant crystals, poisonous vapors and the dead of all who came before them. After being attacked by a giant piece of flesh with eyes, mouths and tentacles they make a run back for their ship. But the crew who stayed behind have also been attacked. They are taken by the natives of the planet as a sacrifice for the hungry god that crash landed on their planet long ago. 

The art of this was lovely to look at. There were a few inconsistencies, among the art however. Sometimes characters were pictured without the breathing appliances they seem to need in the atmosphere. But the coloring was sharp and made everything look realistic. It was captivating and quick read, I finished it in under an hour. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys horror with their sci-fi.

An old fashioned science fiction horror story.  A salvage vessel goes to a planet because of a distress signal and end up facing mind numbing horror.

I want to begin by saying I am a huge Cullen Bunn fan.  I love his horror and this was everything I hoped it would be.  The very first panel is stunningly beautiful.  The stars and planet landscape are beautiful.  Then there is the monster, a horrifying thing but still beautiful.  The parent child interaction is so sweet.  I love the panel where the two have their foreheads touching.  It is sweet and touching.  Then you turn the page.  Wow!

There is one line "Remember when people used to think space was beautiful" this was said while they were complaining about how ugly this place was.  This is all being done on one of the most beautiful pages.

I sometimes have a hard time telling characters apart.  In Rogue Planet everyone is wearing a helmet which would make that even worse, but the colors of each character is different.  I absolutely loved that because now I easily remember who was who.  I cannot wait to get the trade.

Creative Team:
Writer Cullen Bunn
Illustrated by Andy MacDonald
Colors: Nich Filardi
Letters: Crank!
Release date: 3/2

Salvage vessel Cortés locks onto a mysterious signal and decides to investigate. What they find on this strange planet is sci fi horror fabulous. Picture A Nightmare on Elm Street crossed with a mystical alien race on an abandoned planet far far away. With wicked good illustrations, monsters, aliens, alien zombies... "nightmares are not indigenous here." Native planetary crystals are amping the psychic abilities of a dreamer stuck in hyper sleep which create nightmare after nightmare on planet. Salvation only occurs with the death of that dreamer. The ending was perfect. I absolutely enjoyed every page. 

I'll be sharing this review on my Instagram @AprilsBookishLife, on Facebook (April Jernigan) in the Books of Horror group and Twitter (@AprilPrevette) with screenshots of the fantastic illustrations, as well as Goodreads. Thank you for allowing me to review it.

A decent sci-fi horror plot that lives from its awesome illustrations, which were the main reason for me to read this latest work by the author. I just love his style, and the 'Rogue Planet' makes no exception.

When we meet the eight-member crew of the salvage ship Cortes, they are coming out of hypersleep. They have arrived at their target destination, the planet dubbed Lonely Orphan, referred to as a rogue planet because it has no star system. They hope they are the first crew to have picked up the beacon emanating from the planet, as they are in debt and in need of a healthy scavenging payday. Once they land, however, they realize they are far from the first, as they discover a graveyard of spaceships. When a huge, indescribably frightening alien creature kills and takes the first of their crew, they begin to wonder if they were lured to the planet for just that purpose.

This is an excellent sci-fi/horror graphic novel. Cullen Bunn is a prolific author of many genres, but he always comes back around to horror before straying from it for too long (to my delight). Here he weaves an expertly crafted tale, one replete with ever-mounting tension and even pacing. The lack of characterization of the crew members would normally bother me, but that isn’t the point of this story. Bunn is more concerned with exploring the mystery of the planet and the theme of fear, and he is successful on both counts.

The art by Andy MacDonald is wonderful. His lines are precise, his spacesuits very detailed, and his alien entities unique and frightening. I especially appreciate MacDonald’s clarity and consistency. Not once did I have to squint at a panel to figure how what was drawn. And Nick Filardi’s colors accentuate MacDonald’s pencils perfectly. One would think the frequent use of bright colors in a dark story in space would be unsuitable, but Filardi makes them work well.

This book is the complete package: a great sci-fi/horror tale with impressive art. The mystery of the planet will engage you, the art will dazzle your eyeballs, and the ending will leave you thinking. What more can you ask for? Adults and older teens who enjoy this genre will relish this one.

*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The crew of the the Cortes lands on an isolated planet in hopes of scavenging ship wrecks to get their ledger out of the red. It quickly becomes apparent that what they thought was a payload is instead a symptom of the evil inhabiting this barren world.

I was very impressed with the artwork straight off the bat. I thought it was competently composed and colored. The high quality helped with immersion. However, I wasn't particularly fond of the monster design for the Cronenbergian lungs and the first appearance of the Scarecrows. I feel like they were too abstract to be uncanny or disturbing. In the instance of the latter it might have just been an issue in cropping because when a Scarecrow shows up later they look FAR more intimidating.

I felt so confused during my first reading that I didn't like it, but on my second read through I thought to myself "Oh! Well isn't that clever!" and warmed up a bit, especially now that I had a better understanding of why certain things were happening the way they were. That said, I do wish phenomena introduced at the end was established earlier as something that exists in this universe, because having it appear where it did felt rather random and unsatisfying on the first pass. I felt like there was a bit of guess work needed in inferring the meaning of the ending, and would have like it to be more explicit in explanation. Overall there's more action than plot, but if you're into horror that leans heavily into Action/Sci-Fi this might be your catnip.