You could probably judge a book by its cover in this case, as it was about what I expected.

I thought the story and art were fun. The coloring was great. It was a creepy, quick read, but not something that leaves a lasting impression. Like a mix of Prometheus and a gory, gross B-movie- I could see this being made into a decent horror flick. The pacing was too fast to really allow for any suspense, but it was still a fun ride!

An old fashioned thrill ride with some amazing art to accompany an amazing story. Very imaginative artwork and a supremely addictive storyline

A colourful and well executed science fiction/horror one-shot graphic novel. A gory blend of body horror and psychological terror as a band of interstellar salvagers land on a mysterious rogue planet and discover its dark secrets. Despite it being a stand alone story it also feels like an episode of something bigger, I like this sense of a wider story which we can only glean small insights into but others may feel this leaves too many loose ends and hanging threads. Overall a fun read great for fans of Descender, Alien, and Black Science.

3.8/5 stars.

Rogue Planet is a wonderful horror sci-fi graphic novel about a space trip to a rogue planet gone wrong. The graphic design is absolutely beautiful, it's creepy and horrifying in the best way to really instill fear in the reader. The gore is a Lot but not over the top or too graphic, just enough for good storytelling. The story reads very well, though only surface level delving into the fears of the characters and their manifestation. I wish there had been more about the characters but of course there wasn't enough time. The ending was great though perhaps a little confusing for me, but nonetheless a fantastic graphic novel.

A team of salvagers follow a distress signal to a rogue planet hoping to find a nice pay day. Instead they find the nightmarish bodies of astronauts who came before them. They rush to get off the planet, fearing that they will never make it off.

This story has a great mix of horror and sci-fi. The artwork is wonderful and helps add to the creepy vibe of a world full of nightmares. Sometimes all the creepy details in the art made it hard to look away. It doesn't take long to get into the action and the fast pacing kept the story moving right along.

‘Rogue Planet’ is an original sci fi horror graphic novel from a trio of comic book creators who between them have worked on titles you’ll definitely have heard of. Writer Cullen Bunn has written for ‘Deadpool’ and ‘X-Men’ and created the popular horror comic ‘Harrow County’. Penciller Andy MacDonald has drawn ‘She-Hulk’, ‘Wolverine’ and ‘Dr Strange’. Colourist Nick Filardi has leant his inks to ‘The Umbrella Academy’ and ‘Nightwing’. A talented bunch then, and while ‘Rogue Plant’ doesn’t succeed on every level, I did have fun with it.
It’s split into 5 chapters and the first one felt like a full on, if affectionate, ‘Alien’ rip off. A diverse crew of straight talking spacefarers get woken from hypersleep to investigate a beacon transmitting from a mysterious planet. It almost felt too derivative at first, but it is entertainingly done, and fortunately chapter 2 takes a wild detour into cosmic horror. After that, things get weirder and more violent and everything chugs along pretty nicely to a conclusion that exceeded my expectations. To that point it felt like a fairly run of the mill Alien-a-like, but the ending was clever and different.
Throughout, Bunn does a good job of keeping things moving along. The characters and likeable and fun to read, there’s loads of aliens and monsters and lots of running around, shooting and shouting. There are also some nicely subtle ideas at times, like one of the crew members reflecting on the fact that his partner back on Earth also uses a suspended animation type device so that they don’t age at different rates. 
For me, the real star of the show was the artwork though. The lines are clean and the colours really pop. Every panel has the kind of kinetic energy this kind of story needs and the alien and creature design was spot on. At times it all has the vibe of a ‘Heavy Metal’ strip from the early 1980s, although without the sexy robots.
All in all, it’s an engaging, pacy read. Not a future classic, but fun and a fine way to spend an hour or two.

"Rouge Planet" tells a story of a crew of space travelers coming to a desolate planet after receiving a signal. Upon arriving they discover a glitch in their life-support system but still decide to go out and look around. Soon they find out that something amiss is happening on the planet.

The comic reads well and can be appreciated in one sitting. The art style is very impressive and goes well with the story itself. In my opinion, the world-building is maybe a tad too complex for a story this short. And maybe because of that, I would like to read more about this planet and its intricate system.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy. 

Rogue Planet is a sci-fi horror comic with similarity to Alien. I love the Alien series, so I also enjoyed Rogue Planet. The story is engaging without being very long. It's more of a graphic short story than a graphic novel.The story might have benefited from being filled out a little more. Towards the ends, there's some pretty big leaps made by a character that would have been better coming from storyline rather than a suddenly omniscient character. Still, I enjoyed the story what it is. The artwork suited the story well. It was clear and put the focus on the story instead of the style, which I appreciated. 

If you enjoyed Alien, you'll find Rogue Planet highly reminiscient, yet still interesting enough to be its own short tale.

A fresh take on classic horror sci-fi !

This graphic novel explores the themes of space travel, novel planet and alien discovery with a twist of thrilling suspense and horrific outcomes. It has great artwork with extremely detailed graphic monstrosities, unfortunately for those who hope for a good night sleep after this. 

Although a very original plot that follows a classic approach of science-fiction space discovery, the story was a little all over the place and I personally would have preferred a more focused intrigue. 

Fun read nonetheless!

Rogue planet follows a space crew trying to pay off debts by looking for anything of value in space. They come across a rogue planet that gives off a strong signal and looks highly rewarding. After paying a visit, things quickly go terribly wrong. Expect lots of horror and gore from this sci-fi graphic novel/comic. Heavily influenced by the Aliens franchise. As a reviewer, I have not been over saturated with this theme (yet) but I could understand why someone who reads this genre more might find this unfulfilling. I was entertained and thought the ending came together nicely. I thought the art was beautiful, even with the many pages of gore.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for the arc. These opinions are entirely my own.

I was immediately captivated by the cover art, and while the art throughout did off put me a bit, I did really like the chapter covers. The story line was a bit hard to follow at times, confusing even, but I did feel like the ending was a logical conclusion to the story. If there are more volumes created, I might be persuaded to read the next one. I didn't love it, but I also didn't hate it.

I received a review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Deep in the velvet night of space, an Alien sacrifices his son to their god.  The plane is not part of a star system; it's drifting through the depths of space, a rogue planet.

In a salvage vessel, the crew starts waking from hypersleep. A signal from the mountains of the rouge planet draws them in. Part of the unit set out to investigate the source. The vibe is similar to the film Prometheus. The team arrive at the source of the signal, a spaceship graveyard.

At this point, I'd be asking why there are so many spaceships? Who moved them all the graveyard, most notably what happened to their crews? Swiftly followed by arming weapons then high tailing it out of there.

This being a comic, the crew want to turn off the signal to stop others coming to get their salvage. One of them does start to question what's going on when they find an alien lifeform. Echoing the film Aliens, the crew get their arses kicked. The alien is massive; it looks similar in size to the world serpent depicted in Thor comics. Naturally, the crew's communications are down, and multiple team members are dead. It's here the story starts, worldbuilding complete.

If you've seen and enjoyed the film Event Horizon, then you'll love this graphic novel. It's a horror, sci-fi, trippy tale. Curveballs abound throughout the story and just when you think you know whats going on something dramatic change. There's nothing truly unique, no fresh outlooks on the genre. More tried and tested concepts with constant twists and turns, so your interest level stays high. 

This is a very well laid out and planned plot, and an enjoyable read. There is clear, sharp artwork, well defined. Graphics are both intricate and yet simple. Throughout the Graphic novel, I found the text was easy to read. At no point did I feel there was too much writing, i.e. more book than comic, there is an excellent balance to the page layout.

If you're a fan of sci-fi horror, then you should buy this straight away. I enjoyed reading Rogue planet and recommend it to everyone. If you're looking for a change from the mainstream superhero graphic novels, pick this up. It will remind you that there's more to comics, they're also a medium to tell a story.

I honestly don't have a ton to say about this work. I enjoyed how dark it was and the art style was perfect for this story. The art gave me a very 90s adult swim vibe which is exactly where I could see this if it was a movie/show. I wanted to get to know the crew a little better but it was still good. I even liked the twist amd ending of the story. It was all okay good even but thats all it was... Nothing stood out to push this over the three star mark. Maybe with a bit more info this could have been an amazing five star graphic horror but sadly this was just so so....

Salvage vessel Cortes lands on Lonely Orphan, a planet without a star system. When they discover the remains of astronauts before them with Lovecraftian monsters growing from their heads, the crew fears they may be doomed. As they navigate this nightmare of a planet, quite literally, they run into locals who may or may not want to sacrifice them to their god. Buckle up. It’s a wild ride.

I can not accurately convey how much I loved the artwork in this collection. It’s horror in its most beautiful form. I shared this one on my insta, and included screenshots of each issue cover, because they were so cool looking! The story is also convoluted, horror for its own sake without apologies, and sometimes, that’s my most favorite horror, though the ending is more satisfying with an explanation than some other works in this form, so that was nice.

The collected trade is out in March, but if you can’t wait that long for the whole collection, each individual issue is out wherever you get your comics (physically and or digitally). I highly recommend it for comic nerds, art nerds, and horror fans.

Bunn can be a good writer when he wants to be, but it really feels like he's stretching himself too thin on a lot of the books he writes, and Rogue Planet is no exception. This is just a mish-mash of sci-fi horror concepts that have been done elsewhere and better (Event Horizon, Aliens, Prometheus, The Thing, etc.). The crew of a nondescript spaceship lands on an uncharted planet full of the wreckage of other spaceships (hmm...is it a good idea to stick around?) and decides there might be all sorts of treasures for the taking. But it appears that this planet can literally bring your worst fears to life. This is a decidedly two-star story, but the artwork by Andy MacDonald brings it up a star. Nothing new to see here, but you might enjoy it if you want something quick to read.

In this graphic novel we follow a crew that lands on a supposedly desserted planet attracted by a beacon. Their main goal is to collect whatever bounty or load they can and leave. Little did they know what was in the cards for them... This, plus the cover was enough to captivate me cause I love a good chilling scifi and the cover art was amazing.

I quite liked the story. The whole playing with your own fears premise is something that is very interesting. The concept was well developed with different approaches to what fear could be and how it would manifest itself. I would’ve liked to see a bit more of the planet and the civilization that resides there. Also I felt a lack of development on the subject of the crew's sleep. 

There was a good array of characters, my favourite being Keith. Their personalities and motivations come off clear and concise. The whole crew made sense as a whole.

The art style was very good, especially the portrayals of goriness that were displayed. The colour scheme felt right although at times some scenes would be benefited from having a bigger feature on the page.

All in all a good graphic novel that I will recommend.

Another great read by Cullen Bunn. Sci-fi, Horror, and action, this had it all. Great artwork to add to the story. Highly recommend.

In the years after the release of Alien, there was a slew of cheaply produced Alien rip-offs (Inseminoid and Xtro are two that come readily to mind). They all had their cheapness and derivativeness as a common factor. Rogue Planet reads like the comic version of such an Alien rip-off. Even worse, it goes a bit Prometheus/Covenant on us.

So there's a rogue planet, which is a planet that has left its orbit and isn't bound to a star (which immediately threw op the question where the lightfall on this planet is coming from). The not-Nostromo approaches said rogue planet because it is emitting a signal, and there might be some good stuff to mine or something. So we get a bunch of interchangeable space men and women, and one of the book's two interesting ideas is introduced - these people are put into hypersleep, and while unconscious then are operated by the ship AI to complete chores around said ship (the space people call it 'zom-time', which is just terrible). In that idea a lot of interesting horror lies! What if your body is used to do something horrible while you're asleep? Nothing like that is explored.

As soon as we're on the planet, the Prometheus-ness kicks in, with the crew making stupid decisions to move the plot along, and generally not act like human beings. Shortly after part of the crew is exploring the planet, they encounter a huge fleshy meatblob with lungs, at which they go "Ah! They look like lungs!" and instantly return to what they were doing. It also doesn't help that the next meatblob they encounter looks like a tray of mincemeat with googly eyes stuck on.

The art isn't great, and manages to look cheap. The lighting has zero atmosphere, and everything looks flat (which is especially weird if Alien really was one of the inspirations, a film that hangs on its lighting and atmosphere).

I sometimes get the feeling that Cullen Bunn, the author of this book, has too readily accepted his role of horror comics author, and without being too presumptuous, it would perhaps help his writing if he spent more time writing non-horror work.

Not the most intellectual read of the year, but a fun science-fiction horror comic. Between Alien and Lovecraft! Sit back and enjoy! I will recommend it to my friends!!

Where's Sigourney Weaver when you need her?  Rogue Planet is a graphic sci-fi horror about a planet that kind of swallows up invaders or rather parasitically engulfs their hosts.  Not necessarily a thrill ride, but not bad.